THEOPHRASTUS 



nroiov tl earr rcov jxev 'yap €vkt7)86v(ov koX 

 aarpa^MV kol 6 (f)Xoi.o<; \€io<; koI 6pd6<;, tmv 

 5' ivavTLcov T/3a%u9 re koI Bie(Trpa/x/j,6vo<;- 6fioi.co<i 

 Se Kal iirl tmv Xoittwv. aXX! ecnt rerpd^oa 

 fjuev oXlya fxovo^oa 8e irXeito tcov dWcov. airaaa 

 he Tj vXr] fiel^cov koX opOorepa koI dcrrpa/SeaTepa 

 Kal ari(f)poT€pa koX 6Xq)<; KaXXiwv koX TrXetcov 

 Tj iv Tol<i Trpoa^opeioa, locnrep Kal irporepov 

 iXe')(6rj' Kal aurov tov SevSpov Be ra TTyoo? 

 ^oppdv TTVKvorepa Kal veaviKdorepa. oaa Se 

 VTTOTrapd^oppa Kal iv TrepiTrvo), ravja arpecfiei 

 Kal irapaXXdrrei irapa /xiKpbv 6 j^opea^, ware 

 elvai, Trapearpa/LLpevrjv avrcov ttjv ixrjrpav Kal 

 12 ov Kar opdov. earL Be oXa fxev rd TOiavra 

 la')(ypd TfMrjdevra Be daOevrj Bid to 7roXXd<; e^eiv 

 7TapaXXayd<i. KoXovai Be ol TeKTOve<i eTriTO/jLa 

 ravra Bid to tt/jo? ttjv ')(peiav ovrco Tep,veiP. 

 6Xco<; Be %et/3&) rd e« ro)v e(f)vypo)v Kal ev- 

 Bieivwv Kal 7raXi(jKiQ)v Kal avvr]pe(f)MP Kal tt/jo? 

 Ttjv reKTOviKTjv %/9etaz/ Kal 7rpo<i rrjv irvpev- 

 TiKr)V. al [xev ovv roiavrai Bia(f)opal irpo^ rot"? 

 TOTTOVi elcrlv avTwv roiv 6/xojevcov W9 ye aTrXco? 



II. Aiaipovai yap rLve<i Kard Ta9 'X^copa^;, Kai 

 (fiacriv dplaT7]v p,ev elvai T779 vXri<; rrpo'^ rrjv 

 reKTOviKrjv xpeiav rr}? 669 ttjv 'EXXdBa irapa- 

 >yivo/jiev7]<i Trjv M.aKeBoviKijv Xei'a re yap eari 

 Kal da-Tpa^r]<; Kal exovaa Ovlov. Bevrepav Be 

 TTjv UovTtKijv, Tpirrjv Be rr)v aTTo tov 'VvvBaKov, 



1 irecpvKhi : cf. Xen. Cyr. 4. 3. 5. 



^ vwoTTapd^oppa conj. St.; vtrb irapd^oppa Aid.; vnSPoppa t] 

 irapd^oppa conj. Sch. 

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