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 TO jjfxepov ovSe to XevKov, dAA* ircpag apx"*] hca- 

 (f)opa<s' €K€X 8e Kara avfil^e^rjKo?. Sto ttoXXols to 

 €v evOeojs hiaiperiov, warrep XeyofJiev. koI yap 



25 ovT(x>s yiev at oreprjaeig ttoltigovgl 8ta<^opav, Iv Se 

 rfj SL)(OTOjJLia ov TTOirjUOVcnv. 



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 Xafi^dveiv ovSev hiaipovcn St;^a to yivos, woirep 

 rives oj-qOriuav, /cat e/c rayvhe cfyavepov. 



'ASwaTov yap pilav vncipxeiv hia(f)opav rojv 



80 KaO^ eKacrrov hiaipercov, edv 0^ oLTrXd XajjL^dvr) ns^ 

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 exj) hiac^opdv, olov rrjv ux^^OTTohiav , ovpLTreTrXey- 

 fieva he, edv exj], olov ro TToXvox^'hes Trpos to" 

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 0.770 rov yevovs Kara rrjv hiaipeuiv hia(f)opa)v co? ev 



85 Tt TO 77av OV, dXXd napd rrjv Xe^iv crvfJi^aiveL hoKelv 

 rrjv reXevraiav fJLovrjv elvac hia(f)opdv [olov ro ttoXv- 



644 a o";(tSes" t) ro hirrovv, rd 8' vttottovv /cat 7roAu770W 



TTepUpya'].^ on 8' a8uyaTOV rrXeiovs elvai roiavras, 

 hrjXov del ydp ^ahil,a>v IttI rrjv eoxdrrjv hiacjiopdv 

 d^LKveZrai [dAA' ovk errl rrjv reXevraiav /cat to 

 et8os"]'^ ai;TT7 8' iarlv rj ro ox^^ottovv (jlovov, -^ 

 5 TTaaa rj av/jLTrXe^us, edv hiaiprjrai dvdpojTTos,^ olov 

 €L ns avvdeir] vttottovv, hiTTOVv, ox^^ottovv , el 8' 

 rjv 6 dvdpcoTTOs axi'^oTTOvv jjlovov, ovnos eyiyver^ dv 

 avrrj {tJ)' fila hia(f)opd. vvv 8' eTTeihr] ovk eaTtv, 



^ risY: om. viilg. ^ Trpos to) Piatt. 



' seclusi. codices varia, ut videtur; sic Bekker, 



* oloi' . . . TTcpUpya seclusi. 



^ dAA' . . . eiSos seclusi. 



• dvdpioTTov vulg. ' <i7> Ogle. 



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