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 otov AeuKoiv /cat fieXdvcov . atriov 8e to elpr^fxevov 

 TrpoTepov, OTL ra Bepfiara TToiKiXa tcov ttoiklXojv, 

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 fiev XevKa tcov Se fjieXava. ttjv 8e yAcoTxav Set 

 VTToXa^eiv oiOTTep ev jjiopiov tcov i^coTepLKcov etvat, 

 p-rj OTt, iv TO) CTTOjLtaTt cr/ceTra^erat, dAA' olov X^^P^ 

 iq TToSa* Jjctt' erret rcDv' ttolklXcov to Sepfxa ov 

 p.ovoxpouv, /cat Tov errl ttj yXcoTTTj SeppaTOS tovt^ 



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30 Mera^aAAoyat Se ra ;\;pcu/x.aTa /cat rcDv opvidcuv 



Tiveg /cat TCOV TeT/aaTrdSojv' tcov aypicov eVta /caTa 



TO.? copag. aLTiov S' oVt coanep ol a.vQpoi'noi Korro. 



Tr\v TjXtKLav p^eTa^aXXovcri , tout' e/cetVot? ovpb^ai- 



vei KaTO, TOLS (Zpag- p,€L^cov yap 8i,a(f>opa avTTj ttj? 



KaTOL TTjv r]XiKiav TpoTrrjs- 



35 Etai Se /cat to, TTapL(f)ayo}Tepa rroLKiXcoTepa cos" 



eTTi TO TrAetCTTOv^ etTreiv euAoycoj, otov at peXiT- 



786 b Tat pLOVoxpoa p.dXXov t) at dvdpfjvat /cat acjjrJKes' 



€1 yap at Tpo<j>ai atTtat t'^S" pLeTa^oXrjs, euAoyco? 



at TTOt/ciAat Tpo(f)al iravTohaTTCOTepas TTOiovai Tct? 



KiVT^crets /cat to, 77eptTTCu/xaTa ttj^ Tpocfyyjs, e^ cLv 



5 /cat TpLX^S '<^ct^ TTTepd^ /cat SepjxaTa yiveTai. 



Kat Trepi /xev ;!^pa>/i,aTCt)v^ /cat Tptp^cDv SLCopicrdco 



TOV TpOTTOV TOVTOV. 



VII nept Se (fycovrjs, otl to. /xev ^apv(f)cova tcov ^cocov 



^ TrXeXoTov Z : vXijdos vulg. ^ Tnepa Z ; nriXa vulg. 



^ XpuifJ-aros YZ : Sepfidrcov P : Sepfidrcov xpcojxaTOS coni. 

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" This apparently means the same as " whole-coloured." 

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