THEOPHRASTUS 



ISicorara Kara Tov<i roirovi i\drr) crvKrj Bpv<i 

 dfi7re\o<i (poivi^. rovrcov 8e rd fiev Trpoayeia 

 TO. Be TTovTia TO, 8 dfi^orepcop twv Toiroiv Koivd. 

 Kal rd /J.6V TToXveiSi], Kaddirep ro (f>vKO^, rd Se 

 p,iav ISeav €)(ovTa. tov <ydp (J3VKov<i to p,ev eart 

 7r\.aTV(pvWov raivioeiBh y^pSifia TrowSe? exov, 

 Br) KoX irpd&ov KoXovai Tiva, ol Be ^warrjpa' 

 pl^av Be e^^i Baaeiav e^codev evBodev Be XeTTvpicoBrj, 

 fiaKpdv Be iTriecKO)'; koL ev7ra')(r} irapojxoiav T0t9 

 KpOfivoyr)T€Loi<;. 



3 To Be Tpc^6(f>vWov, Mcnrep ro pudpaOov, ov 

 TTOcoSe? aX,X' €^oi))(^pov ovBe e'Xpv Kavkov dX>C 

 opOov 7r&)9 ev avrw' (f)verai Be tovto eirX rSiv 

 ocnpaKwv koX tmv XlOcov, ovx oxxTrep Odrepov 

 7rp6<i rfj yfj- Trpoayeia S' dp.<pa), koI to /juev 

 T pL')(o<^vWov 7rpo9 avry rfj yfj, iroWdKL^ Be coanep 

 €7r iKXv^erai fiovov vtto rrj<; 6a\drrr]<;, Odrepov Be 

 dv(orepa). 



4 Viverai Be ev [xev rfj e^co rfj Trepl 'HpaKXeovi 

 arrj\a<i Oavfiaarov ri ro p,eyeOo<i, &<; cfyacri, koX ro 

 iTXdro<i fxel^ov &)? TraXaiarialov. (peperac Be 

 rovro eh rrjv eaw ddXarrav dfia rw pa> tw 

 e^codev KoX /caXovaiv avro irpdaov ev ravrrj o 

 ev rtcrt roiroi^ war eirdvoo rov oficpaXov. Xeyerai 

 Be eirereiov elvat koI (jiveaOac fxev rov rjpo<; 

 Xrjyovro<i, dfc/xd^eiv Be rov depov<;, rov fieroTrcopov 

 Be (f)divecv, Kard Be rov ^^ip^wva diroXXvaOat koI 

 eKTrlirretv. diravra Be koX rdXXa rd (f)v6p,eva 

 Xeipo) Kot dfiavporepa yiveaOai rov 'X^eip.wvo'i. 



^ See Index : trvKri, ^pvs, etc. 



^ raivioet^es conj. Dalec. : rerat'oeiSes UPgAld.H.; to t(vo- 

 u^h MV. » c/. Diosc. 4. 99 ; Plin. 13. 136. 



