THEOPHRASTUS 



BiBoaaiv, oicrirep r) 8pv<; koX to. yecoSr), aX>C avTco- 

 6ovcn' crrj/uLeiov BeoTi ovBeTTOTe prjyvvvTai, Kaddirep 

 eXda Kol Bpv<;, aXXd irporepov cr^TTOvrai Kol 

 aX,\(U9 aTravhSyaLV. la'^vpou Be koX 6 (j>otvi^' 

 dvuTTaXiv yap r) Kd/M-\ln<i rj rot? dWoi^ yiverar 

 Ta fiev yap et? rd /caro) KafMirTerai, 6 Be (poivi^ 

 eh rd dvw. (jiacrl Be Kal Trjv TrevKrjv Kal rrjv 

 e\dr7]V dvra>6elv. to Be T779 ^v^olKrjq Kapva^, 

 yiverai yap p.eya Kal 'x^pMinaL 'irpo'i rr)V epe-yjriv, 

 orav fieWj] prjyvvadai '\^o<pelv Mare Trpoaicrddv- 

 eadai irpoTepov oirep Kal ev ^ Avrdvopo) avve- 

 Trecrev ev rw ^a\avei(p Kal TrdvTe<i e^eTDJBrjaav. 

 Icr'X^vpbv Be Kal to t^9 (xvKfj'i ttXtjv eh opdov. 



2 'H Be iXdrr) /xdXicrra &)9 elirelv l<T)(vp6v. tt/jo? 

 Be ra? tmv reKTovcov Xpeia^ ix^KoXXov fxev fid- 

 Xiara rj irevKrj Bid re rrjv /xavorrjra Kal rrjv 

 evdvnoplav ovBe ydp oXw? ovBe prjyvvaOal (f^aatv 

 edv KoWi]6fj. evropvorarov Be (piXvKr], Kal rj 

 XevK6rr]<i warrep rj rov KTJXdarpov. rcop Be dXXcov 

 r) (f>lXvpa- ro ydp oXov evepyov, wairep eXe^Or], 

 Bid /jiaXaKorrjra. evKafiirra Be co? p,ev aTrA-w? 

 elrrelv oaa yXiaxpci- Bia(^epeiv Be BoKel crvKd- 

 fx,ivo<i Kal epive6<i, Bi o Kal rd iKpta Kal rd<; 

 are^dva<i Kal oXw? oaa irepl rov Koafiov eK 

 rovrcov Troiovcri. 



3 Eiuirptara Be Kal evax'-o'Ta rd eviK/xorepa rtov 



^ i.e. the strut beooiiies concave or convex respectively. 

 cJ.Xeix. Cyr. 1. 5. 11. 



'^ i.e. it cannot be used as a strut, or it would 'buckle,' 

 though it will stand a vertical strain. 



» Plin. 16. 225. 



* cf. C.P. 5. 17. 3. evOunofyuraTa : fvdvTropiaf. 



