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To my parents, to whom I owe everything and more.

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The Little Prince in Ancient Greek

Translation of Antoine de Saint-Exuprys original text,

with vocabulary help

Juan Coderch
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The Little Prince in Ancient Greek

Translation of Antoine de Saint-Exuprys original text, with vocabulary help

First Edition

2017 by Juan Coderch

All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form beyond that copying
permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law.

ISBN: 978-0-9571387-4-2

Printed by CreateSpace in South Carolina, United States

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INTRODUCTION

Why The Little Prince in Ancient Greek?

[Note: Whenever I say Greek in this Introduction I will mean Ancient Greek.]

As it happened with my translation of a case of Sherlock Holmes and one of the stories of Don Camillo
into Greek (both published together in a little book by Metheksis Editions, Thessalonika, Greece), my
purpose is to offer learners of this language some material to practise it: reading vocabulary and
syntax that you already know, maybe adding some new vocabulary to your existing one, and some
exercises. This is nothing other than the usual reading book for practising the language, as can be
found in any language that is to be studied.

Difference with my former translations

The difference is that, while in those two former books I just offered the text, this time I have decided
to add two things (that can be easily avoided by whoever considers them superfluous): some language
help in the margins and, after each chapter, some questions in Greek (to be answered in Greek, of
course) for the sake of pracising some written or oral Greek, to make it not only a reading book; this
kind of reading comprehension questions is a normal practice in many reading books for any modern
language. Of course, the questions deal with the easy aspects of the story, not with the philosophical
reflections of the author.

A book for adults? A book for children?

There seems to be a general agreement that this is not a book for children but for adults because of
the philosophy of life underlying in it, but it happens that almost all of us read it years ago during
our primary-school period. In any case, the final result is that almost everybody knows about this
story, a simple short story easy to tell, which makes this book a good candidate to be offered for
language practising as everybody knows what it is about and this makes it look less scary. Any reader
of this book easily senses the plot from the very first sentence, they know what they are going to find.
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Traduttore tradittore?

The author of the original French text makes usage of a very simple syntax: we hardly find subordinate
sentences and, on the contrary, we find lots of simple sentences, sometimes not even connected
between them, but just juxtaposed after a full stop. For instance, accumulations of short simple
sentences like

The well that we had come to was not like the wells of the Sahara. The wells of the Sahara are mere
holes dug in the sand. This one was like a well in a village.

are normal, and we know that in Greek it would be more normal to find these three sentences linked
by some type of subordination, something that could sound like

The well that we had come to was not like the wells of the Sahara, that happen to be mere holes dug
in the sand, while this one was like a well in a village.

And this leaves us with a double choice:

a/ Do we keep in the Greek version this simple juxtaposed style?

Advantage: The result looks closer to the original text.

Disadvantage: It does not sound Greek.

b/ Do we rephrase the text to produce something more Greek-sounding?

Advantage: It sounds nearer to what Greek language was.

Disadvantage: We go away from what the author wrote.

So, if an author wrote He opened the door. He went in should the Greek translation say ajnevw/xe th;n
quvran. eijsevbh something that would be understood by a native Ancient Greek speaker but would not
sound natural, or should we rephrase the first sentence into the usual aorist participle and say
something like Having opened the door, he went in ajnoivxa~ th;n quvran, eijsevbh something that would
sound more natural but that would not be what the author wrote?

I have tried to reach a medium term: keeping what the author wrote but, wherever I consider that
reflecting the authors syntax would produce something excessively unnatural, I have produced some
subordination between juxtaposed simple sentences.
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Another problem was what to do with the frequent appearances of the three dots indicating that the
writer/speaker did not consider the sentence as completely finished. The French author used this
technique very frequently, so I have kept it as long as it would not produce any confusion. I make use
also of exclamation marks and quotation marks. Yes, Greeks did not have them, but I think that it
helps.

In the dialogues, when there is a combination of the spoken words and narration words (for instance,
He wanted to leave immediately, he said), I have separated the narration words by little hyphens
only in case spoken words appear again after them, to avoid any confusion; for instance He wanted to
leave immediately -he said-, and he left: this makes clear that the spoken words were He wanted to
leave immediately and he left, rather than just He wanted to leave immediately (as if the person
who has said that left after saying it).

A problem with a rose

The main problem for rendering the translation was a curious one: the relationship between the Little
Prince and a flower, a rose. The French author depicted some kind of platonic love between the
Prince and that flower, making very clear in his native language, French, a feminine description of the
flower, and both terms are feminine in French: une rose, une fleur.

Both terms are neuter in Greek: to; a[nqo~, to; rJovdon. And, to make things more complicated, also the
term I chose for little prince, to; basileivdion, is neuter, while the French term for prince is masculine.
So, if I wanted to reflect the platonic love that the French author depicted between a feminine
character, the flower, and a masculine character, the boy, I had to avoid the coincidence of two neuter
nouns. I kept the choice of a neuter noun for little prince, as for instance also the noun little child
happens to be neuter in Greek, to; paidivon, but I needed a feminine flower, a feminine rose. Theo-
phrastus offered me the solution: in some of his texts, he uses the noun hJ ajnqemiv~, <ivdo~ for flower.

With respect to rose, rJodwniav, <a`~ and rJodhv, <h`~ both mean bank of roses, but the very first one,
rJodwniav, is used by Theophrastus also with the meaning of the flower itself, rose. Maybe using rJodwniav
instead of rJovdon just because it appears once in Theophrastus is not extremely accurate, but I think its
a little license that we can allow ourselves to solve the problem. Of course, I use rJodhv when I mean
bank of roses, as we have also some bank of roses at some point in some chapter.
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and another (little) problem with a (little) prince

The choice of a neuter noun for little prince offered only a little problem: the narrator, the pilot who
meets the little prince in the desert, has got very clear that our main character is a boy. Therefore,
should I consider our little prince a masculine or a neuter being? Grammatically, it is neuter, to;
basileivdion, but I think that making the pilot refer to the little prince as to it instead of him would
sound unnatural even in Greek, so that I have allowed myself to make use, just sometimes, of the well-
known resource of the constructio ad sensum, a resource used by classical authors. So, if I had to use a
participle depending on to; basileivdion, I have written that participle in neuter, aggreeing with the
noun on which it depends (for instance ei\don to; basileivdion dakru`on), to avoid any grammatical
incongruency, but if I must refer to the little prince and the neuter noun to; basileivdion has not
appeared previously in the same sentence I have more freedom and I allow myself to use a masculine
form (for instance ei\don aujtovn).

The rberg style

Many of you know the excellent Latin method Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata, written by Hans
rberg: new words are explained on the margin of the page using only the language that is being
learned. I have tried to follow the same procedure, but, not being this a language course, the point to
be decided was what words must be explained. In the rberg method the choice is very simple: words
that have not appeared previously, but this is not a language-learning textbook in which you know
accurately what words have already been taught and what words are new, and moreover every reader
will have followed a different textbook and there will not be two readers that have the same
vocabulary background.

So, I have followed my own instinct and I have glossed words that I consider that could present some
difficulty for the reader, or maybe even if it is for instance a very well-known adjective I mention its
opposite just for the sake of practising vocabulary, etc. Of course, for some readers some of these
glosses, or all of them, will be superfluous (nothing easier than skipping them), while for others they
may be of some assistance, even if they do not teach you anything new but at least make you practice
the language a little more.

As a general rule, I write = after the word if what follows can be more or less considered a definition,
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I write : if it is rather some more indirect way of explaining its meaning, the sign means the
opposite of, and the sign < means comes from. In some cases : appears first in the gloss, without
anything preceeding it, just when it is clear what part of the line is being explained.

Concerning glosses without any explanation, some words are glossed just by separating with a hyphen
the elements that form them (for instance, a compound verb formed by a preposition and the simple
verb itself); this is nothing other than a way of calling the readers attention towards the different
elements, each one with its meaning, that will give the final word its sense. And in other cases the
gloss consists just in showing together a couple of words that form the same language element but
appear far from each other in the text.

I have tried to write the glosses at the same line level of the word to be explained, but in some cases
two or three words needing to be glossed appeared on the same line. This has caused that only the first
gloss appears at the same level as the word to which it corresponds, and the subsequent ones will
appear at some level below.

It can be argued that there is nothing easier than seizing a dictionary and looking up the new unknown
word, much easier than trying to understand the explanation at the margin. For instance, for the word
kavdo~, some readers for whom the word is new will prefer to look it up in a dictionary and find out
that it means bucket rather than reading a definition in Greek that could be subject to more than one
interpretation: w|/ crwvmeqa i{na u{dwr lavbwmen. Does it mean bucket? Bottle? Glass? Our own cupped
hands? Or the unprecise definition for staqmov~: tovpo~ ou| oiJ poreuovmenoi pauvontai. Does this mean
station? Restaurant? Hotel? Final stop?

In a summary: the rberg style is for those who want to read the text without going out of the
immersion into the language itself of the text even if this leads to some lack of precision in some cases.
It is supposed that even if the definition at the margin may be in some cases unprecise the reader will
be able to deduce what is being alluded to (it is more probable that the object we use with a rope to
take water out of a well is a bucket rather than a bottle, for instance). The glosses are just supposed to
be a means of help, not a precise dictionary.

The quantity of glossed words diminish towards the end of the book, the reason being a simple one:
words that have already been glossed are not glossed again, although in some cases I may write again
form what verb a difficult form comes, for the sake of help. Especially towards the last pages there is a
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lack of difficult vocabulary and some of those pages hardly have any glosses. On the opposite, the first
pages accumulate a lot of glosses, when all vocabulary makes its first appearance.

It will be observed that I have not added language comments to the dedication that the author wrote
for his friend Leon Werth. I have included the dedication (although I have seen that some editions
include it and others do not consider it part of the book and do not include it) but I have not wanted
to use it for language-learning purposes, as it is something very personal from the author to a friend
who seemed to be going through very difficult circumstances in his life.

Modern vocabulary and illustrations

As we usually do in these cases, modern terminology (train, for instance) is taken from Modern Greek
and readapted into a potential classical form. Nevertheless, in this story there is not an excess of
modern terminology.

About the illustrations, I have kept those that, with little variations, have always appeared in all
editions (but just in black and white to keep the printing price low).

Acknowledgments

I should express my gratitude to three people: Dan Batovici, who taught me the technicalities for
formatting a book when I was in the process of publishing my two grammars; Prof. Stephen Halliwell,
for his pieces of advice about vocabulary; and Geoffrey Steadman, from Tennessee, who taught me the
procedures for publishing through POD.

It must be mentioned that most of this book was written during one of my periods of stay at the
Fondation Hardt, in Geneva. I would like to express my gratitude to the Fondation Hardt for providing
me with some wonderful stays and an excellent working environment.

Juan Coderch

St Andrews, April 2017

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Tw`/ Leon Werth

Tou;~ pai`da~ suggnwvmhn aijtou`mai diovti tauvthn th;n bivblon ajnqrwvpw/

tini; kaqievrwsa h[dh teleivw/ o[nti. o{mw~ dev, megavlh moi provfasi~
uJpavrcei: ou|to~ oJ a[nqrwpo~ bevltistov~ ejstiv moi tw`n ejmw`n ejn pavsh/ th`/
oijkoumevnh/ fivlwn: kai; dh; kai; a[llhn provfasin e[cw: ou|to~ oJ
a[nqrwpo~ oi|ov~ t ejsti pavnta sunievnai, a[lla te kai; ta;~ bivblou~ ta;~
toi`~ paisi; gegrammevna~: trivth de; provfasiv~ moi kei`tai: ou|to~ oJ
a[nqrwpo~ ejn th`/ Galativa/ oijkei`, ou| peinw`n te kai; rJigw`n pavscei, dei`
ou\n mavlista prau?nein aujtovn: eij de; au|tai aiJ profavsei~ oujc iJkanaiv
eijsin, bouvlomai tauvthn th;n bivblon tw`/ paidi; kaqierou`n o{~ pote
ou|to~ oJ a[nqrwpo~ h\n, pavnte~ ga;r oiJ a[nqrwpoi pai`de~ h\san to;
provteron (kai; eij ojlivgoi tine;~ touvtou mevmnhntai): ejpanorqw` ou\n
th;n ejmh;n kaqievrwsin:

Tw`/ Leon Werth

tovte pote; paidi; o[nti
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ajnereuvneto~ = o}n oujdei;~ ou[pw Ex e[th gegonw;~ ei\dovn pote ejn bivblw/ tini; peri; th`~ ajnereunhvtou
hu|ren
dihvghma, -ato~ = mu`qo~ u{lh~, ejn bivblw/ h|~ hJ ejpigrafh; Alhqh` dihghvmata h\n, qaumasto;n
katabrocqivzw = katesqivw, pante- diavgramma o} bova o[fin qhrivon katabrocqivzonta ejdeivknu. tovde ejsti;
lw`~ ejsqivw
ajntivgrafon, -ou = diavgramma o} ejkeivnou tou` diagravmmato~ ajntivgrafon:
i[son a[llw/ ejstivn

aJrpaghv, -h`~ = o} biva/ aiJrei`tai
masavmai = toi`~ ojdou`si (ojdavx) ejs-
qivw
oujk ejxovn: diovti oujk e[xesti
katapevttw = to;n si`ton ejn th`/ gas-
tri; polu;n crovnon e[cw
hJ tuvch: to; genovmenon
ejnqumevw = ejnnoevw
crwmatikov~ = o}~ crwvmata deivk-
nusin
ejn th`/ bivblw/ tovde ejgevgrapto: oiJ bova o[fei~ th;n me;n aJrpagh;n o{lhn
katabrocqivzousin, oujdamw`~ de; aujth;n masw`ntai: e[peita dev, oujk
ejxo;n aujtoi`~ kinei`sqai, e}x mh`na~ kaqeuvdousin ejn w|/ katapevt-
tousin.
polu; ejmautw`/ peri; tw`n tucw`n tw`n ejn th`/ u{lh/ ejnqumhvsa~ oi|ov~ t h\n
crwmatikw`/ kalavmw/ crwvmeno~ to; ejmo;n prw`ton diavgramma dia-
gravfein, to; prw`ton tw`n ejmw`n diagrammavtwn, o} toiovnde ejgevneto:

tevleio~ = a[nqrwpo~ o}~ oujkevti tou`to to; tecniko;n e[rgon teleivoi~ tisi; ajnqrwvpoi~ dei`xa~ hjrovmhn
nevo~ ejstivn
hjrovmhn = hjrwvthsa (<ejrwtavw) povteron to; ejmo;n diavgramma aujtou;~ foboivh h] ou[, ejmoi; de; ejrwtw`nti
pevtaso~, -ou = stolh; h}n oiJ tevleioi ajpekrivnanto ajei; dia; tiv pevtaso~ foboivh a[n
a[ndre~ uJpe;r th`~ kefalh`~ ejnivote
e[cousin

to; e[ndon to; e[xw
sunei`en < sunivhmi (= aijsqavnomai)
ajkribw`~ = dia; pavsh~ ajkribeiva~
dihgevomai = ejxhgevomai, levgw
parainevw = levgw a[llw/ tini; o{ ti
ejgw; aujto;~ poioivhn a[n
ajnew/gmevnwn < ajnoivgnumi
kekleismevnwn < kleivw
tw`/ logismw`/: toi`~ ajriqmoi`~
to;n nou`n prosevcw tiniv = blevpw
prov~ tina
zwgrafeuv~ = a[nqrwpo~ o}~ zw`/av te
kai; ajnqrwvpou~ diagravfei
divaita, -a~ = trovpo~ bivou
kalw`~ ajpobaivnw = eujtucevw
oi|oiv t eijmiv = duvnamai
luphrov~ = calepov~, ponhrov~
devon = diovti dei`/e[dei
ajeroskavfo~, -ou~ = petovmenon
skavfo~
ejn ajkarei` crovnw/: tacevw~, eujquv~
crhvsimo~ = o}~ wjfelei`
ajpoplanavw = e[nqa kai; e[nqa pla-
navw
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o{mw~ de; to; ejmo;n diavgramma oujk ejdeivknu pevtason, ejdeivknu dh; bova
o[fin ejlevfanta katapevttonta. dievgraya ou\n to; tou` o[few~ e[ndon i{na
oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi tou`to sunei`en, ajei; ga;r dei` aujtoi`~ pavnta
ajkribw`~ dihgei`sqai: to; ejmo;n deuvteron diavgramma toiovnde h\n:
oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoiv moi parhv/nesan tau`ta me;n ta; diagravmmata bova
o[fewn katalipei`n, ei[te ajnew/gmevnwn ei[te kekleismevnwn, to;n de;
nou`n ma`llon th`/ te gewgrafiva/ kai; th`/ iJstoriva/ kai; tw`/ logismw`/ kai; th`/
grammatikh`/ prosevcein.
touvtwn ou{tw~ ejcovntwn e[doxev moi e}x e[th gegonovti ajrivsthn
zwgrafevw~ divaitan katalipei`n, tw`n ga;r ejmw`n prwvtou kai;
deutevrou diagrammavtwn ouj kalw`~ ajpobavntwn hjquvmhsa. oiJ me;n
tevleioi a[nqrwpoi oujdevpote oi|oiv t eijsiv ti aujtoi; sunievnai,
luphrovtaton de; toi`~ paisiv ejstin au\qi~ kai; au\qi~ pavnta ejkeivnoi~
ejxhgei`sqai.
oujkou`n devon me a[llhn tevcnhn ajskei`n e[maqon to; ajeroskavfh
kuberna`n, ejme; de; e[nqa kai; e[nqa peri; pavsh~ th`~ oijkoumevnh~
petovmenon hJ gewgrafiva mavlista wjfevlhsen, ejdunavmhn ga;r ejn
ajkarei` crovnw/ prosblevya~ th;n Sivnan th`~ Arizovnh~ diakrivnein, o}
crhsimwvtaton tugcavnei o[n, a[llw~ te kai; tw`/ th`~ nukto;~
ajpoplanw`nti.
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spoudai`o~ = o}~ ouj gela`/
oJmilevw tiniv = gnwvrimo~ givgnomai
tiniv
ejpimelhv~: ajkribhv~
ejpi; to; bevltion trevpw = bevltion
poiw`
ejntugcavnw tiniv: euJrivskw tinav
nohtikov~ = swvfrwn, o}~ eu\ noei`
eijdevnai = gignwvskein
sunetov~ = sofov~
basanivzw: ejxetavzw
sevswka < swv/zw
kuleiva, -a~ = ajgw;n ejn w|/ oiJ ajgw-
nistai; cartivoi~ crw`ntai
peri; h|~: peri; tauvth~ h}n
trachlisthvr, -h`ro~ = stolh; h}n oiJ
tevleioi a[ndre~ peri; tou` aujcevno~
ejnivote e[cousin
dia; tou` ejmou` bivou pollavki~ me;n polloi`~ spoudaivoi~ ajnqrwvpoi~
wJmivloun, polu;n de; crovnon teleivoi~ ajnqrwvpoi~ sunoikhvsa~ ejpime-
levsteron e[gnwka: o{mw~ de; tou`to movli~ th;n ejmh;n peri; aujtw`n dovxan
ejpi; to; bevltion e[treyen.
ejpeidh; de; ejntuvcoimi ajnqrwvpw/ tini; o}~ dokoivh moi nohtiko;~ ei\nai,
a{te boulovmeno~ eijdevnai povteron ajlhqw`~ suneto;~ ei[h h] ou[, tou`ton
ejbasavnizon me;n aujtw`/ to; ejmo;n prw`ton diavgramma deiknu;~ o} ajei;
ejmautw`/ sevswka, oJ de; ajei; tou`to pevtasov~ ejstin ajpekrivneto.
e[peita de; peri; me;n bova o[fewn oujkevti dielegovmhn ou[te peri; th`~
ajnereunhvtou u{lh~ ou[te peri; tw`n ajstevrwn, toiou`to~ de; genovmeno~
oi|o~ aujto;~ ejtuvgcanen w]n periv te th`~ kuleiva~ dihgouvmhn h}n th`/
Agglikh`/ glwvtth/ gevfura kalou`si kai; peri; h|~ go;lf kalou`si kai;
peri; th`~ politikh`~ kai; peri; trachlisthvrwn, oJ de; tevleio~ a[nqrwpo~
mavlista e[cairen a{te ejntucw`n toiouvtw/ swfrovni ajnqrwvpw/.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ povte ajnevngw oJ kubernhvth~ th;n bivblon th;n peri; th`~ u{lh~
2/ tiv dievgrayen
3/ tiv ajei; eJwvrwn oiJ tevleioi ejn tw`/ diagravmmati
4/ dia; tiv to; diagravfein katevlipen oJ kubernhvth~
5/ tivna a[llhn tevcnhn h[skhsen

biovw: zavw
mevcri ou| = mevcri
ejrhmiva = tovpo~ ou| oujde;n uJpavrcei
plh;n yavmmou
ejrravgh < rJhvgnumi
ejpibavth~, -ou = a[nqrwpo~ o}~ ei[te
ajeroskavfei ei[te nhi; poreuvetai
ejpiskeuh;n pravttw = eu\ tivqhmi o}
kakw`~ ejstin
ejk touvtou ejxarta`tai: tou`to
krivnei
e[rhmo~, -o~, -on < ejrhmiva
nauagov~ = a[nqrwpo~ o{~, th`~ new;~
kataduvsh~, ejn th`/ qalavtth/ mevnei
scediva, -a~ = mikrotavth nau`~ h}n
oiJ nauagoi; poiou`sin
sunievnai < sunivhmi
ajktiv~, -ivno~ = hjlektrikh; duvnami~
ejk tw`n nefelw`n pivptousa
beblhmevno~ < bavllw
eujprephv~: qaumastov~
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ou{tw movno~ ejbivoun, oujdei;~ a[llo~ parh`n w|/ ajlhqw`~ dialevgesqai
dunaivmhn, mevcri ou| h[dh nu`n to; eJkto;n e[to~ ejn th`/ ejrhmiva/ Sacavra/
dustuvchma e[paqon, mevro~ gavr ti th`~ tou` ajeroskavfou~ mhcanh`~
ejrravgh.
oujdeno;~ mhcanikou` tecnivtou ou[te ejpibavtou parovnto~, e[mellon
pravttein aujto;~ movno~ caleph;n ejpiskeuhvn, ejk de; tauvth~ ejxhrta`to
ei[te zhvsein mevlloimi ei[te ajpoqanei`sqai, u{dwr gavr moi movnon ojktw;
hJmerw`n loipo;n h\n.
th`/ prwvth/ nukti; ejpi; th`~ yavmmou ejkavqeudon, civlia mivlia ajpw;n tou`
ejggutavtou tovpou ou| a[nqrwpoiv tine~ oijkoi`en: ejrhmovtero~ dh; h\n h]
nauago;~ ejpi; scediva~ ejn tw`/ mevsw/ wjkeavnw/ planw`n: touvtwn de; ou{tw~
ejcovntwn, rJav/dion e[stai uJmi`n sunievnai o{pw~ ejqauvmasa prw;/ th`/
uJsteraiva/ ajkouvsa~ mikra;n fwnh;n h} ejme; h[geire tovde levgousan:
< aijtw` se... diavgrayovn moi ajgnovn.
< a\!
< diavgrayovn moi ajgnovn...
ajnaphdavsa~ ajnevsthn wJsei; ajktivni beblhmevno~: tou;~ me;n ojfqalmou;~
trivya~ perieskeyavmhn, ei\don de; mikro;n pai`da pantavpasi eujpreph`
pro;~ ejme; semnw`~ blevponta: tovde ejsti; to; a[riston zwgravfhma aujtou`
o} ojlivgw/ u{steron diagravfein ejdunhvqhn:
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ajpotrefqeiv~ < ajpotrevpw
ejpilanqavnomai = h[dh ouj mevmnhmai
kavmnw: dunavmei~ oujkevti e[cw
peinavw: dei` me ejsqivein
diyavw: dei` me pivnein
fwnei`n e[cw = fwnei`n duvnamai
eujmenhv~: hJduv~
ajpeiqevw = ouj peivqomai
a[logo~, -on: mw`ro~
kovlpo~ = tovpo~ th`~ stolh`~ ejn w|/
mikra; e[comen
cavrth~, -ou = oJmalo;n crh`ma ejn w|/
gravfomen
to; zwgravfhma, eu\ oi\da o{ti, oujc ou{tw cariven ejsti; wJ~ to; ajrcevtupon,
ajlla; ejgw; aujto;~ oujk ai[tiov~ eijmi wJ~ uJpo; tw`n teleivwn ajnqrwvpwn tou`
zwgrafei`n ajpotrefqei;~ e}x e[th gegonwv~, oujde;n de; a[llo e[maqon
diagravfein h] kekleismevnou~ te kai; ajnew/gmevnou~ bova o[fei~.
pro;~ tou`to to; favsma ojfqalmoi`~ qaumastikoi`~ e[bleya, crh; ga;r mh;
ejpilavqesqaiv mou ejn tovpw/ tini; keimevnou civlia mivlia tou` ejggutavtou
oijkoumevnou tovpou ajpovnti: o{mw~ de; oJ me;n pai`~ oujk ejdovkei ou[te
plana`sqai ou[te pantelw`~ kavmnein ou[te peina`n ou[te diya`n ou[te
fobei`sqai, oujdamw`~ de; levgoi~ a]n o{ti pai`~ h\n ejn th`/ ejrhmiva/
planwvmeno~, civlia mivlia tou` ejggutavtou oijkoumevnou tovpou ajpwvn.
tevlo~ dev, ejpeidh; fwnei`n e[scon, ei\pon aujtw`/:
< ajllav... tiv su; ejnqavde poiei`~
oJ de; eujmenw`~ pavlin ei\pen, wJsei; tou`to pleivstou a[xiovn ei[h:
< aijtw` se... diavgrayovn moi ajgnovn...
tou` musthrivou a[gan qaumastou` o[nto~, to; ajpeiqei`n ajduvnatovn ejstin.
kaivper touvtou ajlovgou dokou`nto~, ejkei`, civlia mivlia ajpevcwn tou`
ejggutavtou oijkoumevnou tovpou kai; peri; tou` bivou kinduneuvwn, ejk tou`
kovlpou cavrthn tina; kai; kavlamon ejxevlabon.

mnhsqeiv~: ejpeidh; ejmnhvsqhn
logsimov~, -ou` = hJ tw`n ajriqmw`n
tevcnh
qumoeidh;~ w[n = ojrgisqeiv~
sumfevrei = pollou` a[xiovn ejstin
-oin: dui>ko;~ ajriqmov~
oi|ov~ t h\n = ejdunavmhn
ejpikuvndino~ = o}~ kivndunon fevrei
ejmfravttw = ejmpodivzw
devomai tinov~ = bouvlomai e[cein ti
ejpimelhv~: ajkribhv~
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mnhsqei;~ de; tovte o{ti e[maqon a[lla te kai; gewgrafivan kai; iJstorivan
kai; logismo;n kai; grammatikhvn, tw`/ paidi; ei\pon, ojlivgon qumoeidh;~
w[n, o{ti diagravfein oujk e[coimi, oJ de; ajpekrivnato:
< tou`to ouj sumfevrei: diavgrayovn moi ajgnovn.
a{te oujdevpote to; provteron ajgno;n diagravya~, pavlin dievgraya aujtw`/
e}n toi`n duoi`n diagrammavtoin a} ejgw; aujto;~ oi|ov~ t h\n poiei`n, ejkei`no
tou` kekleismevnou bova o[few~: mavlista de; ejqauvmasa ajkouvsa~ tou`
paido;~ tovde levgonto~:
< oujdamw`~! ouj bouvlomai ejlevfanta e[ndon bova o[few~, oJ me;n ga;r bova
o[fi~ ejpikivndunov~ ejstin, oJ de; ejlevfa~ a[gan ejmfravttei: ejn th`/ ejmh`/
oijkiva/ pavnta mikrovtatav ejstin, devomai de; ajgnou`: diavgrayon ou\n moi
ajgnovn.
tevlo~ de; tovde dievgraya:
ejpimelw`~ me;n prosevbleyen, e[peita de; ei\pen:
< oujciv! ou|to~ h[dh mavlista nosei`: a[llon moi diavgrayon.
au\qi~ dievgraya:
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eujmenhv~ = hJdu;~ th;n yuvchn
meidiavw = gelavw a[neu fqovggou
ejpieikhv~ = eujgnwvmwn
ajpwqevw: ouj bouvlomai
provsqio~ ejpigignovmeno~
karteriva~ ajporevw: bouvlomai h[dh
tou`to teleuta`n
dialuvw = eij~ mevrh tivqhmi
lampruvnomai = tw`/ fwti; lampro;~
givgnomai
covrto~, -ou = o} oi{ te ajgnoi kai;
a[lla zw`/a ejsqivousin
oJ ejmo;~ fivlo~ eujmenw`~ ejmeidivasen, ejpieikw`~:
< a\ra tou`to oJra`/~... ou|to~ ajgno;~ me;n ou[k ejstin, krio;~ dev, kevrata
ga;r e[cei...
pavlin de; th;n me;n diagrafh;n aujtw`/ metevbalon, oJ de; kai; tauvthn
ajpevwsen, wJ~ ta;~ prosqiva~:
< ou|to~ ghraivterov~ ejstin: bouvlomai ajgno;n o{sti~ dia; pollou`
crovnou a]n bioi`.
karteriva~ me;n h[dh ajporw`n, ejnqumouvmeno~ de; th;n tou` ajeroskavfou~
mhcanh;n dialuvein, tacevw~ thvnde th;n diagrafh;n diagravya~ pros-
evqhka:
< au{th ejsti;n hJ qhvkh: oJ ajgno;~ o}n bouvlei e[ndon ejstivn.
ejqauvmasa de; ijdw;n to; tou` ejmou` nevou dikastou` provswpon
lamprunovmenon:
< toiou`tov~ ejstin oi|on ejboulovmhn! a\ra oi\sqa povteron ou|to~ oJ ajgno;~
pollou` covrtou dei`tai
< dia; tiv
< diovti ejn th`/ ejmh`/ oijkiva/ pavnta mikrav ejstin...

gnwvrimovn tina ejmoi; poievomai =
nu`n to; prw`tovn tina gignwvskw
i{na suneivhn: i{na aijsqanoivmhn
kata; tuvchn: ejnivote, wJsei; mh; bou-
lovmeno~
probavdhn = bh`ma kata; bh`ma, bra-
devw~
calepwvtero~ = a[gan calepov~
h[reto < ejrwtavw
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< iJkano;n e[stai, mikro;n ga;r ajgnovn soi e[dwka.
pro;~ de; th;n diagrafh;n th;n kefalh;n prosevklinen:
< ajlla; i[sw~ oujc ou{tw mikrov~... kaqeuvdei gavr...
ou{tw de; to; basileivdion gnwvrimovn moi ejpoihsavmhn.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ pou` th`~ gh`~ dustuvchma e[paqen oJ kubernhvth~
2/ povte to; basileivdion ei\den
3/ tiv bouvletai to; basileivdion
4/ tiv ejpoivhse tovte oJ kubernhvth~
5/ tiv diavgramma h[rese tw`/ basileidivvw
III
pollou` crovnou ejdehvqhn i{na suneivhn oJpovqen h{koi.
to; basileivdion, kaivper polla; ejme; ejrwtw`n, oujdevpote ta; ejma;
ejrwthvmata ajkouvein ejdovkei, ei\pe de; ejnivote kata; tuvchn lovgou~
tina;~ oi} probavdhn pavnta moi e[deixan.
ou{tw~, to; ejmo;n ajeroskavfo~ to; prw`ton ijdovn (to; ejmo;n ajeroskavfo~ ouj
diagravyw, au{th ga;r calepwtevra moi diagrafh; tugcavnei ou\sa)
h[retov me tovde:
< tiv crh`mav ejsti tou`to
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uJperhvfano~ = sobarov~
aJplou`~ = a[neu pragmavtwn, rJa`/dio~
ajxiavkousto~ = o}~ a[xiov~ ejstin
ajkouvesqai
pollou` tou`to poievomai = nomivzw
tou`to ajxiwvtaton ei\nai
aujtovn: aujtov (kata; suvnesin)
tou` parei`nai
povrrwqen e[gguqen
ajporhmatikov~ = o}~ ajporei`
qewrevw = qeavomai, blevpw
koufov~ baruv~
oJmologiva = o} oJmologei` ti~
tou`to mevlei moi: bouvlomai tou`to
gignwvskein
ponevw = ejrgavzomai
< tou`to crh`ma ou[k ejstin: tou`to dh; pevtetai. tou`to ajeroskavfo~
ejstivn, to; ejmo;n ajeroskavfo~.
uJperhvfano~ h\n ejgw; aujtw`/ levgwn o{ti petoivmhn, oJ de; ejbovhsen:
< pw`~ levgei~ a\ra ejk tou` oujranou` katevpese~
< naiv, aJplw`~ ei\pon ejgwv.
< a\, ajxiavkousta levgei~.
tou`to de; eijpw;n ejgevlasen, o} mavlistav me ejtavraxen, diovti bouvlomai
tou;~ a[llou~ ta; ejma; dustuchvmata pollou` poiei`sqai. prosevqhke dev:
< ou{tw~, a\ra kai; su; ejk tou` oujranou` h{kei~ ejn tivni planhtw`/ gego-
nw;~ ei\
tovte dev, mikro;n fw`~ ijdw;n ejn tw`/ musthrivw/ peri; tou` aujto;n ejkei`
parei`nai, ejxaivfnh~ hjrovmhn:
< mw`n su; ejk a[llou planhtou` h{kei~
ajlla; oujk ajpekrivnato, th;n de; kefalh;n bradevw~ kinw`n pro;~ to; ejmo;n
ajeroskavfo~ ajkribw`~ e[blepen:
< dh`lovn ejstin o{ti touvtw/ crwvmeno~ povrrwqen h{kein ouj duvnasai...
tou`to de; eijpw;n polu;n me;n crovnon ajporhmatiko;~ e[menen, e[peita de;
ejk tou` kovlpou to;n ajgno;n ejklabw;n ajkribw`~ te kai; baqevw~ ejqewvrei.
ejnnoei`te oJpovson au{th hJ kouvfh peri; tw`n a[llwn planhtw`n oJmo-
logiva moi ejmevlhsen: ejpovnoun ou\n e[ti plei`on peri; touvtou aijsqav-
nesqai:

povqen poi`
ejnevgkein < fevrw
dia; sigh`~ = sigh`/
ejnqumevomai = ejnnoevw
th`~ nuktov~ = th`/ nuktiv
pei`sma, -ato~ = to; crh`ma w|/ ta; zw`/a
sundevomen
skovloy, -opo~ = bakthriva h}n eij~
th;n gh`n kataphvgnumen
eijshvghsi~, -ew~ = prosforav, -a`~
a[topo~: a[logo~
semnw`~: a[neu gevlwto~, ajgelastiv
skuqrwpov~ = duvsqumo~
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< a\ra povqen h{kei~, w\ pai` pou` kei`tai hJ sh; oijkiva poi` ejn nw`/ e[cei~
ejnevgkein to;n ejmo;n ajgnovn
dia; sigh`~ ejnqumouvmeno~ ajpekrivnato:
< tovde ejsti; to; ajgaqo;n th`~ qhvkh~ h{n moi e[dwka~, o{ti th`~ nukto;~
oijkiva aujtw`/ e[stai.
< dh`lovn ejstin: kai; dh; kaiv, eja;n ajgaqo;~ pai`~ h\/~, dwvsw soi pei`sma
i{na th`~ hJmevra~ aujto;n sundei`n dunh`/, skovlopa dev.
au{th hJ eijshvghsi~ ejdovkei to; basileivdion taravttein.
< aujto;n sundei`n wJ~ a[topa levgei~!
< eja;n mh; sundh`/~, ajpiw;n oujk i[smen o{poi, planhvsei...
oJ ejmo;~ fivlo~ au\qi~ ejgevlasen:
< kai; poi` ajpievnai duvnaito a[n
< oujk oi\da, ojrqw`~, eujqu; povrrw...
tovte de; to; basileivdion semnw`~ ei\pen:
< oujde;n sumfevrei, hJ ejmh; oijkiva ou{tw mikrav ejstin.
prosevqhke dev, i[sw~ skuqrwpw`~:
< ojrqw`~, eujqu; povrrw oujk e[xestin aujtw`/ porrwtevrw ijevnai...
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ povqen h{kei to; basileivdion
2/ poiva ejsti;n hJ tou` basileidivou oijkiva
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hj/sqovmhn < aijsqavnomai
tugcavnw w[n = eijmiv
: tou`to ejgw; oujk ejqauvmasa
oi|a: paradeivgmato~ e{neka
: ojnovmata e[cei (e[cousin)
dioravw = eu\ oJravw
bebaivw~ = pantelw`~
a{pax, div~, triv~, ...
w[fqh < oJravw
pagkovsmio~ = ou| a[nqrwpoi ejk pav-
sh~ th`~ oijkoumevnh~ metevcousin
sulloghv, -h`~ = sumpovsion
ejsqhv~, -h`to~ hJ = iJmavtion, -ou
ou{tw~ hj/sqovmhn tovde to; deuvteron, ajxiovlogovn ti: to; planhto;n ejn w|/
ou|to~ gegonw;~ h\n e[tucen ouj polu; mei`zon h] oijkiva ti~ o[n!
o} oujc oi|ovn t h\n me kinei`n, eu\ ga;r h[/dh o{ti, plh;n tw`n megavlwn
planhtw`n oi|a th`~ Gh`~ kai; tou` Dio;~ kai; tou` Arew~ kai; th`~
Afrodivth~, a} ojnovmata dedegmevna ejstivn, a[llai eJkatontavde~
uJpavrcousin aujtw`n ou{tw mikrw`n o[ntwn w{ste calepovn ejstin aujta;
diora`n kai; eij thleskopivw/ crwvmeqa, ejpeida;n de; ajstrovnomo~
euJrivskh/ planhtovn ti toiou`to ajriqmo;n aujtw`/ divdwsin wJ~ o[noma:
paradeivgmato~ e{neka, ojnomavzei aujto; to; ajsteroeide;~ 3251.
bebaivw~ nomivzw to; planhto;n ejx ou| to; basileivdion h|ken ei\nai to;
ajsteroeide;~ B 612: tou`to to; ajsteroeide;~ movnon a{pax tw`/
thleskopivw/ w[fqh, tw`/ 1909w/ e[tei, uJpo; Touvrkou ajstronovmou.
ou|to~ oJ ajstrovnomo~ megavlw~ th;n eu{resin pa`sin h[ggeilen ejn
pagkosmivw/ peri; th`~ Astronomiva~ sullogh`/: o{mw~ de; oujdei;~ aujtw`/
ejpivsteue th`~ ejsqh`to~ e{neka: oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi toiou`toiv eijsin.

ejpi; kinduvnou bivou: to;n qavnaton
ajpeilw`n
ajpokaluvptw = euJrivskw
tou`tov moi ajrevskei = tou`to filw`
yuchv (mikro;n zw`/on) yuvch
phlivko~ ejstivn = povsa e[th gego-
nwv~ ejstin
kerdaivnw = devcomai th`~ ejrgasiva~
e{neka
eijdw`si < oi\da
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e[peita de; Tou`rko~ tuvranno~ hjnavgkasen ejpi; kinduvnou bivou tou;~
polivta~ Eujrwpaivai~ ejsqh`si crh`sqai, o} mavlista th;n tou` ajstero-
eidou`~ B 612 fhvmhn wjfevlhsen: tw`/ ajstronovmw/ tw`/ 1920w`/ e[tei au\qi~
th;n eu{resin ajpokaluvyanti te kai; eujkosmwtavth/ ejsqh`ti crwmevnw/
pavnte~ ejpivsteusan.
eij tau`ta pavnta peri; tou` ajsteroeidou`~ B 612 uJmi`n ejxhghsavmhn kai;
to;n ajriqmo;n ei\pon, tw`n teleivwn ajnqrwvpwn e{neka tou`to ejpoivhsa,
aujtoi`~ ga;r oiJ ajriqmoi; mavlista ajrevskousin: o{tan aujtoi`~ levgh/~
peri; nevou fivlou sou, oujdevpote me;n ejrwtw`si peri; tw`n ajxiolovgwn
aujtou`, oujdevpote de; aujtoi`~ ejrwta`n dokei` poivan fwnh;n i{hsin tivna~
paidia;~ proairei`tai ajrevskei aujtw`/ yuca;~ sullevgein ajnti; de;
touvtou ejrwtw`si phlivko~ ejstivn povsou~ ajdelfou;~ e[cei tiv to; bavro~
aujtou` povsa crhvmata kerdaivnei oJ path;r aujtou` movnon eja;n tau`ta
eijdw`si nomivzousin aujtoi; aujto;n eu\ gnw`nai.
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pluvnqoi, -ou = livqoi oi|~ ta; oijkhv-
mata oijkodomou`men
quriv~, -ivdo~ = ojph; ejn tw`/ toivcw/
o[rofo~, -ou = o} th;n oijkivan stevgei
uJph`rxen: ajlhqw`~ e[zhsen
to; bouvlesqai
o{qen = ejx ou|
mnhsikakevw = ojrgivzomai
suggnwvmwn, -wno~ = o}~ suggnwvmhn
e[cei
sunivhmi = eu\ aijsqavnomai
h[resen < ajrevskw
tw`n muvqwn
eja;n toi`~ teleivoi~ ajnqrwvpoi~ levgwmen kallivsthn oijkivan ei\don
rJodivnoi~ pluvnqoi~ wj/kodomhmevnhn kai; a[nqh ejn tai`~ qurivsin
e[cousan kai; peristera;~ ejpi; tou` ojrovfou, oujdevpote e[xestai aujtoi`~
ejnnoei`n oJpoiva oijkiva au{th ejstivn: dei` ou\n to; me;n provteron eijpei`n
ei\don oijkivan eJkato;n cilivwn dracmw`n ajxivan, tovte de; mavlista
qaumavzonte~ bow`sin w\, wJ~ kalhv ejstin!
ou{tw~ dev, eja;n aujtoi`~ levghte to; tekmhvrion o{ti to; basileivdion
ajlhqw`~ uJph`rxen ejn touvtw/ kei`tai, o{ti carivei~ pai`~ h\n o}~ ejgevla te
kai; ajgno;n ejbouvleto: to; ga;r ajgno;n bouvlesqai tekmhvriovn ejstin o{ti
uJpavrcei~, oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi oujdeno;~ me;n poihvsontai, nomiou`si
de; uJma`~ e[ti pai`da~ ei\nai.
ajlla; eja;n aujtoi`~ levghte to; planhto;n o{qen to; basileivdion h|ken
ejsti; to; ajsteroeide;~ B 612, tovte pisteuvsousi kai; oujde;n a[llo
taravxousin uJma`~ a[lla ejrwtwvmenoi. toiou`toi mevn eijsin, oujdamw`~ de;
dei` aujtoi`~ mnhsikakei`n. crh; tou;~ pai`da~ wJ~ mavlista suggnwvmona~
ei\nai pro;~ tou;~ teleivou~ ajnqrwvpou~.
hJmei`~ dev, oi} to;n bivon sunivemen, pro;~ tou;~ ajriqmou;~ hJsucw`~
paivzomen. ma`llonv moi h[resen a]n touvtou me;n tou` muvqou ou{tw~
a[rcesqai wJ~ tw`n peri; tw`n daimovnwn muvqwn ajrcovmeqa, levgein de;
h\n pote basileivdion o} ejn planhtw`/ tini w[/kei movli~ meizovni eJautou`
o[nti, fivlou de; e[deito...

par ojlivgon tou`to poiou`mai = no-
mivzw tou`to oujdeno;~ a[xion ei\nai
moi ajcqomevnw/
ejpilanqavnomai mevmnhmai
movlubdo~, -ou = kavlamo~ a[neu
crwmavtwn
to; manqavnein
ajporhmatikov~ eijmi: oujk oi\da tiv
dei` poiei`n
distavzw = ajporhmatikov~ eijmi
to; ajpobavn = o} ejn tw`/ tevlei givgne-
tai
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ejkeivnoi~ oi{tine~ to;n bivon sunia`sin e[doxen a]n tou`to ajlhqevsteron
ei\nai.
tou`to gavr moi oujk ajrevskei, o{ti oi{tine~ a]n th;n ejmh;n bivblon
ajnagignwvskwsin aujth;n par ojlivgon poiou`ntai, wJ~ mavlista ajcqo-
mevnw/ oJpovtan peri; touvtwn tw`n mnhmw`n dihgou`mai:
h[dh de; to; eJbdomo;n e[to~ oJ ejmo;~ fivlo~ ajph`lqe to;n ajgno;n labwvn, eij de;
tau`ta ejnqavde gravfw ou{tw poiw` i{na mh; ejpilavqwmai, luphro;n gavr
ejsti fivlou ejpilavqesqai: ouj pavnte~ fivlon ei\con, i[sw~ de; ejgw; aujto;~
toiou`to~ genhvsomai oi|oi oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi, oi} tw`n ajriqmw`n
movnwn ejpimelou`ntai, o{mw~ dev, tou`to kwluvein peirwvmeno~ qhvkhn
crwmatikouv~ te kalavmou~ kai; moluvbdou~ e[cousan ejpriavmhn:
calepovn ejstiv soi thlikouvtw/ h[dh genomevnw/ to; diagravfein
manqavnein eij dia; panto;~ tou` bivou movnon ejpeivrasa~ e}x e[th gegonw;~
ajnew/gmevnon te bova o[fin kai; kekleismevnon diagravfein.
pavnu ge peiravsomai zwgrafhvmata wJ~ ajkribevstata diagravfein,
ajlla; oujk oi\da povteron tou`to poiei`n dunhqhvsomai h] ou[: a[llh me;n
diagrafh; kalh; e[stai, a[llh de; oujde;n oJmoiva e[stai tw`/ ajrcetuvpw/:
aJmarthvmata de; poiw` peri; th`~ summetriva~, ejnivote me;n ga;r to;
basileivdion mei`zon ejstin, ejnivote de; mei`on. ajporhmatiko;~ mevn eijmi
kai; peri; tou` th`~ ejsqh`to~ aujtou` crwvmato~, distavzw de; peri; touvtou
h] peri; ejkeivnou, ei[te to; ajpoba;n ajgaqovn ejstin ei[te kakovn.
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dehvsei < dei`
th`/ ejmh`/ dustuciva/ = dustucw`~
kat ojlivgon = ouj poluv
ghravskw = gevrwn givgnesqai
tw`/ ejnqumei`sqai = tou` ejnqumei`s-
qai e{neka
h[reto < ejrwtavw
qavmno~ = mikrovtaton devndron
tevlo~ de; i[sw~ me;n aJmarthvsomai periv tina a} ajxiovlogav ejstin, dehvsei
de; suggnwvmhn e[cein, oJ ga;r ejmo;~ fivlo~ oujdevpote polla; ejxhgei`to:
ou|to~ me;n i[sw~ ejnovmizev me ei\nai o{moion eJautw`/, ejgw; d aujto;~ th`/ ejmh`/
dustuciva/ ouj duvnamai dia; tw`n qhkw`n ajgno;n ijdei`n: i[sw~ toiou`tov~
eijmi, eij kai; kat ojlivgon, oi|oi oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi: i[sw~ geghvraka.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ poi`a planhta; ojnovmata devcetai
2/ tiv~ ejxhu`re to; tou` basileidivou planhtovn
3/ dia; tiv to; prw`ton oujdei;~ aujtw`/ ejpivsteusen
4/ dia; tiv pavnte~ u{steron aujtw`/ ejpivsteusan
5/ tiv toi`~ teleivoi~ ajrevskei
kaq hJmevran ejmavnqanon nevon ti peri; tou` te planhtou` kai;; th`~
ajpocwrhvsew~ kai;; th`~ poreiva~: pavnta me;n tau`ta bradevw~ tw`/
ejnqumei`sqai hj/sqovmhn, tw`/ de; aujtw`/ trovpw/ e[maqon th`/ trivth/ hJmevra/ to;
provblhma to; tw`n baobavbwn.
tou`to dh; tou` ajgnou` e{neka ejfavnh, to; ga;r basileivdion, wJ~ periv tino~
baqevw~ ejnqumouvmenon, h[retov me:
< ou[koun ajlhqev~ ejstin o{ti oiJ ajgnoi; tou;~ qavmnou~ katesqivousin
< naiv, ajlhqev~ ejstin.

h{domai = caivrw
sunh`ka < sunivhmi
tou`to diafevrei moi: nomivzw tou`to
ajxiovlogovn ejstin
newv~, -w` = naov~, -ou` th`/ Attikh`/
dialevktw/
ajgevlh, -h~ = oJmav~, -avdo~
diapravttw = pantelw`~ diafqeivrw
gevlw~, -wto~ < gelavw
safhv~, -ev~ = ejpifanhv~, -ev~
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< a\, h{domai tou`to ajkouvsa~!
ejgw; me;n ouj sunh`ka dia; tiv ou{tw~ aujtw`/ diafevroi o{ti oiJ ajgnoi; tou;~
qavmnou~ ejsqivousin, to; de; basileivdion prosevqhken:
< tovte katesqivousi kai; tou;~ baobavbou~
ejpeivrasa deiknuvnai tw`/ basileidivw/ tou;~ baobavbou~ ouj qavmnou~
ei\nai ajlla; devndra tosau`ta to; mevgeqo~ o{soi newv/, ei\pon de; o{ti kai;
eij o{lhn ajgevlhn ejlefavntwn sumfevroi oujk ejxeivh a]n th`/ ajgevlh/ e{na
baobavbon diapravttesqai.
hJ ijdeva th`~ ejlefavntwn ajgevlh~ gevlwta parevscen tw`/ basileidivw/.
< dehvsei tou;~ ejlevfanta~ a[llou~ ejp a[llwn ejpiqei`nai...
e[peita de; sofw`~ prosevqhken:
< oiJ baobavboi, pri;n aujxavnesqai, mikroiv eijsin th`/ ajrch`/.
< ajlhqh` levgei~, ajlla; dia; tiv bouvlei tou;~ ajgnou;~ tou;~ baobavbou~
katesqivein
ajpekrivnato de; dh`lovn ejstin, a[ge!, wJsei; peri; safou`~ tino;~ levgoi:
ejdevhsev me baqevw~ tou`to ejnnoei`n i{na aujto;~ movno~ to; provblhma
suneivhn.
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tw`/ o[nti = ajleqw`~
pova, -h~ = mikrotavth botavnh
tou`to ajovratovn ejstin: oujdei;~ duv-
natai tou`to ijdei`n
ejkteivnomai = pantacovse aujxav-
nomai
qallov~, -ou` = prw`ton mevro~ th`~
botavnh~
ajblabhv~ = ouj blavptwn
aijdhmovnw~ = meta; deiliva~
rJafanivdion: gevno~ botavnh~
ajpospavw = ejk th`~ gh`~ biva/ ejxairevw
ajpallavttw = thlovse ajporrivptw
diatrupavw = pantelw`~ trupavw
diarrhvgnumi = eij~ mikra; mevrh biva/
diafqeivrw
tw`/ o[nti ejn tw`/ tou` basileidivou planhtw`/ uJphvrce to; aujto; kai; ejn pa`si
toi`~ planhtoi`~, ajgaqa; pova kai; kakhv: ou{tw~ ou\n ejk me;n tw`n ajgaqw`n
spermavtwn ejgivgneto ajgaqh; pova, ejk de; tw`n kakw`n spermavtwn kakhv:
ajlla; ta; spevrmata ajovrata mevn estin, kaqeuvdei de; ejn tw`/ kruptw`/ th`~
gh`~ e{w~ a]n pote; aujtw`n tini ejgeivresqai dokh`/... tovte de; ejkteivnetai
mevn, qallo;~ dev ti~ carivei~ te kai; ajblabh;~ makruvnetai pro;~ to;n
h{lion, prw`ton dh; aijdhmovnw~.
eja;n me;n qallov~ h\/ rJafanidivou h] rJodh`~, e[xesti tou`ton aujxavnesqai
eja`n oJpovson a]n bouvlhtai: eja;n de; kakh; pova h\/, dei` hJma`~ aujth;n
ajnagnwrivsanta~ eujqu;~ ajpospa`n.
ejn tw`/ tou` basileidivou planhtw`/ deina; spevrmata ejnh`n... oi|a ta; tou`
baobavbou, hJ de; tou` planhtou` gh` plhrh;~ h\n touvtwn tw`n spermavtwn.
eja;n baobavbon mh; ejn kairw`/ ajpospw`men, oujk e[sti o{pw~ u{steron
ajpallavxomen aujtovn, dia; ga;r panto;~ tou` planhtou` ejkteinovmeno~
tai`~ rJivzai~ diatrupa`/, eja;n de; to; planhto;n mikrovterovn tugcavnh/ o]n
kai; oiJ baobavboi pleivone~, aujto; diarrhgnuvasin.

eujtaxiva = ko/smo~, eujkosmiva
diakrivnw = metaxu; a[llwn oJravw
luphrov~ = ponhrov~
: parhv/nhse me kalh;n diagrafh;n
poiei`n
poihtevon = o} poiei`sqai dei`
diatribhv = ajnabolhv
rJa/vqumo~ = w|/ ejrgavzesqai oujk
ajrevskei
touvtou ajmelevw = touvtou ouj fron-
tivzw
hjqovgrafo~ = o}~ toi`~ a[lloi~ par-
ainei` o{ ti dei` poiei`n
ejxaivreto~ = e[xw tw`n a[llwn wJ~
i[dio~ keivmeno~
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dei` eujtaxivan e[cein, ei\pen u{steron to; basileivdion: crhv se prwi?,
h[dh seauto;n louvsantav te kai; kosmhvsanta, to; planhto;n ajkribw`~
kaqairei`n, dei` de; kaq hJmevran ejpeida;n prw`ton tou;~ baobavbou~ ajpo;
tw`n rJodw`n diakrivnh/~ ajpospa`n, tauvtai~ ga;r oJmoiovtatoiv eijsin e[ti
nevoi o[nte~: tou`to to; e[rgon luphrovtaton mevn ejstin, rJa`/ston dev.
parh/vnse dev potev me ejpimelei`sqai me;n o{pw~ kalh;n diagrafh;n
poihvsoimi, i{na tou;~ ejn th`/ gh`/ pai`da~ sunievnai tauvta~ ta;~ ijdeva~
poioivhn. ejavn pote poreuvwntai, e[fh, tou`to crhsimwvtaton aujtoi`~
e[stai: ejnivote oujde;n kwluvei to; poihtevon e[rgon eij~ to; u{steron
katalipei`n, ajllav, eja;n oJ lovgo~ peri; baobavbwn h\/, ejpikivndunov~ ejstin
hJ diatribhv: e[gwge oi\da planhtovn ti ejn w|/ rJa/qv umo~ a[nqrwpo~ w[/kei,
ou|to~ de; triw`n qavmnwn hjmevlhsen...
kata; ta; tou` basileidivou mhnuvmata dievgraya toiou`to planhtovn:
kai; eja;n oujk ajrevskh/ moi aujtw`/ hjqogravfw/ givgnesqai oJ tw`n baobavbwn
kivnduno~ ou{tw~ ajngwstov~ ejsti kai; tosou`to kinduneuvei o{sti~ a]n ejn
ajsteroeidei` ajpoplana`tai w{ste tou`to ejxaivreton poiw`n bow`: w\
pai`de~, to;n nou`n toi`~ baobavboi~ prosevcete!
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ejk pollou` = ejk pollou` crovnou
eijdovte~ < oi\da
ejrgasivan uJpolambavnw = ejrgasivan
poiei`n devcomai
aJplouvtato~: rJa/`sto~
ajpovkrisi~, -ew~ < ajpokrivnomai
oi|ov~ t eijmiv = duvnamai
novhma, -ato~ < noevw
epotruvnw: keleuvw
skuqrwpov~ = melagcolikov~
dusmhv, -h`~ ajnatolhv, -h`~
tevrpei me = ajrevskei moi
i{na de; tou;~ ejmou;~ fivlou~ ajpaggevloimi pro;~ toiou`ton kivndunon eij~
o}n kaqivstantai h[dh ejk pollou` oujk eijdovte~ tosauvthn ejrgasivan
uJpevlabon kai; tosouvtw/ povnw/ ejcrhsavmhn tauvthn th;n diagrafh;n
diagravfwn, a{te tw`n ejx aujth`~ maqhmavtwn ajxivwn tou` povnou o[ntwn.
i[sw~ ejrwthvsei ti~ dia; tiv ou[k eijsin ejn tauvth/ th`/ bivblw/ a[llai
diagrafai; tosau`tai o{sai aiJ tw`n baobavbwn diagrafaiv aJploutavth
dev ejstin hJ ajpovkrisi~: kaivper peirw`n aujta;~ diagravfein, e[gwge oujc
oi|ov~ t h\n: to; th`~ ajnavgkh~ novhma ejpwvtrunev me tou;~ baobavbou~ tovte
diagravfonta.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ tiv eijsin oiJ baobavboi
2/ dia; tiv dei` tou;~ baobavbou~ ajpospa`n
3/ tiv~ triw`n qavmnwn hjmevlhsen
4/ dia; tiv oJ kubernhvth~ tou;~ baobavbou~ dievgrayen
w\ basileivdion, bradevw~ sunivhn to;n so;n skuqrwpo;n bivon. polu;n dh;
crovnon oujde;n a[llo h] aiJ hJdei`ai tou` hJlivou dusmai; e[terpovn se, tou`to
de; th`/ tetavrth/ hJmevra/ hj/sqovmhn, ejmoi; ga;r tovde ei\pe~:
< mavlistav moi ajrevskousin aiJ tou` hJlivou dusmaiv... i[wmen qeasov-
menoi hJlivou dusmhvn...

oJ h{lio~ kataduvei oJ h{lio~ ajna-
tevllei
tw`/ o[nti
ajgora`~ plhqouvsh~: th`/ meshmbriva/
leptov~, -ou`: miva w{ra e[cei eJxhvkon-
ta leptav
bhvma, -ato~ = bavdisma, -ato~
deivlh = to; th`~ hJmevra~ mevro~ pro;
th`~ dusmh`~
dusqumevw caivrw
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< dehvsei perimevnein...
< perimevnein tiv
< e{w~ oJ h{lio~ a]n kataduvh/.
prw`ton me;n qaumavzein e[doxa~, e[peita de; seautou` katagelavsa~
ei\pev~ moi:
< ajei; nomivzw ejn th`/ ejmh`/ oijkiva/ ei\nai.
ajlhqw`~ dhv: wJ~ pavnte~ i[sasin, tw`/ ejn tai`~ Hnwmevnai~ Amerivkh~
Politeivai~ o[nti ajgora`~ plhqouvsh~ kataduvei oJ h{lio~ ejn th`/
Galativa/: iJkano;n me;n ei[h a]n eij~ th;n Galativan eJno;~ leptou`
ajfivkesqai i{na th;n hJlivou dusmh;n i[doimen, dustuciva/ de; hJmi`n hJ
Galativa tevlo~ a[gan kei`tai, ajlla; ejn tw`/ sw`/ mikrw`/ planhtw`/ iJkano;n
h\n th;n kaqevdran bhvmatav tina kinei`n, th;n de; deivlhn eJwvra~ oJpovte
bouvloio...
< ei\dovn pote hJmevra~ mia`~ tettaravkonta trei`~ hJlivou dusmav~!
e[peita de; prosevqhka~:
< tou`to dh; oi\sqa... oJpovtan mavlista dusqumh`/ ti~, filei` ou|to~ ta;~
tou` hJlivou dusmav~...
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ejdeivcqh < deivknumi
ajprosdokevtw~ = a[neu ajggeliva~
katevdomai < katesqivw
ajnqemiv~, -ivdo~ hJ = a[nqo~, -ou~ tov
a[kanqa, -h~ = o} tou` rJovdou mevro~ o}
blavptei eja;n ajmelhti; lavbwmen
wjfelevw = crhvsimov~ eijmi
calepwvtaton ejgivgnetov moi th;n mh-
canh;n katorqou`n
knwvdax, -ako~: mevro~ th`~ mhca-
nh`~
pepiesmevno~ < pievzw
meiovomai = meivwn givgnomai
< a\r ejkeivnh/ th`/ hJmevra/ h|/ tettaravkonta trei`~ hJlivou dusma;~ ei\de~
mavlista ejdusquvmei~
to; de; basileivdion oujk ajpekrivnato.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ tiv h[resken ijdei`n tw`/ basileidivw/
2/ tiv e[dei aujto;n poiei`n o{te bouvloito hJlivou dusmh;n qea`sqai
II
th`/ pevmpth/ hJmevra/, kai; tou` ajgnou` e{neka, a[llo ti tou` bivou tou`
basileidivou krupto;n ejmoi; ejdeivcqh: ejxaivfnh~ h[retov me ajpros-
dokevtw~, wJsperei; peri; touvtou polu;n crovnon sigh`/ ejnqumhvsa~:
< eja;n ajgno;~ tou;~ qavmnou~ katesqivh/, ou[koun katevdetai kai; ta;~
ajnqemivda~
< ajgnov~ ti~ katesqivei pavnta w|/tini ejntugcavnei.
< kai; ta;~ ajnqemivda~ ai} ajkavnqa~ e[cousin
< naiv, kai; ta;~ ajnqemivda~ ai} ajkavnqa~ e[cousin.
< ou{tw~ dev, tiv wjfelou`sin aiJ a[kanqai
oJmologw` me tou`to ajgnoei`n: calepwvtaton dh; ejgivgnetov moi mavlista
ejpimeloumevnw/ tovte o{pw~ knwvdakav tina th`~ mhcanh`~ a[gan
pepiesmevnon luvsoimi th;n mhcanh;n katorqou`n, kai; dh; kai; to; u{dwr
ejmeiou`to, o} ta; kavkista fobei`sqai hjgavgkazen.

ejrovmenon < ejrwtavw
h[/tei < aijtevw
ponhrov~ filovfrwn
mnhsikakevw = ojlivgon ojrgizovmeno~
eujhqhv~, -ev~ = ajfhlhv~, hjlivqio~
ajmuvnomai = ejmauto;n fulavttw
ajntevcw ei[kw
ajporrhvxw < ajporrhvgnumi
sfuvra = ejrgalei`on w|/ kovptomen
oJtiou`n: tou`to h] ejkei`no, ouj diafev-
rei
peplhgmevno~ = qaumavzwn
qolerov~ kaqarov~
duseidhv~ kalov~
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< a\ra tiv wjfelou`sin aiJ a[kanqai
to; basileivdion, ejrwvthmav ti ejrovmenon, ajei; ajpovkrisin h[/tei: ejgw; dev,
ojrgizovmeno~ diovti to;n knwvdaka kinei`n oujk ejdunavmhn, to; prw`ton
ajpekrinavmhn o} eij~ to;n nou`n ajfivketo:
< aiJ a[kanqai oujde;n wjfelou`sin, ponhrovn ti tw`n ajnqemivdwn eijsin.
< w[!
sighvsa~ de; ojlivgon crovnon ei\pen wJsei; mnhsikakw`n:
< ouj pisteuvw soi! aiJ ajnqemivde~ ajsqhnei`~ te kai; eujhqei`~ eijsin,
ajmunovmenai de; kata; th;n eJautw`n duvnamin nomivzousi deinai; ei\nai
a{te ajkavnqa~ e[cousai...
oujde;n ajpekrinavmhn, tovte ga;r ejmautw`/ e[legon eja;n ou|to~ oJ knw`dax
e[ti ajntevch/, ajporrhvxw th`/ sfuvra/. to; de; basileivdion au\qi~ th;n ejmh;n
diavnoian e[temen:
< a\ra nomivzei~ ta;~ ajnqemivda~...
< oujciv, oujde;n nomivzw! oJtiou`n ajpekrinavmhn! ajxivwn pragmavtwn ejpi-
melou`mai!
peplhgmevno~ pro;~ ejme; e[bleyen.
< ajxivwn pragmavtwn!
pro;~ de; ejme; e[blepen, thvn te sfuvran ejn th`/ ceiri; kai; tou;~ daktuvlou~
ejlaivw/ qolerou;~ e[conta kai; klinovmenon ejpi; mhcanhvn tina h} ejdovkei
aujtw`/ duseidestavth ei\nai.
< dialevgei ou{tw~ wJ~ oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi!
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ajsuggnwvmwn = o}~ ouj suggignwvs-
kei
sugcevw = duvo uJgra; a{ma tivqhmi
seivw = kinevw
w[sfreto < ojsfraivnomai
provsqesi~, -ew~: 3+4 = 7
par o{lon... = dia; o{lou...
uJperhfanevw = nomivzw sofwvtatov~
te kai; eujtucevstato~ ei\nai
muvkh~, -ou = mikro;n futovn
mh`ni~, -io~ hJ = ojrghv
to; muriosto;n e[to~: polla; e[th
ajneurivskw = aijsqavnomai
gennavw = poievw, futeuvw
pacuv~ leptov~
eijkh`/ tou`to poiw` = oujk aijsqanov-
meno~ meno~ tou`to poiw`
ejgw; me;n ojlivgon hj/scunavmhn, oJ de; ajsuggnwvmwn prosevqhken:
< pavnta me;n sugcei`~, pavnta de; summeivgnu~!
mavlista wjrgismevno~ ta;~ crusa`~ trivca~ ejn tw`/ ajevri e[seien.
< oi\da planhtovn ti ejn w|/ oijkei` e[ruqro~ to; provswpon ajnh;r o}~
oujdevpote ajnqemivdo~ tino;~ w[sfreto, oujde; pro;~ ajstevra tina;
e[bleyen oujde; ejfivlhsen oujdevna: movnon prosqevsei~ ejpoivhse par
o{lon to;n bivon, pa`san de; th;n hJmevran diatrivbei au\qi~ kai; au\qi~
levgwn to; aujto; kai; suv: spoudai`ov~ eijmi, spoudai`ov~ eijmi! dh`lov~
ejstin oJ ajnh;r touvtou e{neka uJperhfanw`n: o{mw~ de; ou|to~ a[nqrwpov~
ou[k ejstin, ajlla; muvkh~!
< tiv ejsti
< muvkh~!
to; basileivdion th`/ mhvni leuko;n ejgivgneto to; provswpon.
< h[dh me;n to; muriosto;n e[to~ aiJ ajnqemivde~ ajkavnqa~ e[cousin, h[dh de;
to; muriosto;n e[to~ oiJ ajgnoi; ta;~ ajnqemivda~ katesqivousi kaivper
ajkavnqa~ ejcouvsa~. a\ra oujde;n sumfevrei ajneurivskein dia; tiv aiJ
ajnqemivde~ crovnon tosou`ton ou{tw diatrivbousin ajkavnqa~ gennw`sai
ai} oujde;n wjfelou`sin a\ra oujde;n sumfevrei oJ tw`n ajgnw`n povlemo~
pro;~ ta;~ ajnqemivda~ a\ra ou[k ejsti tou`to pleivono~ a[xion h] aiJ
prosqevsei~ aiJ ajndrov~ tino~ pacevo~ te kai; ejruvqrou eij me;n oi\da
peri; ajnqemivdo~ tino;~ movnh~ ejn tw`/ kovsmw/ h} oujdamou` uJpavrcei plh;n
ejn tw`/ ejmw`/ planhtw`/, eij de; oi\da o{ti i[sw~ pote; mikro;~ ajgno;~ eijkh`/
diafqerei` aujthvn, a\ra tou`to oujde;n sumfevrei

o[lbio~ = makavrio~, eujdaivmwn
katasbevnnumai = fw`~ oujkevti e[cw
prau?nw aujtovn ojrgivzw aujtovn
filostovrgw~ = eujfilw`~
khmov~ = o} peri; tou` stovmato~ toi`~
kusi; tivqemen i{na mh; davnkwsin
panopliva = o{pla a} pa`n to; sw`ma
fulavttei
skaiov~ = a[neu cavrito~
krufai`o~ < kruvptw
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ejruqro;~ to; provswpon genovmeno~ dievmeinen:
< ejavn ti~ ajnqemivda filh`/ oi{a movnh miva dia; eJkatommurivwn kai; eJka-
tommurivwn ajstevrwn uJpavrcei, iJkanovn ejstin aujtw`/ pro;~ aujtou;~
blevpein o{tan bouvlhtai o[lbio~ ei\nai, levgei ga;r eJautw`/: hJ ejmh;
ajnqemi;~ ejkei` pou pavrestin... ajllav, eja;n oJ ajgno;~ th;n ajnqemivda
katesqivh/, aujtw`/ tou`to to; aujtov ejstin kai; wJsei; pavnte~ oiJ ajstevre~
ejxaivfnh~ katasbennuvointo! levgei~ de; o{ti tou`to oujde;n diafevrei!
oujde;n a[llo eijpei`n dunavmeno~, dakruvein h[rxato.
h[dh nu;x ejgegovnei, ejmoi; de; ta; ejrgalei`a leipovnti oujde;n sunevferon
ei[te hJ sfuvra ei[te oJ knw`dax ei[te hJ divya ei[te oJ qavnato~: ejn ajstevri
tiniv, ejn planhtw``/ tini, tw`/ ejmw`/, th`/ Gh`/, parh`n basileivdion o} prau?nein
e[dei! ta;~ cei`ra~ aujtw`/ peribalw;n filostovrgw~ ejkivnoun kai; ei\pon:
hJ ajnqemi;~ h}n filei`~ ouj kinduneuvei... diagravyw khmo;n tw`/ ajgnw`/ kai;
panoplivan th`/ sh`/ ajnqemivdi... ejgwv...
oujk h[/dh o{ ti levgoimi, ejnovmizon skaio;~ ei\nai, oujk h[/dh o{pw~ aujto;n
prau?noimi kai; o{pw~ au\qi~ ou|to~ pisteuvoi moi. hJ tw`n dakruvwn cwvra
ou{tw krufai`ovn ejstin.
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stoi`co~, -ou = tavxi~, -ew~
katasbevnnumai: ajpoqnhv/skw
spermavto~ ajfikomevnou
klavdo~ = prw`ton mevro~ futou`
blastov~ = prwton mevro~ ajnqemiv-
do~
teratwvdh~ = qaumavsio~
ejfarmovttw = suntavttw
tetrimmevnh < trivbw
mhvkwn, -wno~ = qerinh; ajnqemiv~
kallwvpisto~ = o}~ nomivzei kavllis-
to~ ei\nai
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ peri; tivno~ oJ kubernhvth~ ejfrovntizen
2/ dia; tiv oJ kubernhvth~ wjrgivsqh
III
tacevw~ e[maqon ejgw; tauvthn th;n ajnqemivda gignwvskein. ajei; me;n
ejgivgnonto ejn tw`/ tou` basileidivou planhtw`/ aJplai` ajnqemivde~ movnw/
stoivcw/ petavlwn kekosmhmevnai kai; movli~ cwrivou deovmenai, oujdevna
de; ejtavratton. prwi me;n para; th`/ povh/ ejgivgnonto, eJspevra~ de;
katesbevnnunto.
o{mw~ de; ejkeivnh me;n ejgevnetov pote ejk spevrmato~ oujdei;~ oi\den o{pou
ajfikomevnou, to; de; basileivdion ejpimelw`~ ejkei`non to;n klavdon
ejfuvlatten tosou`to diaferovmenon toi`~ a[lloi~ oi|~ ejgnwvkei. i[sw~
nevon gevno~ baobavbou h\n, ajlla; oJ qavllo~ ouj dia; pollou` aujxavnwn
ejpauvsato kai; a[nqo~ fuvein h[rxato.
to; me;n basileivdion, to;n mevgiston blasto;n aujxavnonta qewvmenon,
ejnovmize ejkei`qen genhvsesqai teratwvde~ favsma: hJ de; ajnqemiv~, tw`/
clwrw`/ citw`ni pefulagmevnh, oujk ejpauveto to; eJauth`~ kavllo~
paraskeuavzousa, ejpimelw`~ me;n ta; crwvmata hJ/rei`to, bradevw~ de;
ejneduveto, ta; de; pevtala kaq e}n ejfhvrmotten, ouj ga;r ejxievnai
ejbouvleto h[dh ou{tw tetrimmevnh wJ~ aiJ mhvkwne~ eij mh; pantelw`~ tw`/
kavllei ajkmavzousa. a\, ejkeivnh hJ ajnqemi;~ kallwpistotavth h\n!
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ou{tw~ ou\n hJ me;n krufaiva paraskeuh; hJmevra~ kai; hJmevra~ dievmenen,

ejpefavnh < ejpifaivnomai tevlo~ de; hJmevra/ tini; prwi?, tou` hJlivou ajnatevllonto~, ejpefavnh.

casmavomai = to; stw`ma ajnoivgnumi hJ ajnqemiv~, tosou`to ajkribw`~ ponhvsasa, casmhsamevnh ei\pen:
a{te e[ti kaqeuvdein boulovmeno~
hjgrovmhn < ejgeivromai < a\, suggnwvmhn e[ce... a[rti nu`n hjgrovmhn... ta;~ trivca~ pantelw`~
ajkosmw`...

to; basileivdion to; qau`ma katevcein oujk ejdunhvqh:

< wJ~ kalh; ei\!
eujmenw`~ = glukeiva/ fwnhv/ < ou[koun ajlhqev~ ejstin ajpekrivnato eujmenw`~ hJ ajnqemiv~: a{ma de; tw`/
hJlivw/ gegevnhmai.

to; basileivdion tacevw~ h[/sqeto aujth;n tw`/ o[nti metriotavthn oujk

ejpivcari~ = carivessa ou\san, ajlla; ou{tw~ ejpivcari~ h\n!
ajristavw = tw`/ prwi ejsqivw < dokei` moi o{ti h[dh kairov~ ejsti ajrista`n, prosevqhken eujqu;~ hJ
: bouvlomaiv se ejmou` ejnnoei`n ajnqemiv~: ejmou` a]n ejnnooivh~...

metevrcomai tou`to = ajpevrcomai to; de; basileivdion mavla te tetaragmevnon kai; ajmforeva metelqovn,
kai; ejpanevrcomai tou`to e[cwn
u{dwr cevw = u{dwr bavllw kaqaro;n u{dwr ejpi; th;n ajnqemivda e[cei.
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kacuvpopto~, -on = kata; mevro~
krufai`o~
kenodoxiva aJplovth~, -hto~
o[nux, -uco~ = o} ejn tw`/ tw`n daktu-
livwn ejscavtw/ e[comen
devdia = fobou`mai
parapevtasma, -ato~ = crh`ma o} to;n
rJevonta ajevra pauvei
poluplokov~ rJa/divwn
ejpikaluvptw: fulavttw
yu`co~, -ou~ qermovth~, -hto~
ou[koun oujkou`n
eujhvqh~ = aJplou`~
prospoievomai = uJpokrinevomai
bhvttw = yovfon tw`/ aujcevni poiw`
ou{tw~ de; hJ ajnqemi;~ aujto;n aujtivka th`/ eJauth`~ kat ojlivgon kacupovptw/
kenodoxiva/ ejbasavnizen: hJmevra~ tinov~, paradeivgmato~ e{neka, peri;
tw`n tettavrwn ajkanqw`n dialegomevnh tw`/ basileidivw/ ei\pen:
< deu`ro ejlqovntwn oiJ tivgrei~ o[nuca~ e[conte~!
< tivgrei~ ouj uJpavrcousin ejn tw`/ ejmw`/ planhtw`/ -ajntei`pon to; basileiv-
dion-, kai; dh; kai; oiJ tivgrei~ povan oujk ejsqivousin.
< e[gwge pova ou[k eijmi, ajpekrivnato eujmenw`~ hJ ajnqemiv~.
< suggnwvmhn e[ce...
< tou;~ me;n tivgrei~ ouj fobou`mai, devdia de; to;n rJevonta ajevra: a\r i[sw~
parapevtasma e[coi~ a]n
to;n rJevonta ajevra fobei`sqai... eujtuciva ou[k ejsti futw`/ tini,
ejnenovhse to; basileivdion. au{th hJ ajnqemi;~ poluplokovtatovn
ejstin...
< th`/ nukti; ejpikaluvyei~ me sfaivra/. yu`cov~ ejsti ejn th`/ sh`/ oijkiva/,
kakw`~ ga;r katakei`tai: ejkei` de; o{qen h{kw...
hJ ajnqemi;~ ejpauvsato levgousa: ejkei`se ga;r ajfivketo movnon spevrma
ou\sa, ou[koun ejxh`n aujth`/ a[llou~ kovsmou~ gignwvskein: aijscunou-
mevnh de; diovti eJauth;n ajpevdeixe toiou`to eu[hqe~ yeu`do~ pros-
poioumevnhn, di;~ h] tri;~ e[bhxen i{na to; basileivdion aujth`/ to;n nou`n
prosevcoi.
< to; de; parapevtasma
< ejgw; me;n tou`to meth`/a, su; dev moi e[ti dielevgou!

dhvgma, -ato~ < davknw
ajmfisbhtevw = oujk oi\da povteron
tou`to h] ejkei`no
kenov~ plhrhv~
ejmpivmplhmi = plhrovw
tevggw sklhro;n poievw
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tovte h{ ajnqemi;~ e[ti ma`llon e[bhxen o{pw~ to; basileivdion th`~ yuch`~
dhvgmatav ge e[coi.
ou{tw to; basileivdion, kaivper eu[noun filivan e[con, pro;~ th;n
ajnqemivda tacevw~ hjmfesbhvtei, tou;~ de; kenou;~ lovgou~ pollou`
poihsavmeno~ dustuch;~ ejgevneto.
e[dei me aujth`~ mh; ajkouvein, wJmolovghsev moiv pote to; basileivdion,
dei` ou[pote tw`n ajnqemivdwn ajkouvein, pro;~ de; aujta;~ blevpein kai;
aujtw`n ojsfraivnesqai iJkanovn ejstin. to; me;n ejmo;n planhto;n eujwdiva~
ejnepivmplh, ejgw; de; touvtw/ h{desqai oujk ei\con. e[dei ejkei`non to;n
mu`qon o[nucav~ te kai; tivgrei~ ajpodeiknuvnta, o{~ me tosou`to
ejtavraxen, tevggein ejmev...
wJmolovghse dev moi kai; tovde:
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eujwdiva, -a~ = o} aiJ ajnqemivda~ eij~
to;n ajevra bavllousin
fwtivzw = fw`~ bavllw
filostorgiva, -a~ = malakh; filiva
oujk ei\con sunievnai oujde;n tovte! e[dei me aujto; kata; ta;~ pravxei~
krivnein, ouj mh;n kata; tou;~ lovgou~: hJ me;n ajnqemi;~ eujwdiva~ ejme;
ejnepivmplh te kai; ejfwvtizen, oujdamw`~ de; e[dei me pote; ejkei`qen
fugei`n! oujk oi}ov~ t h\n aijsqavnesqai th;n filostorgivan th;n ejn toi`~
aJploi`~ dovloi~ aujth`~ keimevnhn: aiJ ajnqemivde~ ou{tw~ ajntilogikaiv
eijsin! ejgw; de; newvtero~ h\n h] w{ste eijdevnai aujth;n filei`n.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1- povte hJ ajnqemi;~ ejfavnh
2- tiv levgei tw`/ basileidivw/
3- tiv aijtei` hJ ajnqemi;~ to; basileivdion
4- tiv fobei`tai hJ ajnqemiv~
5- tivno~ e{neka e[bhxe to; basileivdion
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IC

metoikevw = ajpo; th`~ cwvra~ ajpo- nomivzw to; basileivdion crhvsasqai ajgrivoi~ metoikou`sin o[rnisi pro;~
cwrevw
ajpocwvrhsi~, -ew~ < ajpocwrevw to; ejkfugei`n. th`/ hJmevra/ th`~ ajpocwrhvsew~ prwi to; planhto;n ejn
ejkavqhren < kaqaivrw eujkosmiva/ dievqhken: spoudaivw~ me;n ta; hJfaivsteia ejkavqhren a} e[ti
ajnivei < ajnivhmi pu`r ajnivei, touvtwn ga;r duvo ei\cen a} aujtw`/ crhsimwvtata h\n tw`/ to;
tw`/ qermaivnein a[riston kaq hJmevran qermaivnein.

ei\ce de; kai; sbesto;n hJfaivsteion: ajllav, wJ~ aujto;~ e[legen, oujdei;~
oi\de o{ ti genevsqai duvnatai. ejkavqhren ou\n kai; to; sbesto;n
hJfaivsteion.

eja;n eu\ kekavqartai, ta; hJfaivsteia bradevw~ te kai; ejmmevtrw~

ejkbolh; tou` hJfaisteivou: to; hJfaivs-
teion pu`r ejkbavllei
eJstiva = ou| to; pu`r oi[koi e[comen
dustuvchma = pavqhma
kaivetai: aiJ tw`n hJfasteivwn ejkbolai; to; aujtov eijsi kai; to; pu`r ejn th`/
eJstiva/: dh`lovn ejstin o{ti ejn th`/ hJmetevra/ Gh`/ oujk e[xesti ta; hJfaivsteia
kaqaivrein, oiJ ga;r a[nqrwpoi a[gan mikroiv ejsmen: dia; de; tou`to
tosau`ta dustuchvmata hJmi`n parevcei.
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skuqrwpw`~ = luphrw`~
h[/sqeto < aijsqavnoma
e[rrwso (ajpiwvn) = cai`re (ajfikov-
meno~)
hjlivqio~ sofov~
: bouvlomaiv se eujdaimonei`n
pravu>nsi~, -ew~ wjmovth~, -hto~
katarroivzomai = ajlgw` th;n rJivna
yuceinov~ = yucrov~
to; de; basileivdion ajpevspase kai; tou;~ teleutaivou~ blastou;~ tw`n
baobavbwn, kai; eij skuqrwpw`~: ejnovmize me;n oujdevpote ejnapievnai,
pavnte~ de; ejkei`noi oiJ povnoi e[doxan aujtw`/ ejkeivnh/ th`/ hJmevra/ hJduvtatoi
ei\nai.
o{te de; ejpi; th;n ajnqemivda to; teleutai`on u{dwr e[cei kai; e[mellen th`/
sfaivra/ ajmunei`n, h[/sqeto dakruvein boulovmeno~.
< e[rrwso -ei\pe th`/ ajnqemivdi: hJ de; oujk ajpekrivnato.
< e[rrwso -au\qi~ ei\pe to; basileivdion.
hJ ajnqemi;~ e[bhxen, oujdamw`~ tou` ajsqenei`n e{neka.
< hjliqiva h\n e[gwge -ei\pe tevlo~ hJ ajnqemiv~-, suggnwvmhn e[ce: eujdaimo-
nei`n peivra.
th`~ ajnqemivdo~ oujde;n memfomevnh~, ejqauvmasev te to; basileivdion kai;
ejtaravcqh, th;n sfai`ran ejn tw`/ ajevri ajnevcon, ouj ga;r sunivei tauvthn
th;n h{sucon pravu>nsin.
< naiv, filw` se -ei\pen hJ ajnqemiv~-, ejgw; de; aujth; aijtiva eijmi o{ti su;
tou`to oujk oi\sqa: tou`to de; oujde;n diafevrei, su; de; ou{tw eujhvqh~ h\n
wJ~ ejgwv. eujdaimonei`n peivra... ajpolipe; de; tauvthn th;n sfai`ran,
oujkevti ga;r aujth;n bouvlomai.
< oJ de; a[nemo~...
< oujc ou{tw katarroivzomai w{ste... oJ yuceino;~ nukterino;~ ajh;r ajga-
qo;n e[stai moi: ajnqemiv~ eijmi.
< ta; de; zw`/a...

yuchv yuvch
kavmph, -h~ = mikrovtaton zw`/on o}
e[peita yuch; givgnetai
ejreqistikov~ = o}~ ejreqivzei, o}~ ejno-
clei`
uJperhvfano~ eijmiv = nomivzw bevltis-
to~ ei\nai
toi`~ metewvroi~ cwrivoi~
prosevrcomai aujtw`/ = e[rcomai pro;~
aujtov
porfurov~ - pontikov~: crwvmata
ejndutov~ < ejnduvomai
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< eja;n bouvlwmai ta;~ yuca;~ gnw`nai, dehvsei me duvo h] trei`~ kavmpa~
pavscein: nomivzw aujta;~ kallivsta~ ei\nai: eja;n de; mhv, tiv~ moi
provseisin suvge povrrw e[stai: peri; de; tw`n zwv/wn, ta;~ ejma;~ o[nuca~
e[cousa aujta; ouj fobou`mai.
aujtw`/ de; eujhvqw~ ta;~ ajkavnqa~ ejdeivknu: e[peita de; prosevqhken:
< mhde; ajmfisbhthvsh/~, ejreqistikovn gavr ejstin. dovxan soi ajpelqei`n,
ajpelqev.
hJ ajnqemi;~ oujk h[qele aujto;n eJauth;n klaivousan oJra`n: ou{tw~
uJperhvfano~ h\n...
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ tiv ejpoivhse to; basileivdion pri;n to; planhto;n katalipei`n
2/ tiv wJmolovghsen hJ ajnqemi;~ tw`/ basileidivw/
ejn toi`~ metewvroi~ tw`n ajsteroeidw`n 325, 326, 327, 328, 329 kai; 330
cwrivoi~ h\n, e[doxe de; aujtw`/ ajrcomevnw/ aujtoi`~ proselqei`n diatribh`~
te kai; maqhvsew~ e{neka.
to; prw`ton ajsteroeide;~ uJpo; basilevw~ wj/kei`to: oJ basileuv~, porfurw`/
kai; pontikw`/ iJmativw/ ejndutov~, ejkavqhto ejpi; qrovnw/ aJploutavtw/ mevn,
megaleivw/ dev.
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uJphvkoo~ = o}~ uJpakouvei tinov~, o}~ < a\, ei\pen oJ basileu;~ to; basileivdion ijdwvn, ejnqavde uJphvkoon
peivqetaiv tini
e[comen!

to; basileivdion eJauto; h[reto: oujdevpotev me ijdwvn, pw`~ duvnatai

ajnagnwrivzw se = aijsqavnomai ajnagnwrivzein
o{sti~ ei\
h]/dei < oi\da oujk h[/dei toi`~ basileu`si th;n oijkoumevnhn aJploustavthn ou\san:
pavnte~ oiJ a[nqrwpoi uJphvkooiv eijsin.

< ejggutevrw ejlqe; i{na a[meinon duvnwmaiv se ijdei`n, ei\pen oJ basileuv~,

uJperhvfano~ w]n diovti ejgevneto tevlo~ basileuv~ tino~.

to; basileivdion ejzhvtei o{pou kaqivsoito, ajlla; to; qaumasto;n ponti-

eJsthkov~ < i{sthmi ko;n iJmavtion pa`n to; planhto;n ejkavlupten: e[meinen ou\n eJsthkov~,
kavmnon, -onto~ kavmnon de; ejcasmhvsato.
< ta; novmima oujk eja`/ pro; tou` basilevw~ casma`sqai -ei\pen oJ basi-
ajpagoreuvw mh; tou`to poiei`n = oujk leuv~-. tou`to mh; poiei`n soi ajpagoreuvw.
ejavw tou`to poiei`n
ajpevcomai = kwluvw < ajpevcesqai oujk ejdunhvqhn -ajpekrivnato to; basileivdion mavla teta-
poreuqevn, -evnto~ ragmevnon-, makra;n oJdo;n poreuqe;n movli~ ejkavqeudon...

cavsma, -ato~ < casmavomai
yellivzw = ojrw`~ ejkfwnei`n ouj duv-
namai
mevtrio~ uJperbolikov~
mevtria = mevtria keleuvsmata
aijdhvmwn = o}~ aijdhmosuvnh~ aijsqav-
netai
ptevrux, -ugo~ hJ = to; teleutai`on
ejsqh`to~ tino;~ mevro~
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< touvtwn ou{tw~ ejcovntwn, ei\pen oJ basileuv~, keleuvw se casma`sqai:
h[dh polla; e[th oujdevna casmw`nta eJwvraka, ta; de; cavsmatav moi
qauvmatav ejstin. a[ge, au\qi~ cavsmhsai, keleuvw se!
< aijscuvnomai... oujkevti e[cw... ei\pen to; basileivdion ejruqriw`n.
< kai; dhv... -ajpekrivnato oJ basileuv~-. ou{tw dev, keleuvw se ei[te cas-
ma`sqai ei[te...
ojlivgon ejyevllize kai; uJbrismevno~ ejdovkei, oJ ga;r basileu;~ tou`to
pollou` ejpoiei`to, o{ti oiJ a[lloi th;n eJautou` ajrch;n fulavttoien.
kuvrio~ me;n basileu;~ h\n, bevltisto~ de; w]n a[nqrwpo~ ajei; mevtria
ejkevleuen.
< eij keleuvoimi -pollavki~ e[fh-, eij ejgw; me;n keleuvoimi strathgovn
tina qalavttion o[rniqa genevsqai, oJ de; strathgo;~ mh; peivqoito, ou|to~
oujk ai[tio~ ei[h a[n, ejgw; ga;r aujto;~ ei[hn a[n.
< e[xestiv moi kaqivzesqai h[reto aijdhmovnw~ to; basileivdion.
< keleuvw se kaqivzesqai, ajpekrivnato oJ basileuv~, megaleivw~ ajna-
labw;n ptevruga tou` pontikou` iJmativou.
to; basileivdion ejqauvmazen: tou` planhtou` mikrotavtou o[nto~, tivno~
a]n basileuvoi ejkei`no~ oJ basileuv~
< w\ a[nax, suggnwvmhn e[ce moi ejrwtw`nti...
< keleuvw se ejrwta`n, ei\pen tacevw~ oJ basileuv~.
< w\ a[nax, tivno~ basileuvei~
< pavntwn, ajpekrivnato oJ basileu;~ mavla eujhqw`~.
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< pavntwn

schmativzomai = th`/ ceiri; crwvmeno~
deivknumi
shmaivnw pro;~ tou`to = deivknumi
tou`to
oJ basileuv~, aJplw`~ schmatizovmeno~, ejshvmhne pro;~ to; eJautou`
planhto;n kai; ta; a[lla planhta; kai; tou;~ ajstevra~.
< pavntwn touvtwn h[reto au\qi~ to; basileivdion.
< pavntwn touvtwn... ajpekrivnato oJ basileuv~.

kaqovlou = pantelw`~ ouj movnon kuvrio~ basileu;~ h\n, ajlla; kai; kaqovlou basileuv~.
< oiJ de; ajstevre~ peivqontai soiv
< mavlista -ei\pen oJ basileuv~-, parautivka de; pei`qontai, th;n ga;r
ajkolasiva = ajpeivqeia, to; mh; peiv- ajkolasivan ouj pavscw.
qesqai
ouj pavscw = oujk ejavw
toiou`to kravto~ to; basileivdion ejxevplhxen: eij aujto; ei\cen toiou`to
kravto~, ejdunhvqh a]n qea`sqai th`/ aujth`/ hJmevra/ ouj tettaravkonta trei`~
ajlla; eJbdomhvkonta duvo h] eJkato;n h] kai; diakosiva~ tou` hJlivou dusma;~
kinhvsan, -anto~ th;n kaqevdran ouj kinhvsan: ejpei; de; tou` mikrou` kataleifqevnto~
dusqumevw = ajqumevw planhtou` memnhmevno~ ojlivgon ejdusquvmei, ejtovlmhse cavrin to;n
basileva aijtei`n:
carivzou moi = dov~ moi tauvthn th;n < bouloivmhn a]n dusmh;n tou` hJlivou qea`sqai... carivzou moi... keleu`-
cavrin
son to;n h{lion kataduvein...
< eij ejgw; me;n strathgo;n keleuvoimi para; toi`~ a[nqesi ejk a[llou pro;~
a[llo pevtesqai, h] tragw/divan gravfein, h] qalavttion o[rniqa genevs-
eijsaggelqevn = keleusqevn qai, oJ de; strathgo;~ to; eijsaggelqe;n kevleusma mh; peivqoito, tiv~
ai[tio~ a]n ei[h ejkei`no~ h] ejgwv
bevbaio~ = kartero~ < su; ai[tio~ a]n ei[h~, ei\pe bebaivw~ to; basileivdion.
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< kalw`~ levgei~: dei` e{kaston aijtei`n movnon o{ ti aujtw`/ dou`nai ejxh`/ a[n -
diamevnw = diatelevw dievmeinen oJ basileuv~-. hJ ajrch; prw`ton ejn tw`/ fronei`n kei`tai. eja;n
ejpanivstamai = ejpi; toi`~ a[rcousi keleuvh/~ to;n dh`mon eJautou;~ eij~ th;n qavlattan rJivptein, ejpanasthv-
mavcomai
eujpeivqeia = peiqarciva, to; peivqes- setai oJ dh`mo~: e[xestiv moi eujpeivqeian aijtei`n diovti mevtria keleuvw.
qai
< tovte dh, tiv moi peri; th`~ tou` hJlivou dusmh`~ e[mnhse to; basileivdion,
ejpilanqavnomai tinov~ o} oujdevpote ejrwthvmato~ h[dh uJpo; eJautou` ejrwthqevnto~ ejpelanqav-
neto.
ajpaitevw = keleuvw < th;n sh;n dusmh;n e{xei~, ejgw; ga;r ajpaithvsw: o{mw~ de, kata; th;n ejmh;n
ejpithvdeio~ = o}~ wJ~ dei` ei\nai ejstivn peri; tou` ajrcei`n ejpisthvmhn, dei` mevnein e{w~ a]n ta; parovnta ejpi-
thvdeia h\/.
< povte de; ou{tw genhvsetai h[reto to; basileivdion.
hJmerolovgion = o[rganon o} to;n crov- < ei\en, ei\en -ajpekrivnato oJ basileuv~, ejxetavsa~ mevgiston hJmerolov-
non deivknusin
gion-, ei\en, ei\en, tou`to genhvsetai peri;... peri;... genhvsetai th`~ eJs-
o[yei < oJravw pevra~ peri; th;n eJbdomh;n w{ran tettaravkonta, o[yei de; o{pw~ pavnte~
moi peivqontai.

to; basileivdion ejcasmhvsato: th;n oujk ajkiknoumevnhn dusmh;n ejpovqei,

ejnoclevw = taravttw
poihtevon moiv ejstin = dei` me poiei`n
uJpourgov~ = o} deuvtero~ uJpo; tou`
basilevw~ a[rcei
kai; dh; kai; h[dh ojlivgon hjnwclei`to.
< oujkevti oujde;n poihtevon moiv ejstin ejnqavde -ei\pe tw`/ basilei`-: ajp-
ievnai ou`n mevllw.
< mh; ajpevlqh/~ -ajpekrivnato oJ basileuv~, megalofronw`n diovti uJphv-
koon ei\cen-: katasthvsw se mh; ajpelqovnta uJpourgovn.
< uJpourgo;n tivno~
< th`~... th`~ divkh~!
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< ajll ejnqavde ouj pavrestin o{ntina a]n dikavzwmen!

ejnarmovttw = iJkano;n cwvriovn moiv
ejstin
duscerhv~ = calepov~
ejxovn moi = diovti e[xestiv moi
mu`~, muov~ oJ = to; mikro;n zw`/on o} oiJ
ai[louroi diwvkousin
oJ ejmo;~ bivo~ ejk sou` ejxarta`tai = su;
krivnei~ povteron e[xestiv moi zh`n
ajfivhmi = luvw
feivdomai aujtou` = oujk ajpokteivnw
aujtovn
: dei` me ajpievnai
< oujdei;~ tou`to oi\den -ei\pen oJ basileuv~-: oujdevpote pavshn th;n ejmh;n
ajrch;n perih`lqon, geraivtato~ gavr eijmi kaiv, aJmavxh~ ejnqavde ejn
toiouvtw/ mikrw`/ tovpw/ oujk ejnarmottouvsh~, to; baivnein me kataponei`.
< a\, ejgw; de; h[dh ei\don -ei\pe to; basileivdion, klinavmenon i{na i[doi to;
e{teron mevro~ tou` planhtou`-. ejkei` de; oujdei;~ pavrestin.
< seauto;n dikavsei~ -ajpekrivnato oJ basileuv~-, o} duscerhvtatovn
ejstin. pollw`/ calepwvterovn ejsti seauto;n dikavzein h] tou;~ a[llou~.
eij seauto;n ojrqw`~ dikavzein duvnasai, ajlhqh;~ sofo;~ ei\.
< ejxovn moi ejmautovn pou dikavzein, ajnagkai`ovn me ejnqavde mevnein oujk
e[stin.
< ei\en, ei\en, nomivzw pou tou` planhtou` -ei\pen oJ basileuv~- oijkei`n
ghraio;n mu`n, ajkouvw aujto;n th`~ nuktov~. e[xestaiv soi tou`ton to;n
ghraio;n mu`n dikavzein. ejnivote me;n katagnwvsei aujtou` qavnaton, ou{tw
ga;r oJ bivo~ aujtou` ejxarthvsetai ejk th`~ sh`~ divkh~, eJkavstote de;
ajfhvsei~ i{na aujtou` feivdh/, ei|~ ga;r movno~ uJpavrcei.
< oujk ajrevskeiv moi oujdeno;~ katagignwvskein -ei\pe to; basileivdion-:
oi[omai ajpitevon ei\naiv moi.
< oujdamw`~, ei\pen oJ basileuv~.

to; de; basileivdion, pavnta h[dh paraskeuasavmenon, to;n basileva

lupevw = ejnoclevw lupei`n oujk ejbouvleto:

stenavzw = stenagmo;n i{hmi
paravdoxo~, -on = o}~ para; th;n dov-
xan kei`tai
megavlauco~ = a[nqrwpo~ o}~ nomiv-
zei pavnta~ eJauto;n qaumavzein
qaumasthv~, -ou` = a[nqrwpo~ o}~
qaumavzei
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< eij suv, w\ a[nax, bouvloio ajkribw`~ uJpakouvesqai, mevtriovn ti ke-
leuvoi~ a[n: paradeivgmato~ e{neka, keleuvoi~ a]n ejme; eJno;~ leptou`
ajpelqei`n: ta; parovnta dokei` moi ejpithvdeia ei\nai...
tou` basilevw~ oujde;n ajpokrinamevnou, to; basileivdion prw`ton me;n
hjpovrei, e[peita de; stenavxa~ ajphvrceto.
< kaqivsthmiv se presbeuthvn, ejbovhsen oJ basileu;~ tacevw~, mevga de;
dunavmeno~ ejdovkei.
oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi paradoxovtatoiv eijsin, e[lege to; basileivdion
eJautw`/ dia; th`~ poreiva~.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1- tiv~ w[/kei ejn tw`/ provtw/ planhtw`/
2- tiv h[reske tw`/ basilei`
3- povsou~ uJphkovou~ ei\cen oJ basileuv~
4- poi`a ejkevleuen oJ basileuv~
CI
ejn tw`/ deutevrw/ planhtw`/ megavlauco~ w[/kei:
< a\, a\, qaumasthv~ ti~ ejmoi; prosevrcetai! ejbovhsen oJ megavlauco~ to;
basileivdion tevloqen ijdwvn, toi`~ ga;r megalauvcoi~ pavnte~ oiJ a[lloi
a[nqrwpoi qaumastaiv eijsin.
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ajspavzomai = caivrein levgw
ejpeufhmevw = lovgoi~ timavw
sunevn, -evnto~
krotevw = kovptw
terpnov~ = carivei~
ejpanalambavnw = au\qi~ a[rcomai
krotou`n, -ou`nto~
kovron e[cw: iJkano;n e[cw
ajmetavblhto~, -on = o}~ ouj meta-
bavllei
< cai`re, ei\pen to; basileivdion: poi`on a[topon pevtason e[cei~!
< i{na ajspavzwmai tou`ton e[cw -ajpekrivnato oJ megavlauco~-: i{na ajs-
pavzwmai oJpovtan me ejpeufhmou`sin: th`/ ejmh`/ dustuciva/ oujdei;~
oujdevpote dia; touvtou tou` cwrivou diaporeuvetai.
< a\, ou{tw~ ejstivn h[reto to; basileivdion ouj sunevn.
< krovtei ta;~ cei`ra~ pro;~ ajllhvla~, ajph/vtesen oJ megavlauco~.
to; me;n basileivdion ta;~ cei`ra~ pro;~ ajllhvla~ ejkrovthsen, oJ de;
megavlauco~ metrivw~ hjspavsato to;n pevtason ajnaivrwn.
tou`to me;n terpnovteron ei\nai dokei` h] to; tw`/ basilei` proselqei`n,
ei\pen eJautw`/ to; basileivdion, o} krotou`n ejpanevlaben, oJ de; megavl-
auco~ au\qi~ hjspavzeto to;n pevtason ajnaivrwn.
meta; pevnte lepta; to; basileivdion kovron e[scen tauvth~ th`~ paidia`~
ajmetablhvtou ou[sh~.
< a\ra tiv dei` poiei`n i{na oJ pevtaso~ katapivpth/ ejrwvthse to; basi-
leivdion.

eujlogiva = timh; lovgoi~
ejndutov~ < ejnduvomai
paravdo~ < paradivdwmi
: ajmevleian shmaivnon
kevrdo~, -ou~ = o} kerdaivnei~
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oJ de; megavlauco~ aujtou` oujk h[kousen: oiJ megavlaucoi movnon ta;~
eujlogiva~ ajkouvousi.
< a\ra ouj qaumavzei~ me mavlista h[reto oJ megavlauco~ to; basileiv-
dion.
< tiv shmaivnei qaumavzein
< qaumavzein shmaivnei oJmologei`n ejme; ei\nai to;n kavlliston a[nqrw-
pon kai; to;n a[riston ejnduto;n kai; to;n plousiwvtaton kai; to;n
sofwvtaton tou` planhtou`.
< ajlla; su; movno~ ei\ ejn touvtw/ tw`/ planhtw`/!
< o{mw~ de; tauvthn th;n cavrin moi paravdo~!
< ei\en, qaumavzw se -ei\pe to; basileivdion tou;~ w[mou~ ejpaivron-.
ajlla; tiv ejsti to; kevrdo~ soiv
to; de; basileivdion ajph`lqen.
oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi ajlhqw`~ paradoxovtatoiv eijsin, e[lege to;
basileivdion eJautw`/ dia; th`~ poreiva~.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ tiv~ w[/kei ejn tw`/ deutevrw/ planhtw`/
2/ tiv aujtw`/ h[resken
3/ tiv ejpoivhse to; basileivdion
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filopovth~, -ou = ajnh;r o}~ polu;
oi[nou pivnei
e[nteuxi~, -ew~ < ejntugcavnw
ph`ma, -ato~ = luvph, -h~
lavguno~, -ou = uJavlinon ajmforeiv-
dion
: pro; tou` aujtou` ajriqmou` kenw`n kai;
plhrw`n
mequvskomai = th;n swfrosuvnhn
tou` oi[nou e{neka ajpobavllw
penqikw`~ = luphrw`~
aijscuvnomai = nomivzw kakovn ti
poiei`n
kataneuvw = kavtw klivnw
ejktelevw = tevlo~ tiqevnai tw`/ dia-
lovgw/
kaqeivrgnumi = kleivw
CII
ejn tw`/ trivtw/ planhtw`/ w[/kei filopovth~ ti~. au{th hJ e[nteuxi~, kaivper
bracutavth genomevnh, to; basileivdion eij~ mevga ph`ma katevdusen.
< tiv ejnqavde poiei`~ h[reto to;n filopovthn, o}~ pro; murivwn laguvnwn
kenw`n tosouvtwn o{swn plhrw`n sigh`/ ejkavqhto.
< mequvskomai, ajpekrivnato oJ filopovth~ penqikw`~.
< dia; tiv mequvskei
< i{na ejpilanqavnwmai.
< i{na ejpilanqavnh/ tivno~ h[reto to; basileivdion, h[dh aujto;n oijktivron.
< i{na ejpilanqavnwmai ejmautou` aijscunomevnou, wJmolovghse oJ filo-
povth~ th`/ kefalh`/ kataneuvwn.
< aijscunomevnou tivno~ hjrwvthse to; basileivdion aujto;n wjfelei`n
boulovmenon.
< aijscunomevnou filopovtou o[nto~! ejxetevlhsen oJ filopovth~, au\qi~
de; eJauto;n eij~ th;n sigh;n kaqeivrxen.
to; de; basileivdion tetaragmevnon ajph`lqen.
oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi ajlhqw`~ paradoxovtatoiv eijsin, e[legen aJplw`~
to; basileivdion eJautw`/ dia; th`~ poreiva~.
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ejrwthvmatav tina:

1/ tiv~ w[/kei ejn tw`/ trivtw/ planhtw`/

2/ dia; tiv ou|to~ oJ a[nqrwpo~ ejmequvsketo

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ejpiceirhmativa~, -ou = a[nqrwpo~
o}~ toi`~ crhmavsi crh`tai i{na e[ti
pleivona crhvmata kta`tai
ajnh`ren < ajnaivrw
kapnwvde~ bakthvrion = o} oiJ a[n-
qrwpoi crw`ntai i{na kapno;n eij~
to; stovma eijsqw`sin
katevsbh < katasbevnnumi
ejn tw`/ tetavrtw/ planhtw/` ejpiceirhmativa~ w[/kei. ou|to~ oJ ajnh;r ou{tw~
ejpemelei`to w{ste tou` basileidivou ajfikomevnou oujde; th;n kefalh;n
ajnh`ren.
< cai`re -ei\pen aujtw`/ to; basileivdion-: to; kapnwvde~ sou bakthvrion
katevsbh.

< trei`~ kai; duvo, pevnte: pevnte kai; ejptav, dwvdeka: dwvdeka kai; trei`~,
pentekaivdeka: cai`re! pentekaivdeka kai; eJptav, ei[kosi duvo: ei[kosi
a{ptw = pivmprhmi duvo kai; e{x, ei[kosi ojktwv: scolh;n oujk e[cw i{na pavlin aujto; a{ptw:
to; ajpobavn = to; tevlo~ ei[kosi ojktw; kai; trei`~, triavkonta ei|~. w[! to; ajpobavn ejsti
pentakovsia e}n eJkatommuvria eJxakovsia ei[kosi duvo civlia
eJptakovsioi triavkonta ei|~.
< pentakovsia eJkatommuvria tivno~
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fluariva = crh`ma oujdeno;~ a[xion
touvtoi~ ouj tevrpomai = touvtwn oujk
ejpimelevomai
: ejnqavde 53 e[th w[/khka
tetaravcasi < taravttw
e[ntomon: mikrovtaton petovmenon
zw`/on
poiou`n, -ou`nto~
provsqesi~, -ew~: 3+4 = 7
ajskevw = meletavw
mui`a, -a~ = mikrovtaton petovmenon
zw`/on
< pw`~ e[ti ejnqavde mevnei~ pentakovsia eJkatommuvria... oujkevti oi\da
tivno~... tosou`to ponw`! spoudai`o~ a[nqrwpo~ w]n fluarivai~ ouj
tevrpomai! duvo kai; pevnte, eJptav...
< pentakovsia eJkatommuvria tivno~ au\qi~ h[reto to; basileivdion, o}
oujdevpote ejn tw`/ bivw/ ejrwvthmav ti ejrovmenon a[neu ajpokrivsew~
katevlipen.
oJ ejpiceirhmativa~ th;n kefalh;n ajnh`ren:
< h[dh to; pentekosto;n tevtarton e[to~ tou`to to; planhto;n katoikw`,
movnon de; tri;~ tetaravcasiv me: prw`ton me;n h[dh to; eijkosto;n
deuvteron e[to~ e[ntomovn ti o} deu`ro katevpesen oJ Qeo;~ oi\den oJpovqen:
deino;n yovfon poiou`n tettavrwn aJmarthmavtwn ai[tion h\n moi ejn
prosqevsei: to; de; deuvteron, h[dh to; eJndevkaton e[to~ , rJeumatismo;n
e[paqon: oujdevpote to; sw`ma ajskw`, scolh;n ga;r oujk e[cw tw`/
peripatei`n, spoudai`o~ ajnh;r w[n: to; de; trivton... nu`n to; trivton!
e[legon ou\n pentakovsia e}n eJkatommuvria...
< eJkatommuvria tivno~
oJ ejpiceirhmativa~ h[/sqeto ejlpivda oujk ou\san o{ti hJsucivan e[coi.
< eJkatommuvria touvtwn tw`n mikrw`n a} ejnivote ejn tw`/ oujranw`/ ijdei`n
e[xestin.
< mui`ai
< oujdamw`~, ejkei`nwn a} lavmpei.
< mevlittai

rJa/vqumo~ spoudai`o~
paratrevpw = ejk th`~ ojrqh`~ oJdou`
paravgw
kevkthmai (< ktavomai) = e[cw
plou`sio~ pevnh~, -hto~
ploutevw = plou`siov~ eijmi
pleivou~ = pleivona~
wjnevomai = crhvmasi ktavomai
ma`llon h|tton: ejgguv~, a[neu
pollh`~ diafora`~
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< oujciv, ejkei`na ta; crusa` a} tou;~ rJaquvmou~ paratrevpei: e[gwge spou-
dai`o~ ajnhvr eijmi kai; scolh;n oujk e[cw tw`/ paratrevpesqai!
< a\, ajstevre~
< ajkribw`~ levgei~: ajstevre~.
< tiv de; poiei`~ pentakovsia eJkatommuvria ajstevrwn e[cwn
< pentakovsia e}n eJkatommuvria eJxakovsia ei[kosi duvo civlia eJpta-
kovsioi triavkonta ei|~: e[gwge spoudai`ov~ te kai; ajkribh;~ ajnhvr eijmi.
< tiv de; poiei`~ ejkeivnou~ tou;~ ajstevra~ e[cwn
< o{ ti poiw`
< naiv.
< oujdevn. aujtou;~ kevkthmai.
< tou;~ ajstevra~ kevkthsai
< naiv.
< basileva ei\don o{~...
< oiJ basilei`~ oujde;n kevkthntai: basileuvousin, o} mavla diafevretai.
< tiv de; to; kevrdo~, eja;n ajstevra~ kevkthsai
< to; kevrdo~ tovde ejstivn, o{ti plouvsiov~ eijmi.
< tiv de; to; kevrdo~, eja;n ploutei`~
< to; kevrdo~ tovde ejstivn, o{ti pleivou~ ajstevra~ wjnei`sqai duvnamai ejavn
ti~ euJrivskh/.
ou|to~, ei\pe to; basileivdion eJautw`/, tw`/ aujtw`/ trovpw/ ma`llon h|tton
logivzetai kai; oJ ejmo;~ filopovth~.
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ajdavma~, -anto~ = livqo~ (hJ) pleivs-
tou ajxiva
ejn-gravfei~
tou` kevkthsqai
metaceirivzw aujtouv~: aujtw`n
ejpimelevomai
ejxarkei` = iJkanovn ejstin
tainivan = mevro~ ti ejsqh`to~ o} peri;
tou` trachvlou peritivqemen
temovnti < tevmnw
travpeza = eJtaireiva h|/ ta; crhvmata
divdomen i{na fulavttwsin
cavrth~, -ou = pavpuro~ ejn w|
gravfomen
o{mw~ de; e[ti ma`llon hjrwvta:
< pw`~ de; e[xestin ajstevra~ kevkthsqai
< tivno~ eijsin oiJ ajstevre~ ajpekrivnato ojxevw~ oJ ejpiceirhmativa~.
< oujk oi\da. oujdenov~.
< tovte ejmoiv eijsin, ejgw; ga;r oJ prw`to~ tou`to ejnenovhsa.
< iJkano;n de; tou`to
< pw`~ ga;r ou[ eja;n ajdavmanti ejntugcavnh/~ o}~ oujdenov~ ejstin, oJ ajdavma~
so;~ givgnetai: eja;n nhvsw/ ejntugcavnh/~ h} oujdenov~ ejstin, hJ nh`so~ sh;
givgnetai: eja;n oJ prw`to~ ijdevan tina; ejnnoh`/~, wJ~ seautou` aujth;n
ejggravfei~ kai; sh; givgnetai: ejgw; de; tou;~ ajstevra~ kevkthmai, oujdei;~
ga;r to; provteron peri; tou` aujtou;~ kevkthsqai ejnenovhsen.
< ajlhqw`~ levgei~, ei\pe to; basileivdion. tiv de; peri; aujtw`n poiei`~
< metaceirivzomai aujtouv~: ajriqmw` aujtou;~ kai; au\qi~ ajriqmw` -ei\pen
oJ ejpiceirhmativa~ ajpokrinavmeno~-. calepwvtatovn ejstin, ajlla; spou-
dai`o~ ajnhvr eijmi e[gwge!
tw`/ de; basileidivw/ ou[pw ejxhvrkei.
< eja;n tainivan e[cw, e[xestiv moi tauvthn peri; tou` trachvlou periqevnti
fevresqai: eja;n ajnqemivda kevkthmai, e[xestiv moi tauvthn temovnti fev-
resqai: soiv de; oujk e[xesti tou;~ ajstevra~ fevresqai!
< ajlla; e[xestiv moi aujtou;~ eij~ travpezan eijsqei`nai.
< tiv dh; tou`to shmaivnei
< tou`to shmaivnei o{ti gravfw me;n ejn cavrth/ oJpovsou~ ajstevra~ kevkth-
mai, katakleivw de; touvton to;n cavrthn ejn qhvkh/.

terpnovn ejsti = ajrevskei
: tiv ajlhqw`~ spoudai`ovn ejstin
ajnevw/xen < ajnoivgnumi
oujk e[cw o{ ti ajpokrivnwmai = oujk
oi\da o{ ti dei` me ajpokrivnesqai
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< tou`to de; pa`n ejstin
< iJkanovn ejstin!
terpnovn ejsti tou`to, ejnenovhse to; basileivdion. iJkanw`~ me;n poih-
tiko;n ejstin, mavla de; spoudai`on oujdamw`~.
ta; tou` basileidivou nohvmata peri; tw`n spoudaivwn mavlista dievfere
ejkeivnoi~ tw`n teleivwn ajnqrwvpwn.
< ejgwv -au\qi~ ei\pen- ajnqemivda kevkthmai h|/ kaq hJmevran u{dwr par-
evcw: kevkthmai triva hJfaivsteia a} kaq eJbdomavda kaqaivrw, kai; de; to;
sbesto;n hJfaivsteion kaqaivrw, oujdei;~ ga;r oi\den o{ ti genevsqai
duvnatai: ejgw; me;n crhvsimov~ eijmi toi`~ te ejmoi`~ hJfaisteivoi~ kai; th`/
ejmh`/ ajnqemivdi aujta; kekthmevno~, su; de; oujdamw`~ crhvsimo~ ei\ toi`~
ajstravsin.
oJ me;n ejpiceirhmativa~ to; stovma ajnevw/xen, ajlla; oujk ei\cen o{ ti
ajpokrivnoito, to; de; basileivdion ajph`lqen.
oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi ajlhqw`~ qaumastoiv eijsin, e[legen aJplw`~ to;
basileivdion eJautw`/ dia; th`~ poreiva~.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ tiv~ w[/kei ejn tw`/ tetavrtw/ planhtw`/
2/ tiv ou|to~ oJ a[nqrwpo~ ajei; ejpoivei
3/ poi`o~ ajnh;r h\n
4/ tiv oujdevpote ejpoivei
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ajxioqevato~ = a[xio~ tou` qea`sqai
lampadavpth~, -ou = a[nqrwpo~ ou|
to; e[rgon th;n lampavda a{ptein te
kai; sbennuvnai ejstivn
h|tton ma`llon
pai`da eujnavzw = pai`da eij~ th;n
klivnhn tivqhmi i{na kaqeuvdh/
aijdwv~, -ou`~ hJ: timhv
ajposbevnnumi = sbevnnumi
CI
to; pempto;n planhto;n ajxioqevaton h\n. mikrovtaton pavntwn h\n, movli~
ga;r cw`ro~ h\n ejn aujtw`/ lampavdi tini; kai; tw`/ lampadavpth/. to; de;
basileivdion sunievnai oujk ei\cen o{ ti to; kevrdo~, ejn ejkeivnw/ tw`/ tou`
oujranou` mevrei, ejn planhtw`/ ou[te oijkiva~ ou[te ajnqrwvpou~ e[conti, eij
lampav~ te kai; lampadavpth~ ejkei` parei`en: o{mw~ de; eJautw`/ ei\pen:
ou|to~ oJ a[nqrwpo~ i[sw~ me;n a[logov~ ejstin, o{mw~ de; h|tton a[logov~
ejstin h] o{ te basileu;~ kai; oJ megavlauco~ kai; oJ ejpiceirhmativa~ kai;
oJ filopovth~: tov ge e[rgon aujtou` logikovn ejstin: oJpovtan me;n a{pth/ th;n
lampavda, to; aujtov ejstin wJsei; nevon ajstevra h] ajnqemivda tivktoi,
oJpovtan de; sbennuvh/, eujnavzei th;n ajnqemivda h] to;n ajstevra: e[rgon
kavllistovn ejstin, kavlliston de; o]n ajlhqw`~ crhvsimovn ejstin.
eij~ to; planhto;n ajfikovmeno~ to;n lampadavpthn met aijdou`~ hjspav-
sato:
< cai`re th`~ hJmevra~: dia; tiv th;n sh;n lampavda a[rti ajpevsbesa~

to; provstagma (< prostavttw) = to;
kevleusma
h|yen < a{ptomai
sunetevon = o} sunievnai dei`
xhraivnw = to; u{dwr ajfairevw
fwsswvnion = mikro;n u{fasma, mi-
kro;n iJmativou
tetravgwnon: gewmetrikh; morfhv
hJ ajtuciva: to; provblhma
tacuv~ - qavttwn - tavcisto~
diapravttw = teleutavw, diatevlevw
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< tou`to ejsti; to; provstagma, ei\pen oJ lampadavpth~ ajpokrinavmeno~:
cai`re th`~ hJmevra~.
< tiv de; to; provstagma
< th;n lampavda ajposbennuvnai: cai`re th`~ eJspevra~. th;n de; lampavda
au\qi~ h|yen.
< ajlla; dia; tiv a[rti au\qi~ h|ya~
< tou`to ejsti; to; provstagma, ei\pen oJ lampadavpth~ ajpokrinavmeno~.
< ouj sunivhmi, ei\pe to; basileivdion.
< oujde;n sunetevon ejstin, ei\pen oJ lampadavpth~: to; provstagma ajkri-
bw`~ toiou`tov ejstin: cai`re th`~ hJmevra~.
th;n de; lampavda ajpevsbesen. e[peita de; to; mevtwpon ejxhvrane fwssw-
nivw/ ejruvqroi~ tetragwvnoi~ kekosmhmevnw/.
< to; ejmo;n ejpithvdeuma deinovn ejsti nu`n, to; pavlai ojrqo;n o[n, tovte ga;r
th;n lampavda th`/ me;n hJmevra/ katesbevnnun, th`/ de; eJspevra/ h|pton: to;
me;n loipo;n th`~ hJmevra~ tw`/ ajnapauvesqai h\n, to; de; loipo;n th`~
eJspevra~ tw`/ kaqeuvdein.
< e[peita de; to; provstagma metevbalon
< to; provstagma ouj meteblhvqh, au{th dev ejstin hJ ajtuciva -ei\pen oJ lam-
padavpth~-. kat ejniauto;n me;n to; planhto;n qa`tton peristrevfetai, to;
de; provstagma to; aujto; mevnei.
< tiv dhv ei\pe to; basileivdion.
< tou` planhtou` pavnta to;n kuvklon kata; lepto;n diapravttonto~, ou[k
ejstiv moi scolhv ti~, a{ptw te kai; katasbevnnumi kata; leptovn.
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: e}n lepto;n makraiv eijsin
mhvn, mhnov~ oJ = triavkonta hJmevrai
pistov~ = w|/ pisteuvein dunavmeqa
menmnhmevnw/ = aujtw`/ memnhmevnw/
hJ mevqodo~, -ou
bh`ma, -ato~ = ajmoibaiva kivnesi~
tw`n podw`n
bhvsei < baivnw
< gevloiovn ejstin! aiJ hJmevrai parav soi movnon e}n lepto;n diamevnousin!
< oujdamw`~ tou`to geloi`ovn ejstin: h[dh mh`na ejgwv te kai; su; a{ma diale-
govmeqa.
< mh`na
< naiv, triavkonta leptav: triavkonta hJmevra~! cai`re th`~ nuktov~.
th;n de; lampavda au\qi~ h|yen.
to; basileivdion aujtw`/ prosevbleyen, ou|to~ ga;r oJ lampadavpth~ ou{tw
pisto;~ tw`/ prostavgmati w]n h[resken aujtw`/, memnhmevnw/ de; tw`n tou`
hJlivou dusmw`n a{~ pote ejzhvtei th;n kavqedran e{lkon e[doxe to;n fivlon
wjfelei`n.
< tovde soi levgw: mevqodon oi\da h|/ crwvmeno~ ajnapauvesqai dunhvsei
oJpovtan bouvlh/...
< ajei; bouvlomai, ei\pen oJ lampadavpth~.
e[xesti ga;r pistovn te kai; rJa/vqumon a{ma ei\nai.
to; basileivdion dievmeinen:
< to; so;n planhto;n ou{tw mikrovn ejstin w{ste ejxei`nai peri; aujtou`
trivsi bhvmasi perielqei`n: dei` se movnon polu; bradevw~ baivnein i{na
ajei; uJpo; tw`/ hJlivw/ mevnh/~: oJpovtan de; ajnapauvesqai bouvlh/, bhvsei... kai;
hJ hJmevra diamenei` oJpovson a]n crovnon bouvlh/.
< tou`to ouj mevga kevrdo~ ejstiv moi -ei\pen oJ lampadavpth~-: o} e[gwge ejn
tw`/ bivw/ filw`, tou`to to; kaqeuvdein ejstivn.
< tou`to oujk eujtuciva ejstivn, ei\pe to; basileivdion.

katafronevw tou`to = nomivzw tou`to
oujdamo;~ a[xion ei\nai
ejpimelevomai tinov~
eujloghtov~, -ovn < eujlogevw
poqevw = bouvlomai, devomai
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< oujk eujtuciva ejstivn, ei\pen oJ lampadavpth~. cai`re th`~ hJmevra~!
th;n de; lampavda ajpevsbesen.
oiJ a[lloi, ei\pe to; basileivdion eJautw`/ au\qi~ poreuovmenon, oiJ
a[lloi katafronoi`en a]n tou`ton, o{ te basileu;~ kai; oJ megavlauco~
kai; oJ filopovth~ kai; oJ ejpiceirhmativa~: o{mw~ de; movno~ ejstiv moi
geloi`o~ ei\nai ouj dokw`n, i[sw~ a{te a[llou tino;~ ejpimelouvmeno~ oujde;
eJautou`.
ejstevnaxev te kai; ejlupei`to, ei\pe de; e[ti eJautw`/:
ou|to~ me;n movno~ ejsti; ou| fivlo~ genoivmhn a[n, to; de; planhto;n aujtou`
mikrovtatovn ejstin: hJmi`n duoi`n oJ cw`ro~ oujc iJkanov~ ejstin...
o} to; basileivdion oujk ejtovlma eJautw`/ oJmologei`n tovde ejstivn, o{ti
tou`to to; eujloghto;n planhto;n ejpovqei, a[llw~ te kai; dia; ta;~ ciliva~
tettarakosiva~ tettaravkonta tou` hJlivou dusma;~ kat ei[kosi
tevttara~ w{ra~!
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ tiv~ w[/kei ejn tw`/ pevmptw/ planhtw`/
2/ tiv ou|to~ oJ a[nqrwpo~ sunecw`~ ejpoivei
3/ tiv oujdevpote ejxh`n aujtw`/ poiei`n
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dekavki~: x 10
hJ bivblo~, -ou
diereunhthv~, -ou` < diereunavw
(= poreuovmeno~ ejxetavzw)
ajnapauvomai = pauvomau kai; hJsu-
cavzw
ejpithvdeuma, -ato~ = tevcnh, e[rgon
periskevptomai = peroskopevw
megaloprephv~, -ev~ = semnov~, me-
galei`o~
to; eJkto;n planhto;n dekavki~ tosou`to h\n, w[/kei de; ejkei` gevrwn o}~
megavla~ bivblou~ ejgravfei.
< a\, diereunhthv~ ti~! ejbovhse to; basileivdion ijdwvn.
to; de; ejpi; th`~ trapevzh~ kaqizovmenon ojlivgon ajnepauveto: tosou`to
ga;r h[dh ejpeporeuveto!
< povqen h{kei~ h[reto oJ gevrwn.
< tiv ejsti tosauvth bivblo~ -ei\pe to; basileivdion-. tiv ejnqavde poiei`~
< gewgravfo~ eijmiv, ei\pen oJ gevrwn.
< tiv~ dev ejsti gewgravfo~
< sofo;~ a[nqrwpov~ ejstin o}~ oi\den o{pou aiJ qavlattai kai; oiJ potamoi;
kai; aiJ povlei~ kai; ta; o[rh kai; aiJ ejrhmivai kei`ntai.
< tou`to ajxiovlogovn ejstin -ei\pe to; basileivdion-: tou`to dh; ajlhqe;~
ejpithvdeumav ejstin!
perieskevyato de; peri; eJautou` to; tou` gewfravfou planhtovn:
oujdevpote to; provteron ei\de toiou`to megaloprepe;~ planhtovn.
< kavllistovn ejsti to; so;n planhtovn: a\ra wjkeanoiv kei`ntai ejnqavde

th`~ ejlpivdo~ diamartavnw = to; ajpo-
ba;n ou{tw~ ejsti;n wJ~ ejgw; oujk
h[lpizon
to; ejmo;n ejrgasthvrion = oJ tovpo~ ou|
ejrgavzomai
a{tta = a{tina
uJpomnhmativzomai = gravfw i{na
memnhmevno~ w\
uJpovmnhma, -ato~ = o} gravfomen i{na
memnhmevnoi w\men
diplou`~: x 2
ou| = ejn tw`/ tovpw/ ejn w|/
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< eijdevnai ouj duvnamai, ei\pen oJ gewgravfo~.
< a\ (to; basileivdion tw`n ejlpivdwn dihvmarten): o[rh dev
< eijdevnai ouj duvnamai, ei\pen oJ gewgravfo~.
< a\ra povlei~ kai; potamoi; kai; ejrhmivai
< oujde; eijdevnai duvnamai, ei\pen oJ gewgravfo~.
< ajlla; suv ge gewgravfo~ ei\!
< ajlhqh` levgei~ -ei\pen oJ gewgravfo~-, ajlla; diereunhth;~ ou[k eijmi,
oujde; diereunhta;~ e[cw: ou[k ejstin oJ gewgravfo~ aujto;~ o{sti~
poreuovmeno~ ajriqmei` ta;~ povlei~ kai; tou;~ potamou;~ kai; ta; o[rh kai;
tou;~ wjkeavnou~ kai; ta;~ ejrhmiva~: oJ gewgravfo~ pleivono~ a[xiov~ ejstin
h] w{ste peripatei`n. to; me;n ejrgasthvrion oujdevpote kataleivpei, tou;~
de; diereunhta;~ dexavmeno~ ejrwta`/ te kai; a{tta a]n ejxhgw`ntai
uJpomnhmativzetai: eja;n de; taj uJpomnhvmatav tino~ aujtw`n a[xia ei\nai
dokh`,/ oJ gewgravfo~ tou;~ tou` diereunhtou` trovpou~ ejxetavsei.
< tivno~ e{neka
< diovti diereunhth;~ o{sti~ yeuvdoito kavkisto~ ei[h a]n tai`~ peri; th`~
gewgrafiva~ bivbloi~, to; de; aujto; eij oJ diereunhth;~ a[gan filopovth~
ei[h.
< dia; tiv h[reto to; basileivdion.
< diovti oiJ me;n mequstai; diplou`n pa`n oJrw`sin, oJ de; gewgravfo~ duvo
o[rh diagravfoi a]n ou| movnon e}n uJpavrcei.
< a[nqrwpon oi\da -ei\pe to; basileivdion- o}~ kako;~ diereunhth;~ a]n
ei[h.
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to; eu{rhma, -ato~ = o{ hu|rev ti~
tekmhvrion touvtou = o} deivknusi
tou`to ajlhqe;~ o[n
oJ livqo~ hJ livqo~
ejxeplavgh < ejkplhvttw (= taravttw)
ajnagravfw tou`to = levgw oJpoi`on
tou`tov ejstin
ojxuvnw = ojxu;n poievw
mevlan, -ano~ = mevlan uJgro;n tw`/
gravfein o} ajfairei`n oujk e[xestin
ajpogravfw = ejggravfw
< i[sw~: e[peita dev, eja;n oiJ trovpoi oiJ tou` diereunhtou` ajgaqoi; ei\nai
dokou`sin, to; eu{rhma ejxetavzomen.
< e[rcesqe i{na tou`to i[dhte
< oujciv, tou`to ga;r calepovtatovn ejstin: to;n diereunhth;n aijtou`men
tekmhvria parevcein: paradeivgmato~ e{neka, eja;n oJ lovgo~ h\/ peri;
megavlou o[rou~ o} huJrhvqh, aijtou`men aujto;n megavlou~ livqou~
parevcein.
ejxaivfnh~ de; oJ gewgravfo~ mavlista ejxeplavgh:
< ajlla; suv... su; povrrwqen h{kei~! diereunhth;~ ei\! ajnagravfe moi to;
so;n planhtovn!
oJ de; gewgravfo~ to;n katavlogon ajnoivxa~ to;n kavlamon w[xunen: dei`
prw`ton ta; uJpomnhvmata kalavmw/ gravfein, ajei; ga;r mevnousin e{w~ a]n oJ
diereunhth;~ tekmhvria parevsch/ i{na pavnta mevlani gravfwsin.
< tiv dhv h[reto oJ gewgravfo~.
< a\, par ejmoiv, ei\pe to; basileivdion, oujde;n pollou` a[xiovn ejstin,
pavnta ga;r mikrav ejstin: triva hJfaivsteia ejmoiv eijsin, duvo me;n a} e[ti
kai; nu`n pu`r ajnivhsin, e}n de; sbestovn: ajlla; oujdei;~ oi\den o{ ti
genevsqai duvnatai.
< oujdei;~ oi\den o{ ti genevsqai duvnatai, ei\pen oJ gewgravfo~.
< e[cw kai; ajnqemivda.
< ta;~ ajnqemivda~ oujk ajpogravfomen, ei\pen oJ gewgravfo~.
< diav tiv to; kavllistovn ejstin!

ejfhvmero~ = o}~ mikro;n crovnon zh`/
tou`to ajpivqanovn ejstin: tou`to genh-
sovmenon ouj pisteuvw
to; u{dwr ajfairei`sqai: u{dwr ejxaivf-
nh~ oujk e[cein
aijwvnio~ = o}~ eij~ ajei; zh`/
ejgeivresqai: au\qi~ pu`r ajnievnai
dialambavnw = ejxaivfnh~ levgw, tou`
a[llou levgonto~
ejpivkeimai aujtw`/ = mevllw ejpi;
aujto;n pesei`sqai (< pivptw)
metamevlei moi tou`to = bouloivmhn
a]n tou`to mh; poih`sai
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< diovti aiJ ajnqemivde~ ejfhvmeraiv eijsin.
< tiv shmaivnei ejfhvmeron
< aiJ gewgrafivai -ei\pen oJ gewgravfo~- eijsi;n aiJ timiwvtatai pasw`n
tw`n bivblwn a{te oujdevpote ajrcai`ai gignovmenai. ajpivqanovn ejstin o[ro~
to;n tovpon metakinei`sqai h] wjkeano;~ to; u{dwr ajfairei`sqai: hJmei`~ dh;
peri; aijwnivwn gravfomen.
< ajlla; e[xesti toi`~ sbestoi`~ hJfaisteivoi~ ejgeivresqai -dievlabe to;
basileivdion-. tiv shmaivnei ejfhvmeron
< povteron ta; hJfaivsteia sbesta; mevnei h] pu`r ajnivhsin, tou`to to; aujtov
ejstin hJmi`n -ei\pen oJ gewgravfo~-: o{ ti hJmi`n diafevrei to; o[ro~ ejstivn,
tou`to ga;r oujdevpote metabavlletai.
< ajlla; tiv shmaivnei ejfhvmeron ei\pen au\qi~ to; basileivdion, o} ouj-
devpote ejn tw`/ bivw/ ejrwvthmav ti ejrovmenon a[neu ajpokrivsew~ katevli-
pen.
< tou`to shmaivnei o{ti oJ qavnato~ ejggu;~ aujtw`/ ejpivkeitai.
< oJ qavnato~ ejpivkeitai th`/ ejmh`/ ajnqemivdi
< pantelw`~.
hJ ejmh; ajnqemi;~ ejfhvmerov~ ejstin, ei\pen eJautw`/ to; basileivdion, e[cei
de; movnon tevttara~ ajkavnqa~ i{na to;n kovsmon ajmuvnhtai! ejgw; de; movnhn
katevlipon ejn th`/ ejmh`/ oijkiva/!
tovte me;n to; prw`ton metemevlhsen aujtw`/, e[peita de; au\qi~ ejqavrrhsen.
< tiv parainei`~ moi ejpiskopei`n h[reto.
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a[rista ajkouvw: pavnte~ peri; ejmou` < to; planhto;n Gh`n -ajpekrivnato oJ gewgravfo~-, a[rista ga;r ajkouvei...
eu\ levgousin
to; de; basileivdion ajph`lqen, th;n ajnqemivda ejnnoou`n.

ejrwthvmatav tina:

1/ tiv~ w[/kei ejn tw`/ e{ktw/ planhtw`/

2/ tiv e[grafen ejn tai`~ bivbloi~
3/ tiv aujtw`/ dihgou`ntai oiJ dierenhtaiv
4/ dia; tiv oujk ejbouvleto peri; tw`n ajnqemivdwn gravfein

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to; ou\n e{pto;n planhto;n hJ Gh` h\n.

oJstisou`n = o{sti~ hJ Gh` ou[k ejsti planhto;n oJtiou`n: ajriqmei`n duvnasai eJkato;n me;n kai;
e{na basileva~ (tw`n dh; melavnwn basilevwn oujk ejpilanqanovmeno~),
eJptakiscilivou~ de; gewgravfou~, ejnakosivou~ de; cilivou~ ejpiceirh-
mequvsh~, -ou = a[nqrwpo~ o}~ me- matiw`n, eJpta; de kai; h{misu eJkatommuvria mequvswn, triakovsia de;
quvsketai
to; suvnolon = to; ajpoba;n eij pavnta e{ndeka eJkatommuvria megalauvcwn, to; suvnolon tovde ejstivn, peri;
sunqw`men
discivlia eJkatommuvria teleivwn ajnqrwvpwn.

i{na ijdevan tina; th`~ Gh`~ ejnnoh`te, levgoimi a]n o{ti pri;n th;n hjlektrivnhn
duvnamin euJrhqh`nai e[dei e[cein dia; tw`n e}x hjpeivrwn a{ma strato;n
tettarakosivou~ eJxhvkonta duvo cilivou~ pentakosivou~ e{ndeka
strato;n e[conta lampadavpta~ e[conta.

povrrwqen ejgguvqen
to; qevama, -ato~ = o} qewvmeqa
kataklivnomai = wJ~ kaqeudhvswn
ajpevrcomai
ta; paraskhvnia = a} ejn toi`~ qeav-
troi~ o[pisqen th`~ skhnh`~ kei`tai
oJ lampadavpth~
oJ eJtai`ro~
ajmevleian e[cw = ajmelh;~ ei\nai duv-
namai
div~: a{pax, div~, triv~, ...
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toi`~ povrrwqen qewmevnoi~ to; qevama qaumasto;n h\n: ta; touvtou tou`
stratiou` kinhvmata novmou~ ei\cen oi{ou~ oiJ ejn tw`/ qeavtrw/ coreuvonte~
e[cousin: prw`ton me;n ejcovreuon oiJ th`~ Neva~ Zhlandiva~ kai; th`~
Aujstraliva~ lampadavptai, oi} ta;~ lampavda~ a{yante~ kateklivnonto:
e[peita de; eij~ th;n coreivan eijsevbainon oiJ th`~ Sivnh~ kai; th`~ Siberiva~
lampadavptai, oi} meta; tou`to kai; dia; tw`n paraskhnivwn hjfanivzonto.
meta; de; touvtou~ to; mevro~ tw`n th`~ Rwssiva~ kai; th`~ Indiva~ lampa-
davptai, e[peita de; oiJ th`~ Afrikh`~ kai; th``~ Eujrwvph~, meta; de; touvtou~
oiJ th`~ Meshmbrinh`~ Amerikh`~, tevlo~ de; oiJ th`~ Boreiva~ Amerikh`~,
oujdevpote de; hJmavrtanon eij~ th;n skhnh;n eijsiovnte~: qaumasto;n dh;
h\n.
movnoi de; o{ te th`~ movnh~ ejn tw`/ Boreivw/ Povlw/ lampavdo~ lampadavpth~
kai; oJ th`~ movnh~ ejn tw`/ Meshmbrinw`/ Povlw/ lampavdo~ eJtai`ro~ scolhvn
te kai; ajmevleian ei\con, hjrgavzonto ga;r di;~ kat ejniautovn.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ poi`ovn ejsti to; e{bdomon planhtovn
2/ povsoi basilei`~ uJpavrcousin ejn th`/ Gh`/
3/ tivne~ di;~ kat ejniauto;n ejrgavzontai
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su; bouvlh/, su; yeuvdei
yeudhv~, -ev~ ajlhqhv~, -ev~
pavnta~ pievzw: pavnta~ ejn tw`/ aujtw`/
mikrw`/ tovpw/ tivqhmi tosouvtou~
w{ste kinei`sqai ouj duvnantai
swreuvw = a{ma ejpitivqhmi
ajrevsei < ajrevskw
crovnon ajnalivskw = crovnw/ kakw`~
cravomai
ajlusitelhv~, -ev~ = a[neu ajpobavnto~
tinov~
krivko~, -ou = kuvklo~, -ou
kulindevomai = kuvklw/ kinevomai
: ei\pe to; b. oujk ajkribe;~ eijdo;~ o{ ti
levgein devoi
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oJpovtan sofo;~ ei\nai bouvlh/, ajei; uJpavrcei o{ti ojlivgon yeuvdei. ouj
pantelw`~ divkaio~ h\n ejgw; peri; tw`n lampadodaptw`n levgwn, dia; de;
tou`to kivndunov~ ejsti nu`n ejme; yeudh` ijdevan tou` hJmetevrou planhtou`
dou`nai ejkeivnoi~ oi{tine~ a]n aujto; mh; gignwvskwsin.
oiJ a[nqrwpoi mikrovtaton tovpon ejn th`/ Gh`/ katevcousin. eij ta; discivlia
eJkatommuvria ajnqrwvpwn oi} th;n Gh`n katoikivzousin ajnastai`en
piezovmenoi, wJ~ ejn ejkklhsiva/ tiniv, rJa/divw~ ajnasth`nai duvnainto a]n ejn
ajgora`/ ei[kosi mivlia to; mh`ko~ kai; ei[kosi mivlia to; eu\ro~ ou[sh/:
e[xeivh ou\n a]n tou;~ ajnqrwvpou~ swreuvein ejn th`/ mikrotavth/ tou`
Eijrhnikou` Wkeavnou nhvsw/.
oiJ tevleioi a[nqrwpoi uJmi`n ouj pisteuvsousin, eu\ oi\da o{ti, nomivzousi
ga;r makro;n tovpon katevcein, oi[ontai de; dunatoi; ei\nai oi|oi oiJ
baobavboi: keleuvsate ou\n aujtoi`~ to;n logismo;n poiei`n, o} aujtoi`~
ajrevsei, tou;~ ga;r ajriqmou;~ filou`sin. uJmei`~ dev, mh; ajnalivskete
crovnon pro;~ tou`to to; e[rgon, ajlusitele;~ me;n gavr ejsti tou`to poiei`n,
uJmei`~ de; pisteuvetev moi.
to; basileivdion, eij~ th;n Gh`n ajfikovmeno~, ejqauvmase oujdevna ijdovn:
aujtou` foboumevnou mh; tou` planhtou` h{marten, krivko~ to; th`~
selhvnh~ crw`ma deiknuvwn ejn th`/ yavmmw/ ejkulindei`to.
< cai`re th`~ nuktov~, ei\pe to; basileivdion o{pw~ a]n tuvch/.
< cai`re th`~ nuktov~, ei\pen oJ o[fi~.

ejph`ren < ejpaivrw
tiv boulovmeno~ = dia; tiv
duscevreia = calepovth~, -hto~
leptov~, -hv, -ovn pacuv~, -ei`a, -uv
ijscurov~, -hv, -ovn ajsqenhv~, -ev~
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< ejpi; tiv planhto;n katevpeson, h[reto to; basileivdion.
< ejpi; th;n Gh`n, ajpekrivnato oJ o[fi~.
< a\, oujdei;~ de; pavrestin ejn th`/ Gh`/
< tou`to ejrhmiva ejstivn, ejn de; tai`~ ejrhmivai~ ouj pavrestin oujdevn: hJ Gh`
megivsth ejstivn, ei\pen oJ o[fi~.
to; basileivdion, ejpi; pevtra~ kaqizovmeno~, tou;~ ojfqalmou;~ pro;~ to;n
oujrano;n ejph`ren:
< qaumavzw povteron oiJ ajstevre~ lavmpousin i{na ejxh`/ eJkavstw/ pote; to;n
eJautou` euJrei`n: blevpe pro;~ to; ejmo;n planhto;n, nu`n ajkribw`~ uJpe;r
hJmw`n tugcavnei o[n: ajllav... povson ajpevcei!
< kavllistovn ejstin -ei\pen oJ o[fi~-. tiv de; boulovmeno~ suv ge pavrei
< duscevreian ei\con pro;~ ajnqemivda tinav.
< a\!
ejsivghsan dev.
< pou` eijsin oiJ a[nqrwpoi -ei\pe tevlo~ to; basileivdion-: ejn th`/ ejrhmiva/
rJav/diovn ejsti movnon o[nta aijsqavnesqai.
< kai; para; toi`~ ajnqrwvpoi~ rJav/diovn ejsti movnon o[nta aijsqavnesqai,
ei\pen oJ o[fi~.
to; basileivdion polu;n crovnon pro;~ aujto;n blevyan ei\pen:
< a[topon zw`on ei\ -tevlo~ ei\pen-, lepto;n oi|on davktulo~.
< ijscurwvtero~ dev eijmi h] oJ basilevw~ tino;~ davktulo~, ei\pen oJ o[fi~.
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porrwtevrw ejggutevrw
: h] nau`~ duvnatai
kulivndomai = kuvklw/ tivqemai
sfurovn = tou` swvmato~ mevro~ o} to;
skevlo~ kai; to;n povda sunavptei
yevlion = kukliko;n kovsmion o} peri;
tw`n ceirw`n ejnivote e[comen
ejleevw se fqonevw soi
suhnivth~ livqo~: sklhrovtato~ ejru-
qro;~ livqo~
sunh`ka < sunivhmi
to; basileivdion ejmeidivasen.
< ijscuro;~ oujk ei\... oujde; povda~ e[cei~... oujde; poreuvesqaiv soi e[x-
estin...
< duvnamaiv se a[gein porrwtevrw h] nau`~, ei\pen oJ o[fi~.
ejkulivsato de; peri; tou` sfurou` tou` basileidivou wJsei; crusou`n
yevlion w[n.
< o{ntina a]n yauvw, tou`ton pevmpw au\qi~ ejkei`se o{qen h{ke: su; de;
kaqaro;~ ei\ kai; ajp ajstevro~ h{kei~...
to; basileivdion oujde;n ajpekrivnato.
< ejlew` se, ou{tw ajsqenh` o[nta, ejpi; tauvth/ th`/ suhnivtou livqou Gh`/: ejavn
pote to; so;n planhto;n poqh`/~, e[xestiv moiv se wjfelei`n: e[xestiv moi...
< a\, eu\ sunh`ka -ei\pe to; basileivdion-, ajlla; dia; tiv ajei; dia; aijnig-
mavtwn dialevgei

tou`to ajnaluvw = th;n luvsin touvtou
euJrivskw
ajstei`o~ a[groiko~
e[mporo~, -ou = a[nqrwpo~ o}~ ejmpo-
reuvetai (wjnei`tai, pwlei`, ...)
o[clo~, -ou = mikro;n pavqhma
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< e[gwge aujta; pavnta ajnaluvw, ei\pen oJ o[fi~.
ejsivghsan dev.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ tiv to; prw`ton to; basileivdion oJra`/ ejn th`/ gh`/
2/ tiv ejrwta`/
3/ pou` ejsti to; basileivdion
CIII
to; basileivdion th;n ejrhmivan diaba;n ejnevtuce movnh/ mia`/ ajnqemivdi, mia`/
ajnqemivdi triva pevtala ejcouvsh/, mia`/ ajnqemivdi movnon...
< cai`re, ei\pe to; basileivdion.
< cai`re, ei\pen hJ ajnqemiv~.
< pou` eijsin oiJ a[nqrwpoi h[reto ajsteivw~ to; basileivdion.
hJ ajnqemi;~ pote; ejmpovrwn stovlon eJoravkei.
< oiJ a[nqrwpoi movnoi e}x h] eJpta; uJpavrcousin: h[dh polla; e[th ejx ou|
ei\don aujtouv~, oujde; eijdevnai e[xestin o{pou eu{roimen a[n, oJ ga;r
a[nemo~ aujtou;~ periavgei a{te rJivza~ oujk e[conta~, o} o[clon parevcei
aujtoi`~.
< e[rrwso, ei\pe to; basileivdion.
< e[rrwso, ei\pen hJ ajnqemiv~.
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ejrwthvmatav tina:

1/ tivni sunevtuce to; basileivdion

2/ dia; tiv oujk e[xestin ajnqrwvpou~ euJrei`n

CIC

uJyhlov~ tapeinov~ to; basileivdion ajna; to; a[kron uJyhlou` tino~ o[rou~ ajnevbh. ta; movna
uJyhla; o[nta o[rh a} eJoravkei h\n ta; triva hJfaivsteia uJyhla; movnon mevcri tw`n
govnu, -ato~ tov = to; ejn tw`/ mevsw/ gonavtwn aujtou` o[nta, tw`/ de; sbestw`/ hJfaisteivw/ wJ~ divfrw/ e[crhto.
skevlei a[rqron
divfro~, -ou = skeu`o~ ef ou| kaqhv- ajpo; ou{tw~ uJyhlou` o[rou~, ei\pen eJautw`/, o[yomai a{ma to; o{lon
meqa
planhto;n kai; tou;~ ajnqrwvpou~ pavnta~... ajlla; oujde;n a[llo ei\don h]
th;n mavcairan ajkonavw: ojxei`an a[kra petrw`n eu\ hjkonhmevnwn.
aujth;n poievw
< cai`re, ei\pen o{pw~ a]n tuvch/.
< cai`re... cai`re... cai`re... ajpekrivnato hJ hjcwv.
< tiv~ ei\ suv ei\pe to; basileivdion.
< tiv~ ei\ suv... tiv~ ei\ suv... tiv~ ei\ suv... ajpekrivnato hJ hjcwv.
< e[ste filoiv moi, movno~ gavr eijmi, ei\pen.
< movno~ gavr eijmi... movno~ gavr eijmi... movno~ gavr eijmi... ajpekrivnato hJ
hjcwv.

aJlmurov~ = a{la e[cwn
diavnoian e[cw = dianoei`n e[cw
e[peita de; poi`on a[logon planhtovn ejnenovhsen: xhrovn tev ejsti kai;
ojxu; kai; aJlmurovn: oiJ de; a[nqrwpoi diavnoian oujk e[cousin, pavlin ga;r
levgousin a{ttina aujtoi`~ levgetai... ejn th`/ ejmh`/ oijkiva/ ajnqemi;~ h\n moi h}
ajei; prwvth dielevgeto...

ciwvn, -ovno~ hJ = u{dwr fuvrama dia;
to; yu`co~ gegenhmevno~
kh`po~ = paravdeiso~
rJodwniav, -a`~ = rJovdon, -ou
ejoikwv~, -ovto~ = o{moio~
ejoikui`a, -a~ = oJmoiva
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ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ poi` ajnevbh to; basileivdion
2 tiv ejxh`n ejkei`qen ijdei`n
3/ tiv h[kouse to; basileivdion
CC
to; basileivdion, diaba;n yavmmou~ te kai; pevtra~ kai; ciovna~, e[tuce
tevlo~ oJdo;n euJrovn, aiJ de; oJdoi; pa`sai pro;~ tou;~ ajnqrwvpou~ fevrousin.
< cai`re, ei\pen.
kh`po~ h\n rJodwniai`~ ajkmavzwn.
< cai`re, ei\pon aiJ rJodwniaiv.
to; basileivdion pro;~ aujta;~ e[bleyen: pavnta ejoikui`ai h\san th`/
ajnqemivdi aujtou`.
< a\ra tivne~ ejstev h[reto peplhgmevno~.
< rJodwniaiv ejsmen, ei\pon aiJ rJodwniaiv.
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< a\, ei\pe to; basileivdion.

dustuchv~ eujtuchv~ dustuch;~ de; w]n h[/sqeto, hJ me;n ga;r par eJautw`/ ajnqemi;~ ei\pen o{ti
tugcavnoi movnh tou` gevnou~ ejn panti; tw`/ kovsmw/ ou[sa, nu`n de;
pentakiscivlia parh`n, ejn khvpw/ eJniv!

eij tou`to i[doi, ei\pen eJautw`/ to; basileivdion, uJbrivzoito a[n, mavla
katagevlasto~, -o~, -on me;n a]n bhvptoi kai; ajpoqnhv/skein prospoihvsaito a]n i{na katagev-
lasto~ mh; gevnoito: devoi de; a[n me ejpimelei`sqai aujtou` pros-
poiei`sqai: eij ga;r mhv, to;n qavnaton devcoito a]n i{na me uJbrivzoi...

ajnupevrblhto~, -o~, -on = ajnivkhto~, e[peita de; e[ti eJautw`/ ei\pen: ejnovmizon plouvsio~ ei\nai ajnupevr-
-o~, -on
blhton ajnqemivda e[cwn, e[cw de; koinh;n rJodwniavn: tou`to kai; triva
hJfaivsteia movnon mevcri tw`n gonavtwn uJyhla; o[nta, aujtw`n de; e}n i[sw~
eijsaei; sbesto;n menei`. ajlhqw`~ mevga basileivdion ou[k eijmi...
e[klausen < klaivw keivmeno~ de; ejpi; th`~ povh~ e[klausen.

ejrwthvmatav tina:

1/ tiv uJph`rcen ejn tw`/ khvpw/

2/ dia; tiv to; basileivdion dustuch;~ ei\nai ejnovmizen

ajlwvphx: gevno~ zwv/ou
ejpefavnh < ejpifaivnomai
mhleva = devndron o} mh`la fevrei
paixouvmeno~ < paivzw
duvsqumov~ eijmi = ajniavzw
tiqaso;n zw`/on = oujkevti a[grion
zw`/on o} nu`n tw`/ ajnqrwvpw/ peivqetai
tiqaseuvw = tiqaso;n poiei`n
ejpicwvrio~ oujk ei\: xevno~ ei\
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CCI
tovte de; hJ ajlwvphx ejpefavnh:
< cai`re, ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx.
< cai`re, ajsteivw~ ajpekrivnato to; basileivdion, o} treyavmenon oujde;n
ei\den.
< ejnqavde pavreimi, uJpo; th`/ mhleva/...
< tiv~ ei\ suv ei\pe to; basileivdion: kavllistovn ti dh; ei\...
< ajlwvphx eijmiv, ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx.
< ejlqe; paixouvmeno~ met ejmou` -prosevqhke to; basileivdion-: ou{tw~
duvsqumov~ eijmi...
< oujk e[xestiv moi paidia;n paivzein prov~ se -ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx-, ou[pw
ga;r tiqasov~ eijmi.
< a\n suggnwvmhn e[ce, ei\pe to; basileivdion.
ejnqumhsavmeno~ de; prosevqhken:
< tiv shmaivnei tiqaseuvein
< suv ge ejpicwvrio~ oujk ei\ -ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx-: tiv zhtouvmeno~ pavrei
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qhreuvw = zw`/a diwvkw kai; ajpo-
kteivnw
ojclhrov~ = taravttwn, -onto~
ojrnivqion = o[rni~ o} ejn aujlh`/ oijkei`
tou`tov moi mevlei: touvtou ejpime-
levomai
ajmnhmovneuto~ = ou| oujdei;~ mevm-
nhtai
devomai tou`tov sou = bouvlomai
tou`to ajpov sou kta`sqai
devomaiv sou = bouvlomaiv se ejggu;~
e[cein
oi[omai = oi\mai = nomivzw
ajlloi`o~ = diafevrwn, pantodapov~
< tou;~ ajnqrwvpou~ zhtw`, ei\pe to; basileivdion. ajlla; tiv shmaivnei
tiqaseuvein
< oiJ a[nqrwpoi -ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx- o{pla e[cousi kai; qhreuvousin, o}
ojclhrovtatovn ejstin! trevfousi de; kai; ojrnivqia, movnon tou`to aujtoi`~
mevlei: a\ra ojrnivqia zhtei`~
< oujciv, ei\pe to; basileivdion, fivlou~ zhtw`: ajlla; tiv shmaivnei
tiqaseuvein h[reto au\qi~.
< tou`to h[dh ajmnhmovneutovn tiv ejstin -ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx-: shmaivnei
sundevsmou~ poiei`n...
< sundevsmou~ poiei`n
< ou{tw~ e[cei -ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx-: su; me;n oujde;n a[llo moi ei\ h] mikro;~
pai`~ o{moio~ a[lloi~ eJkatontakiscilivoi~ paisivn, oujde;n de; devomaiv
sou: su; de; oujde;n dei` ejmou`, soi; ga;r movnon ajlwvphx eijmi; oJmoiva
a[llai~ eJkatontakiscilivai~ ajlwvpexin: o{mw~ dev, eja;n tiqaseuvh/~ me,
tovte dehsovmeqa a[llo~ a[llou, su; me;n ga;r movno~ moi ejn th`/
oijkoumevnh/ e[sei, ejgw; de; movnh soi ejn th`/ oijkoumevnh/ e[somai...
< suniei;~ a[rcomai- ei\pe to; basileivdion-: ajnqemiv~ uJpavrcei... oi[omai
aujth;n me tiqaseu`sai...
< i[sw~ -ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx-: e[xestin ejn th`/ Gh`/ ajlloi`a ijdei`n...
< a\, oujdamw`~ ejn th`/ Gh`/ levgw, ei\pe to; basileivdion.
hJ ajlwvphx ma`llon eijdevnai bouvlesqai ejdovkei.
< ejn a[llw/ planhtw`/

qhreuthv~, -ou` = a[nqrwpo~ o}~ qh-
reuvei
a[mempto~, -on = o}~ oujde;n kako;n
e[cei, o}n oujdei;~ mevmfesqai duv-
natai
divaita = tropo~ bivou
ajmetavblhto~ = o}~ ouj metabavl-
letai
ejnoclevw caivrw
fwleov~, -ou` = tovpo~ ejn th`/ u{lh/ ou|
ta; zw`/a oijkei`
puriko;~ ajgrov~ = ajgro;~ o}~ puro;n
fevrei
perivlupo~ = o}~ luphro;n poiei`
qruvx, trucov~ = o} ejpi; th`~ kefalh`~
e[comen
mnhvsei < mimnhv/skw
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< naiv.
< qhreutai; uJpavrcousin ejn ejkeivnw/ tw`/ planhtw`/
< ouj uJpavrcousin.
< wJ~ ajxiovlogon tou`tov ejstin! ojrnivqia de; pavrestin
< oujdamw`~.
< oujde;n a[memptovn ejstin, ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx stenavzwn.
e[peita de; pro;~ to;n eJauth`~ nou`n ejpanh`lqen:
< hJ ejmh; divaita ajmetavblhtov~ ejstin: ejgw; me;n ojrnivqia qhreuvw, oiJ de;
a[nqrwpoiv me qhreuvousin: pavnta me;n ta; ojrnivqia o{moia ajllhvloi~
ejstivn, pavnte~ de; oiJ a[nqrwpoi o{moioi ajllhvloi~ eijsivn: ejnoclw` ou\n
kai; eij ojlivgon: ajllav, eja;n su; tiqaseuvh/~ me, oJ ejmo;~ bivo~ toiou`to~
e[stai wJsei; oJ h{lio~ aujth`/ lavmpoi: gnwvsomai to;n yovfon bhvmatwn
tinw`n toi`~ a[lloi~ diaferomevnwn: ta; me;n a[lla bhvmata ajnagkavzei
me kruvptesqai uJpo; th;n gh`n, ta; de; sa; ejkkalei` me ejk tou` fwleou` wJ~
mousikhv: kai; dh; kai; blevpe! oJra`/~ ejkei` tou;~ purikou;~ ajgrouv~ ejgw;
si`ton oujk ejsqivw, oJ ou\n purov~ moi a[crhstov~ ejstin: oiJ de; purikoi;
ajgroi; oujdenov~ me mimnhv/skousin, tou`to de; perivlupovn ejstin. ajlla; aiJ
trucev~ sou cruvseaiv eijsin, qaumasto;n de; e[stai oJpovtan tiqaseuvh/~
me: oJ me;n purov~, cruvseo~ w[n, mnhvsei mev sou, ejgw; de; to;n yovfon to;n
tou` ajnevmou dia; tou` purou` pnevonto~ filhvsw...
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a{ttina: tau`ta a{
scolh;n a[gw = scolh;n e[cw
ajgoravzw = privamai, wjnevomai
kaphlei`on = mikro;~ tovpo~ ou|
wjnouvmeqa
: tiv dei` me poiei`n
karterevw = ouj kataleivpw, dia-
mevnw
ajgnwmosuvnh = aJmavrthma, -ato~
aijsqavnomai eujdaimonw`n = oJrw`
ejmauto;n eujdaivmona o[nta
ejpi; povsw/ = ejpi; povsw/ ajrgurivw/
ei[somai < oi\da
ta; novmima = hJ sunhvqeia, ta; nomi-
zovmena
hJ ajlwvphx sighvsasa to; basileivdion polu;n crovnon ejqewvrhsen:
< eij soi; dokei`... tiqavseuev me! ei\pen.
< bouloivmhn a]n -ajpekrivnato to; basileivdion-, ajlla; polu; scolh`~
moi ou[k ejstin, dei` me ga;r fivlou~ euJrei`n kai; polla; gignwvskein.
< gignwvskei~ eu\ movnon a{ttina a]n tiqaseuvh/~: oiJ a[nqrwpoi oujkevti
scolh;n a[gousin i{na ti gignwvskwsin. pavnta h[dh pareskeuasmevna
para; tw`n ejmpovrwn ajgoravzousin, kaphleivwn de; oujk o[ntwn ejn oi|~
ejxh`/ fivlou~ wjnei`sqai oiJ a[nqrwpoi fivlou~ oujkevti e[cousin: eja;n ou\n
fivlon bouvlh/, tiqavseuev me!
< tiv poihtevon moiv ejstin ei\pe to; basileivdion.
< karterei`n dei` -ajpekrivnato hJ ajlwvphx-: prw`ton me;n kaqhvsei ojlivgw/
ajpevcwn mou, ejpi; th`/ povh/: ejgw; me;n prov~ se blevyomai mh; blevpein
prospoioumevnh, su; de; oujde;n ejrei`~, hJ ga;r glw`tta ai[tiav ejstin
ajgnwmosunw`n, ajlla; kaq hJmevran e[xestaiv soi ojlivgon ejggutevrw
kavqhsqai...
th`/ ejpigignomevnh/ hJmevra/ ejpanh`lqe to; basileivdion.
< bevltion ei[h a]n eij th`/ aujth`/ w{ra/ h{koi~: eij me;n h{koi~, paradeivgmato~
e{neka, th`/ tetavrth/ w{ra/ th`~ eJspevra~, ejk th`~ trivth~ ejgw; ajrcoivmhn a]n
eujdaivmwn ei\nai: o{sw/ ma`llon oJ crovno~ probaivnh/ a[n, tosouvtw/
ma`llon eujdaimonw`n aijsqhvsomai: th`/ tetavrth/ w{ra/ taravxomai kai;
frontivsw: euJrhvsw ou{tw~ ejpi; povsw/ hJ eujdaimoniva tima`tai: eja;n de;
h{kh/~ oJpovte a]n bouvlh/, oujdevpote ei[somai povte dei` me th;n yuch;n
paraskeuavzein... ta; novmima ajnagkai`av ejstin.

diavforo~ o{moio~
ajmpelwvn, -ovno~ oJ = a[gro~ ou| aiJ
a[mpeloi fuvontai
ajpocwvrhsi~, -ew~ < ajpocwrevw
klauvsomai < klaivw
kerdaivnw = kevrdo~ ktavomai
ejpaneleuvsei < ejpanevrcomai
: wJ~ dw`ron dwvsw
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< ta; novmima tiv ejstin h[reto to; basileivdion.
< kai; tou`to a[gan ajmnhmovneutovn tiv ejstin -ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx-: tou`to
ajnagkavzei hJmervan tina; diavforon ei\nai a[llh~ hJmevra~, w{ran tina;
diavforon a[llh~ w{ra~: paradeivgmato~ e{neka, para; toi`~ qhreutai`~
tovde to; novmimon kei`tai: kata; Pevmpthn hJmevran coreuvousin meta;
tw`n th`~ kwvmh~ korw`n: aiJ ou\n Pevmptai hJmevrai kavllistaiv eijsin,
e[xesti dev moi mevcri tou` ajmpelw`no~ peripatei`n. eij oiJ qhreutai;
oJpovte bouvlointo coreuvoien, pa`sai me;n aiJ hJmevrai o{moiai ei\en a[n,
scolh;n de; oujk e[coimi a]n ejgwv.
ou[tw~ to; basileivdion th;n ajlwvpeka ejtiqavseuen: o{te de; hJ th`~
ajpocwrhvsew~ hJmevra h[dh ejggu;~ h\n,
< a\ -ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx-, klauvsomai.
< ai[tio~ su; ei\ -ei\pe to; basileivdion-, ejgwvge me;n oujk ejboulovmhn se
blavptein, soi; de; e[doxen ejmev se tiqaseuvein...
< eu\ oi\da, ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx.
< ajlla; klauvsesqai mevllei~! ei\pe to; basileivdion.
< eu\ oi\da, ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx.
< ou{tw~ ou\n, oujde;n to; kevrdo~!
< kerdaivnw -ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx- tou` crwvmato~ tou` purou` e{neka.
e[peita de; prosevqhken:
< i[qi ojyovmeno~ ta;~ rJodwniav~, aijsqhvsei th;n sh;n ajrivsthn ou\san ejn
th`/ oijkoumevnh/: ejpaneleuvsei me;n wJ~ caivrein me keleuvswn,
dwrhvsomai dev soi musthvriovn ti.
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oJyovmenon < oJravw to; basileivdion ajph`lqen wJ~ ta;~ rJodwnia;~ ojyovmenon.
< oujdamw`~ o{moiai th`/ ejmh`/ rJodwnia`/ ejstev, ou[pw oujdevn ejste -ei\pen
aujtai`~-: oujdei;~ me;n ejtiqavseusen uJma`~, uJmei`~ de; ejtiqaseuvsate
oujdevna: to; aujtov ejste kai; hJ ejmh; ajlwvphx h\n: ajlwvphx h\n h} oujde;n
diefevreto a[llai~ eJkatontakiscilivai~: ejgw; me;n filh;n ejmh;n
e[xoco~ = diavforo~ pavntwn, a[ris- katevsthsa authvn, nu`n de; e[xocov~ ejsti movnh ejn th`/ oijkoumevnh/.
to~
ejnoclevw = ojrgivzw aiJ rJodwniai; ejnwclou`nto.
kevno~ plhrhv~ < kavllistai mevn ejste, kevnai dev -ei\pen e[ti-: oujdei;~ uJpe;n uJmw`n
ajpoqnhv/skoi a[n. oJ dei`na levgoi a]n o{ti hJ ejmh; rJodwnia; oJmoi`a uJmi`n
ejstin, hJ de; eJauth`/ oi\den ajxiwtevra ou\sa pasw`n uJmw`n, diovti au{th
ejsti;n h|/ ejgw; u{dwr e[dwka, diovti au{th ejsti;n h}n ejgw; th`/ sfaivra/
skepavzw = fulavttw ejskevpasa, diovti au{th ejsti;n h}n ejgw; parapetavsmati ejfuvlaxa, diovti
plhvn = e[kto~ au{th ejsti;n h|/ ejgw; ajpevkteina ta;~ kavmpa~ (plh;n duoi`n h] triw`n a}~
tai`~ yucai`~ katevlipon), diovti au{th ejsti;n h|~ ejgw; h[kousa
ajlazoneuvomai = kaucavomai, ojduromevnh~ h] ajlazoneuomevnh~ h] kai; ejnivote sigwvsh~. diovti au{th
nomivzw a[risto~ ei\nai
ejsti;n hJ ejmh; rJodwniav.

ejpanh`lqe de; pro;~ th;n ajlwvpeka.

kuvrio~: prw`to~, a[rcwn
ajfanhv~, -ev~ = o}n ijdei`n ouj dunav-
meqa
< e[rrwso, ei\pen.
< e[rrwso -ei\pen hJ ajlwvphx-. tovde ejsti; to; musthvrion, aJplouvtaton
o[n: th`/ yuvch/ movnh/ dunavmeqa ajkribw`~ ijdei`n, to; ga;r kuriwvtaton
ajfane;~ toi`~ ojfqalmoi`~ ejstin.
< to; kuriwvtaton ajfane;~ toi`~ ojfqalmoi`~ ejstin, pavlin eJautw`/ ei\pe to;
basileivdion i{na memnhmevnon ei[h.

ejpilelhsmevnoi < ejpilanqavnomai
( mevmnhmai)
uJpeuvquno~ aujtw`/ eijmi: th;n aijtivan
e[cw ou|tino~ a]n pavsch/
stavqmarco~ = a[nqrwpo~ o}~ tou`
staqmou` a[rcei (staqmov~ = tovpo~
ou| oiJ poreuovmenoi pauvontai)
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< oJ crovno~ w|/ su; pro;~ th;n sh;n rJodwnia;n ejcrhvsw, tou`tov ejsti o} aujth;n
pollou` ajxivan poiei`.
< oJ crovno~ w|/ ejgw; pro;~ th;n ejmh;n rJodwnia;n ejcrhsavmhn... pavlin eJau-
tw`/ ei\pe to; basileivdion i{na memnhmevnon ei[h.
< oiJ me;n a[nqrwpoi touvtwn tw`n ajlhqw`n ejpilelhsmevnoi eijsivn -ei\pen
hJ ajlwvphx-, dei` dev se touvtwn mh; ejpilanqavnesqai. uJpeuvquno~ ei\
eijsaei; oi|~ ejtiqavseusa~. uJpeuvquno~ ei\ th`/ sh`/ rJodwnia`/.
< uJpeuvqunov~ eijmi th`/ ejmh`/ rJodwnia`/... pavlin eJautw`/ ei\pe to; basileiv-
dion i{na memnhmevnon ei[h.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1- tiv zw`/on ajfivketo
2- dia; tiv oujk ejxh`n tw`/ zw/vw/ meta; tou` basileivdion paivzein
3- tiv to; zw`/on h[/thse to; basileivdion
4- tiv h[reto to; zw`/on peri; tou` planhtou` ejn w|/ to; basileivdion oijkei`
5- tiv poiou`sin oiJ qhreutai; kata; Pevmpthn hJmevran
CCII
< cai`re, ei\pe to; basileivdion.
< cai`re, ei\pen oJ stavqmarco~.
< tiv ejnqavde poiei`~ ei\pe to; basileivdion.
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ejpibavth~, -ou = a[nqrwpo~ o}~ po-
reuvetai ojchvmati h] nhi; crwvmeno~
ajpostevllw = ajpopevmpw
sidhrodrovmon = suvsthma ajgwgh`~ o}
ejpi; sidhra`~ oJdou` trevcei
fwtaughv~, -ev~ = fw`~ e[cwn
seivw = karterw`~ kinevw
ejpeivgomai = tacevw~ poreuvomai,
tacevw~ baivnw
oJdhgov~, -ou` = oJ tou` sidhrodrovmou
a[rcwn
eij~ to; ejnantivon eij~ to;n aujto;n
tovpon
metallaghv = metabolhv
h{domai = eujdaivmwn eijmiv
u{alo~, -ou hJ = o} ejn tai`~ qurivsi
e[comen, dia; de; aujtou oJra`n
dunavmeqa
qlivbw = pievzw
< tou;~ me;n ejpibavta~ kata; cilivou~ aiJrou`mai -ei\pen oJ stavqmarco~-.
ajpostevllw de; ta; sidhrodrovma a} fevrei aujtouv~, ei[te ejpi; dexiavn,
ei[te ejpi; ajristeravn.
tacu; de; fwtauge;~ sidhrodrovmon, qorubou`n wJ~ bronthv, to;; tou`
staqmavrcou oijkhmavtion e[seisen.
< mavla ejpeivgontai -ei\pe to; basileivdion-. tiv zhtou`sin
< oujde; oJ oJdhgo;~ aujto;~ tou`to oi\den, ei\pen oJ stavqmarco~.
ejqoruvbhse de; eij~ to; ejnantivon deuvteron tacu; fwtauge;~ sidhro-
drovmon.
< au\qi~ ejpanevrcontai h[reto to; basileivdion.
< oujc oiJ aujtoiv eijsin -ei\pen oJ stavqmarco~-: tou`to dh; metallaghv
ejstin.
< oujc h{donto o{pou h\san
< oujdevpote h{dei oJpou ei\, ei\pen oJ stavqmarco~.
oJ de; qovrubo~ trivtou tacevo~ fwtaugou`~ sidhrodrovmou ejbrovnthsen.
< a\ra diwvkousi tou;~ prwvtou~ ejpibavta~ h[reto to; basileivdion.
< oujde;n oujdamw`~ diwvkousin -ei\pen oJ stavqmarco~-: ejkei` de; e[ndon
kaqeuvdousin, h] casmw`ntai. movnoi oiJ pai`de~ to;n rJivna ejpi; th;n u{alon
qlivbousin.

rJavko~, -ou~ = kako;n u{fasma
kavphlo~ = a[nqrwpo~ ou| to; e[rgon
pwlei`n ejstin
trocivsko~, -ou = mikrovtaton crh`-
ma o} ejsqivomen oJpovtan nosw`men
trapevntwn < trevpw
feidwliva, -a~ dapavnh, -h~
feivdomai dapanavw
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< movnoi oiJ pai`de~ i[sasin o{ ti zhtou`sin -ei\pe to; basileivdion-:
scolavzousi kovrh/ rJavkesi pepoihmevnh/ h} aujtoi`~ pleivstou ajxiva
givgnetai, eja;n dev ti~ aujth;n ajp aujtw`n ajfairh`/ klaivousin...
< eujdaimonou`sin, ei\pen oJ stavqmarco~.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ tivni sunevtuce to; basileivdion
2/ tiv ejpoivei ou|to~ oJ a[nqrwpo~
3/ tiv ejxaivfnh~ ejfavneto
4/ tiv poiou`sin oiJ a[nqrwpoi ejnto;~ tou` sidhrodrovmou
CCIII
< cai`re, ei\pe to; basileivdion.
< cai`re, ei\pen oJ kavphlo~.
kavphlo~ h\n trocivskwn ejpi; to; bevltiston trapevntwn oi} th;n divyan
katasbennuvasin: eja;n e{na kaq eJbdomavda ejsqivh/~, oujkevti diya`/~.
< dia; tiv tou`to pwlei`~ ei\pe to; basileivdion.
< tou`to pollou` crovnou feidwliva tugcavnei o[n -ei\pen oJ kavphlo~-. oiJ
e[mpeiroi tou`to ajkribw`~ hjrivqmhsan, penthvkonta de; triw`n leptw`n
kaq eJbdomavda feivdei.
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ajnaluvskw tou`to = tou`to crw`mai
o{pw~ a]n bouvlwmai
stagmwvn, -ovno~ = mikrovtaton
mevro~ u{dato~
ejpiskeuavzw = ojrqw`~ skeuavzw
< tiv de; poiei`~ touvtoi~ toi`~ penthvkonta trisi; leptoi`~
< o{ ti a]n bouvlh/.
kat ejmev, ei\pen eJautw`/ to; basileivdion, eij e[coimi penthvkonta triva
lepta; ajnaluvskein, baivnoimi a]n h{suco~ pro;~ krhvnhn tinav...
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ tivni sunevtuce to; basileivdion
2/ tiv ejpwvlei ou|to~ oJ a[nqrwpo~
3/ pw`~ oiJ a[nqrwpoi crovnon feivdontai
CCI
h[dh th;n ojgdoh;n hJmervan ejn th`/ ejrhmiva/ h\n ejgw; to; dustuvchma paqwvn,
ajkouvwn de; to;n mu`qon to;n tou` kaphvlou to; u{dwr ejxevpion o} ei\con, th;n
teleutaivan stagmovna.
< a\, oiJ soi; mu`qoi kavllistoiv eijsin, to; de; ejmo;n ajeroskavfo~ ou[pw
ejpeskeuvasa, oujde; e[cw o{ ti a]n puvnw, eujdaivmwn a]n ei[h eij e[coimi
ejlqei`n h{suco~ pro;~ krhvnhn tinav.
< hJ ejmh; fivlh, hJ ajlwvphx, ei\pev moi...
< ouj peri; th`~ ajlwvpeko~ ejsti; oJ lovgo~, w\ pai`:
< dia; tiv
< diovti th`~ duvyh~ e{neka ajpoqanouvmeqa...

scei`n: to; provteron
krivnw: aijsqavnomai, oJrw`
frevar, -ato~ tov = mevga o[rugma ejn
h|/ e[xestin u{dwr euJrei`n
schmativzw = shmei`on th`/ ceiri;
poiw`
h{nika a[n = oJpovtan
a[peiro~, -o~, -on = a[neu tevlou~
o[nar, ojneivrato~ tov = o[neiro~, -ou
purevttw = qermo;n to; sw`ma e[cw
dia; to; nosei`n
suneiv~ < sunivhmi
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to; ejmo;n logiko;n novhma ouj sunh`ken, ajpekrivnato dev:
< ajgaqovn ejstin fivlon scei`n, kai; eij ajpoqanouvmeqa: caivrw ajlwvpeka
wJ~ fivlhn scwvn.
to;n kivndunon ouj krivnei, ei\pon ejmautw`/, oujdevpote ou[te peina`/
ou[te diya`/: ojlivgon hJlivou iJkanovn ejstin aujtw`/...
ou|to~ de; pro;~ ejme; qeasavmeno~ tw`/ ejmw`/ nohvmati ajpekrivnato:
< diyw` kai; ejgwv... zhtw`men frevar...
ejschmavtisa kavmaton deiknuv~, a[logon gavr ejsti frevar zhtei`n h{nik
a]n tuvch/~ ejn ajpeivrw/ hjremiva/ w[n: o{mw~ de; wJrmhsavmeqa.
hJmw`n h[dh duvo w{ra~ sigh`/ diabavntwn, hJ nu;x ejgevneto kai; oiJ ajstevre~
e[lampon: ejgw; aujtou;~ ei\don wJ~ kat o[nar, dia; ga;r to; diya`n ojlivgon
ejpuvretton. oiJ tou` basileidivou lovgoi e[ndon th`~ ejmh`~ mnhvmh~ ejcov-
reuon.
< kai; su; diya/`~ hjrovmhn aujtovn.
oJ de; ejmoi; ejrwtw`nti oujk ajpekrivnato, movnon de; ei\pen:
< to; u{dwr i[sw~ ajgaqovn ejsti kai; th`/ yuvch/...
kaivper tou;~ lovgou~ aujtou` ouj suneiv~, ejsivghsa... eu\ h[/dh o{ti
ajnagkai`on ei[h aujto;n mh; ejrwta`n.
to; basileivdion e[kamnen, ejkaqivsato ou\n: ejgw; de; plhsivon aujtou`
ejkaqisavmhn: ojlivgon crovnon sighvsa~, tevlo~ moi ei\pen:
< oiJ ajstevre~ kaloiv eijsin, ajnqemivdo~ e{neka h}n oujdei;~ oJra`/...
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ptuchv, -h`~ < ptuvssw (diplou`n
poiw`)
qiv~, qinov~ = swro;~ yavmmou
su; kaqivzei
kaluvptw ti = kruptovn ti e[cw
ajstraphv, -h`~ = to; fw`~ o} aiJ nefev-
lai iJa`sin
ejpav/dw tou`to = tou`to qaumasto;n
ejpw/dh`/ poiw`
bavqo~, -ou~ = to; baquvtaton mevro~
kalluvnw = kalo;n poiw`
eu[qrausto~, -on = o}~ rJa/divw~
qrauvein (= rJhgnuvnai) dunavmeqa
wjcrov~ = a[neu crwvmato~
< ajlhqh` levgei~, ajpekrinavmhn, ta;~ de; ptuca;~ sigh`/ ejqewvroun ta;~ th`~
yavmmou uJpo; th`~ selhvnh~.
< hJ hjremiva kalhv ejstin, prosevqhken ou|to~.
ajlhqe;~ tou`to h\n: ejgw; th;n hjremivan ajei; ejfivloun: ejpi; qino;~ kaqivzei,
oujde;n oJra`/~, oujde;n ajkouvei~: o{mw~ de; perilavmpei ti dia; sigh`~.
< o} th;n hjremivan kalluvnei -ei\pe to; basileivdion- tovde ejstivn, o{ti pou
frevar kaluvptei...
ejqauvmasa ejxaivfnh~ tauvthn th;n ejn th`/ yavmmw/ krufaivan ajstraph;n
suneiv~: pai`~ ga;r w[n, w[/koun ejn ajrcaiva/ oijkiva/, ejlevgeto de; kata; to;n
mu`qon o{ti ejn aujth`/ e[keito krupto;~ qhsaurov~: dh`lovn ejstin o{ti
oujdei;~ e[scen oujdevpote ejxeurei`n, oujde; i[sw~ ejzhvthsen, ajlla; oJ
qhsauro;~ pavsh/ th`/ oijkiva/ ejph/`den. hJ ejmh; oijkiva e[krupte qhsauro;n ejn
tw`/ th`~ yuvch~ bavqei...
< naiv -ei\pon tw`/ basileidivw-/: ei[te peri; th`~ oijkiva~ ejsti; oJ lovgo~ ei[te
peri; tw`n ajstevrwn ei[te peri; th`~ hjremiva~, o} aujta; kalluvnei ajovratovn
ejstin.
< ejmoi; ajrevskei -e[fh- o{ti th`/ ejmh`/ ajlwvpeki oJmologei`~.
to; basileivdion eij~ u{pnon pivpton toi`~ bracivosin ejdexavmhn kai;
au\qi~ wJrmhvqhn. ejtarattovmhn dhv: ejnovmizon fevrein eu[qrauston
qhsaurovn: ejnovmizon oujde;n ei\nai ejn th`/ Gh`/ eujqraustovteron. th`~ de;
selhvnh~ fwtagwgouvsh~, e[blepon me;n pro;~ ejkei`no to; wjcro;n mevtw-
pon, ejkeivnou~ de; kekleismevnou~ ojfqalmouv~, tou;~ de; trica;~

floiovn, -ou` = to; e[xw mevro~
cei`lo~, -ou~ = oJ tou` stovmato~ o{ro~
meidivama < meidiavw
uJpotupovw = calepw`~ deivknumi
ajnegeivrw se = ajrevskw soi
flovx, -ogov~ = o} to; pu`r deivknusin
ejxaifnivdio~ = o}~ ejxaivfnh~ ajfik-
nei`tai
kulindevw = kuvklw/ sunecw`~ trevpw
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tw``/ ajnevmw/ kekinhmevnou~, e[legon de; ejmautw`/: tou`to o} oJrw` movnon
floiovn ejstin, o} ga;r ajxiologovtaton, tou`to ajovratovn ejstin...
tw`n dianew/gmevnwn aujtou` ceilw`n mikro;n meidivama uJpotupwsavntwn,
ei\pen e[ti ejmautw`/: o} mavlistav me ajnegeivrei touvtou tou` kaqeuv-
donto~ basileidivou tovde ejstivn, hJ pivsti~ ajnqemivdi tiniv, hJ ijdeva
rJodwnia`~ tino~ h} ejn aujtw`/ kai; kaqeuvdonti wJ~ flo;x lampavdo~
lavmpei...
hj/sqovmhn de; aujto;n e[ti eujqraustovteron o[nta. dei` ta;~ lampavda~ eu\
fulavttein, oJ ga;r ejxaifnivdio~ a[nemo~ duvnatai aujta;~ sbennuvnai...
ou{tw de; diabaivnwn to; frevar hu|ron tou` hJlivou ajnatevllonto~.
ejrwthvmatav tina:
1/ dia; ti; oJ kubernhvth~ ou{tw ejfrovntizen
2/ tiv~ kivnduno~ e[keito
3/ tiv ejbouvlonto euJrei`n
4/ povte to; frevar hu|ron
CC
< oiJ a[nqrwpoi -ei\pe to; basileivdion- eijsbaivnousin eij~ ta; taceva
sidhrodrovma oujk eijdovte~ o{ ti zhtou`sin: tovte de; taravttontaiv te kai;
kulindou`ntai...
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ojrwrugmevna < ojruvttw
ojneiropolevw = o[neiron oJrw`
trociliva, -a~ = mikro;~ trocov~
kavdo~, -ou = w|/ crwvmeqa i{na u{dwr
lavbwmen
kavlw~, -w = w|/ crwvmeqa i{na to;n
kavdon a[nw e{lkwmen
prosevqhke dev:
< oujk a[xiovn ejstin...
to; frevar o} hu{romen oujde;n o{moion h\n toi`~ ejn th`/ Sacavra/ frevasin: ta;
ejn th`/ Sacavra/ frevata aJpla` ojruvgmatav ejstin ejn th`/ yavmmw/
ojrwrugmevna, ejkei`no de; o{moion h\n frevati kwvmh~ tinov~, ajlla;
oujdemiva~ kwvmh~ ejkei` keimevnh~ ejgw; ojneiropolei`n ejnovmizon.
< a[logovn ejstin -h\n d ejgw; tw`/ basileidivw-/ : pavnta e{toimav ejstin, h{ te
trociliva kai; oJ kavdo~ kai; oJ kavlw~...
oJ de; gelavsa~ tou` kavlw h{yato kai; th;n trocilivan ejkuvlisen, hJ de;
ejstevnaxa wJ~ stenavzei ajrcaiva ti~ mhcanh; h|~ to; e[rgon oJpovqen oiJ
a[nemoi pnevousi shmaivnein ejsti;n eij oJ a[nemo~ polu;n crovnon
ejkavqeuden.
< a\ra ajkouvei~ -ei\pe to; basileivdion-: hJmei`~ me;n to; frevar hjgeiv-
ramen, to; de; ajeivdei.
ejgw; oujk h[qelon aujto;n ponei`n eij kai; ojlivgon:
< eja` me tou`to poiei`n, tou`to a[gan baruv soiv ejstin.

ou\~, wjtov~ = mevro~ tou` swvmato~ w|/
ajkouvomen
poreiva, -a~ < poreuvomai
hJ leitourgiva, -a~ = ta; iJerav
futeuvw = to; spevrma ejn th`/ gh`/ eijs-
qei`nai
tuflovomai = toflo;~ givgnomai
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bradevw~ to;n kavdon ajnh`ra mevcri to; tou` frevato~ cei`lo~, ejkei` de;
ajsfalw`~ katevsthsa: ejn me;n toi`~ ejmoi`~ wjsi; e[menen e[ti hJ th`~
trociliva~ wj/dh; kai; to;n h{lion trevmonta eJwvrwn ejn tw`/ e[ti trevmonti
u{dati.
< touvtou tou` u{dato~ diyw` -h\ d o{~-: dov~ moi pivnein.
ejgw; de; sunh`ka o{ ti zhthvseih: ajnh`ra ou\n to;n kavdon mevcri ta; ceivlh
aujtou`: tou;~ ojfqalmou;~ klei`sa~ e[pien, tou`to de; hJdu; h\n wJ~ eJorthv:
tou`to to; u{dwr plei`on h\n h] si`to~: ejgevneto ejk me;n th`~ uJpo; tw`n
ajstevrwn poreiva~, ejk de; th`~ wj/dh`~ th`~ trociliva~, ejk de; tou` povnou
tw`n ejmw`n ceirw`n. ajgaqo;n h\n th`/ yuvch/, wJ~ dw`rovn ti. ejmou` paido;~
o[nto~, oiJ mikroi; ejpi; tou` tw`n Geneqlivwn devndrou luvcnoi kai; hJ th`~
leitourgiva~ mousikh; th`/ mevsh/ nukti; kai; ta; hJdei`a meidiavsmata
aujgh;n ejdivdoun tw`/ dwvrw/ o} ejdecovmhn.
< oiJ a[nqrwpoi oiJ parav soi -ei\pe to; basileivdion- futeuvousi me;n
pentakisciliva~ rJodwnia`~ ejn tw`/ aujtw`/ khvpw/... oujde; euJrivskousin o{
ti zhtou`sin...
< oujc euJrivskousin, ajpekrinavmhn.
< o{mw~ de; e[xestin o} zhtou`sin euJrei`n ejn movnh/ rJodwnia`/ h] ejn ojlivgw/
u{dato~...
< ajlhqh` levgei~.
to; de; basileivdion prosevqhken:
< ajlla; oiJ ojfqalmoi; tuflou`ntai: dei` ou\n th`/ yuvch/ zhtei`n.
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ejpepwvkein < pivnw
rJavfano~, -ou hJ = futo;n o} ejsqivomen
e[oika = o{moiov~ eijmi
ejgw; ejpepwvkein: eu\ ei\con: hJ yavmmo~, tou` hJlivou ajnatevllonto~, to;
crw`ma e[cei tou` mevlito~. ejgw; e[cairon touvtw/ tw`/ mevlito~ crwvmati.
dia; tiv ajnavgkh h\n me dusqumei`n...
< dei` se th;n uJpovscesin ajpotelei`n, ei\pev moi to; basileivdion eujme-
nw`~, au\qi~ ejgguv~ mou kaqhvmeno~.
< tivna uJpovscesin
< h[dh oi\sqa... khmo;n tw`/ ejmw`/ ajgnw`/... uJpeuvqunov~ eijmi tauvth~ th`~
ajnqemivdo~!
ejk tou` kovlpou ejxevlabon ta; ejma; diagravmmata: to; de; basileivdion,
tau`ta ijdovn, ejgevlase kai; ei\pen:
< oiJ soi; baobavboi ojlivgon toi`~ rJafavnoi~ ejoivkasin...
< w[!

e[gwge ejmegalofrovnoun ejpi; toi`~ ejmoi`~ baobavboi~!

< hJ sh; ajlwvphx... ta; w\ta aujth`~... ojlivgon e[oike kevrasin... a[gan de;
makrav ejstin.

au\qi~ de; ejgevlasen.

h[/dh < oi\da < a[diko~ ei\, w\ pai`, ejgw; ga;r oujde;n a[llo diagravfein h[/dh h]
kekleismevnou~ te kai; ajnew/gmevnou~ bova o[fei~.
< a\, kalw`~ e{xei -h\ d o{~-, oiJ ga;r pai`de~ sunia`sin.
khmo;n ou\n diagravya~ aujtw`/ e[dwka mavla lupouvmeno~.
< ejnnoiva~ e[cei~ a}~ ejgw; ajgnow`...

ajlla; oujk ajpekrivnato: ei\pe dev moi:


ptw`si~, -ew~ < pivptw
ejruqriavw = ejruqro;~ givgnomai
ojknevw = ouj pantelw`~ oi\da o{ ti dei`
poiei`n
ejniauvsio~, -a, -on = o}~ ejniauto;n
diamevnei
diavsthma, -ato~ = mevro~ crovnou
ajnaqarrevw fobevomai
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< a\r oi\sqa, hJ ejmh; ptw`si~ ejpi; th;n Gh`n... au[rion h[dh to; prw`ton e[to~
e[stai...
e[peita dev, ojlivgon crovnon sighvsa~, ei\pen:
< ejggutavtw touvtou tou` tovpou katevpeson...
hjruqrivase dev.
au\qi~ dev, oujk eijdw;~ dia; o{ ti, ajlovgou luph`~ hj/sqovmhn: o{mw~ de;
ejrwvthma pro;~ to;n nou`n prosh`lqen:
< tovte de; ouj kata; tuvchn su; periepavtei~ e[nqa kai; e[nqa th`/ hJmevra/ h|/
se e[gnwn, h[dh th;n ojgdoh;n hJmevran, movno~ w[n, civlia mivlia ajpw;n
pasw`n tw`n oijkoumevnwn cwrw`n i[sw~ ejpanhv/eisqa pro;~ to;n tovpon
eij~ o}n katevpese~
to; me;n basileivdion au\qi~ hjruqrivasen, ejgw; de; ojknw`n prosevqhka:
< i[sw~ tou` ejniausivou diasthvmato~ e{neka
to; de; basileivdion au\qi~ hjruqrivasen: oujdevpote me;n ta; ejrwthvmata
ajpekrivneto, o{te de; ejruqriwv/h tou`to nai; ejshvmainen, eu\ oi\da o{ti.
< a\ -ei\pon aujtw`-/ , fobou`mai...
oJ de; ajpekrivnatov moi:
< dei` se nu`n ejrgavzesqai, dei` se pro;~ th;n sh;n mhcanh;n ijevnai: ejgw;
perimevnw se ejnqavde. ejpanelqe; au[rion th`~ eJspevra~...
ejgw; de; oujk ajneqavrroun, th`~ ga;r ajlwvphko~ ejmemnhvmhn: kindu-
neuvei~ ojlivgon klaivein, ejavn tina eja`/~ se tiqaseuvein...
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ejrwthvmatav tina:

1/ poi`av eijsi ta; ejn th`/ ejrhmiva/ frevata

2/ tiv e[dwken oJ kubernhvth~ tw`/ basileidivw/
3/ tiv eJwvra oJ kubernhvth~ pai`~ w[n
4/ dia; tiv to; basileivdion ejgevlasen
5/ povte katevpese to; basileivdion pro;~ th;n gh`n

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ta; ejreivpia: o{, povlew~ diafqareiv- plhsivon tou` frevato~ h\n ta; ejreivpia ajrcaivou liqinou` teivcou~. ajpo;
sh~, mevnei
ejpithvdeuma = e[rgon tou` ejpithdeuvmato~ ejpanelqw;n th`/ uJsteraiva/ hJmevra/ th`~ eJspevra~,
povrrwqen ei\don to; ejmo;n basileivdion ejpi; tou` uJyhlou` kaqhvmenon,
kremavnnumi: hJ lampa;~ ajpo; th`~ ojro- tw`n skelw`n kremannumevnwn. h[kousa de; aujto;n dialegovmenon:
fh`~ kremmavnutai
< a\ra ouj mevmnhsai -ei\pen-: ejnqavde oujdamw`~ ejstin!

ajntei`pen: ajpekrivnato a[llh ti~ fwnh; ajpekrivnato, dh`lon o{ti, diovti ou|to~ ajntei`pen:
< naiv! naiv! hJ me;n hJmevra au{th ejstivn, oJ de; tovpo~ oujc ou|to~.

i[cno~, -ou~ = shmei`on o} toi`~ posi;
poiou`men baivnonte~
ejgw; e[ti ma`llon tw`/ teivcei prosh`lqon: ou[te eJwvrwn oujdevna ou[te
h[kouon, kaivtoi to; basileivdion au\qi~ ajntei`pen:
< dh`lon o{ti: o[yei o{pou a[rcesqai to; ejmo;n i[cno~ ejn th`/ yavmmw/: dei` dev
se oujde;n a[llo poiei`n h[ me mevnein: ejkei` parevsomai tauvth/ th`/ nuktiv.

ejgwv, kaivper movnon ei[kosi mevtra ajpevcwn, oujde;n eJwvrwn.


ijovn = favrmakon o} ajpokteivnei
makravn = polu;n crovnon
bavsi~, -ew~ = to; kavtw mevro~
ajnorqovw = eij~ to; a[nw teivnomai
mikroleptovn: e}n lepto;n e[cei eJxhv-
konta mikroleptav
pistovlion: o{plon
ejxelkuvw = ejklambavnw
ajpo-rrevw
uJp-eis-evrcomai
tw`/ devcesqai
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to; basileivdion, ojlivgon crovnon sighvsan, ei\pen e[ti:
< a\ra ajgaqo;n ijo;n e[cei~ ajkribw`~ ejpivstasai o{ti ouj poihvsei~ me
makra;n pavscein
ejpausavmhn baivnwn, mevgista lipouvmeno~, ou[pw de; oujde;n sunivhn.
< nu`n a[piqi, ei\pen ou|to~... katabaivnein bouvlomai.
tovte tou;~ ojfqalmou;~ pro;~ th;n tou` teivcou~ bavsin katevbalon,
ejphvdasa dev! ejkei` h\n, pro;~ to; basileivdion ajnorqouvmeno~, xanqo;~
o[fi~ toiouvtwn oi|oi triavkonta mikroleptw`n se ajpokteivnousin.
peirwvmeno~ to; pistovlion ejk tou` ejmou` kovlpou ejxelkuvsai, qa`tton
ejbavdizon: o{mw~ de, yovfon ajp ejmou` ajfiknouvmenon ajkouvsa~, oJ o[fi~
hJdevw~ dia; th`~ yavmmou ajpevrreusen, wJ~ krhvnh ti~ h} ajpoqnhv/skei,
uJpeish`lqe de; dia; tw`n pevtrwn oujdamw`~ te speuvdwn kai; metalliko;n
yovfon poiouvmeno~.
pro;~ to; tei`co~ ajfikovmhn ejn kairw`/ tw`/ to; ejmo;n eujh`qe~ basileivdion
toi`~ bracivosi devcesqai, leuko;n wJ~ th;n ciovna o[n.
< tiv ejsti tou`to to; qau`ma! nu`n toi`~ o[fisi dialevgei!
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aijwvnio~, -a, -on = o}~ eijsaei; mevnei
krovtafo~ = mevro~ th`~ kefalh`~
brevcw tou`to = u{dwr cevw ejpi; tou`to
trwqeiv~ < titrwvskw
par j ejlpivda tou`to ejgevneto = ejgw;
oujk h[lpizon tou`to genhvsesqai
periptuvssw = toi`~ bracivosi
kuvklw/ lambavnw
pro;~ kavqeton = eujqu;~ kavtw
th;n aijwvnion crush`n tainivan dievlusa: tou;~ krotavfou~ brevxa~,
ejpoivhsa aujto;n pivnein: nu`n de; oujk ejtovlmwn oujde;n ejrwta`n: oJ dev,
semnw`~ me qewrw`n, tou;~ bracivona~ th`/ aujcevni perievbalen. hj/sqovmhn
th`~ kardiva~ aujtou` tuptouvsh~ wJ~ hJ kardiva o[rniqo~ o{sti~ o{plw/
trwqei;~ ajpoqnhv/skei. ei\pe dev moi:
< caivrw o{ti hu|re~ ou| hJ sh; mhcanh; e[deito: e[xestaiv soi oi[kade
ejpanelqei`n...
< pw`~ tou`to gignwvskei~
ejgw; ajfikovmeno~ e[tucon wJ~ aujtw`/ ejrw`n o{ti, par ejlpivda, to; ejpi-
thvdeuma teleuthvsaimi.
to; ejmo;n ejrwvthma oujk ajpekrivnato, o{mw~ de; prosevqhken:
< kai; ejgw; thvmeron oi[kade ejpanevrcomai...
e[peita dev, skuqrwpw`~:
< pollw`/ ma`llon ajpevcei... pollw`/ calepwvterovn ejstin...
hj/sqovmhn ti paravdoxon gignovmenon: toi`~ bracivosi to; basileivdion
perievptuxa wJsei; pai`da o[n, oJ de; e[doxev moi, oujde;n poiei`n dunamevnw/
i{na katevcoi, katapivptein pro;~ kavqeton eij~ to; bavqo~.
semnw`~ prosevblepen, tw`n ojfqalmw`n povrrw ajpoplanoumevnwn.
< e[cw to;n so;n ajgnovn, e[cw kai; th;n qhvkhn tw`/ ajgnw`/, e[cw de; kai; to;n
khmovn...
skuqrwpw`~ de; ejmeidivasen.
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ajna-qermaivnw makro;n crovnon meivna~, hj/sqovmhn aujtou` bradevw~ ajnaqermaino-

mevnou.
< w\ pai`, ejfobhvqh~...

ejfobhvqh, eu\ oi\da o{ti! hJdevw~ de; ejmeidivasen:

< e[ti plevon fobhvsomai thvmeron th`~ nuktov~...

ajnhvkesto~, -on = o}n ajkei`sqai au\qi~ ajnhvkestovn ti aijsqanovmeno~ wJ~ pephgmevno~ katevsthn.
(= ijatreuvein) ouj dunavmeqa
pephgmevno~ = ajkivnhto~ (< phvg- hj/sqovmhn ejmautou` pavscein ouj dunamevnou aujtou` mhdevpote au\qi~
numi)
ejmautou` ouj dunamevnou gelw`nto~ ajkouvsesqai, o{ moi to; aujto; h\n kai; phgh; ejn th`/ ejrhmiva/.
aujtou` gelw`nto~
< w\ pai`, bouvlomai au\qi~ sou` gelw`nto~ ajkouvein.

oJ de; ei\pen:
< thvmeron th`~ nukto;~ ejniausiva hJmevra e[stai: oJ ejmo;~ ajsth;r
paragenhvsetai ajkribw`~ uJpe;r tou` tovpou ou| katevpeson to;
to; pevrusin = tw`/ protevrw/ e[tei pevrusin...

e[nteuxi~, -ew~ < ejntugcavnw < w\ pai`, mw`n ajlhqw`~ tou`to peri; th`~ o[fido~ kai; th`~ ejnteuvxew~ kai;
tou` ajstevro~ movnon kako;~ o[neirov~ ejstin...

oJ dev, kaivper to; ejmo;n ejrwvthma oujk ajpokrinavmeno~, ei\pen:

< o} pleivstou a[xiovn ejstin, tou`to ouj dunavmeqa ijdei`n.
< ajlhqh` levgei~.
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< to; aujtov ejsti kai; peri; th`~ ajnqemivdo~: eja;n ajnqemivda filh`/~ h} ejn
ajstevri tini; kei`tai, th`~ nukto;~ h{distovn ejstin tw`/ oujranw`/
ajnqevw = a[nqh fuvw prosblevpein: pavnte~ oiJ ajstevre~ hjnqhvkasin.
< ou{tw~ ejstivn.
< to; aujtov ejsti kai; peri; tou` u{dato~: o{ moi e[dwka~ pivnein to; aujto; h\n
kai; hJ mousikhv, th`~ te trociliva~ kai; tou` kavlw e{neka... mevmnhsai...
ajgaqo;n h\n to; u{dwr...
< ou{tw~ ejstivn.
< th`~ nukto;~ toi`~ ajstravsi prosblevyei~: hJ ejmh; oijkiva mikrotevra
ejsti;n h] w{ste duvnwmaiv soi deiknuvnai o{pou kei`tai: ou{tw de; a[meinovn
ejstin, oJ ga;r ejmo;~ ajsthvr soi e[stai ti~ tw`n ajstevrwn, tovte de; filhvsei
pa`si toi`~ ajstravsi prosblevpein... pavnte~ e[sontai fivloi soi: kai; dh;
kaiv soi dw`ron dwvsein mevllw...

au\qi~ de; ejgevlasen.

< a\, pai`, pai`, caivrw ajkouvwn sou gelw`nto~!
< tou`to e[stai to; ejmo;n dw`ron... to; aujto; e[stai kai; to; u{dwr...
< tiv tou`to shmaivnei
< oiJ a[nqrwpoi ajstevra~ e[cousin oi} oujc oiJ aujtoi; pa`sin eijsivn: toi`~
me;n poreuovmenoi~ oiJ ajstevre~ hJgemovne~ eijsivn, a[lloi~ de; movnon
mikrai; lampavde~, a[lloi~ de; sofoi`~ ou\si problhvmata, tw`/ de; ejmw`/
ejpiceirhmativa/ cruso;n h\san, ajlla; pavnte~ ejkei`noi oiJ ajstevre~
sigw`sin: suv ge, su; toiouvtou~ e{xei~ ajstevra~ oi{ou~ oujdei;~ oujdevpote
e[scen...

ejn w|/tini aujtw`n: oujk i[smen ejn tivni
aujtw`n
kaq hJdonhvn = diovti bouvlei
ejrei`~ < levgw
skw`mma, -ato~ = paidiav, -a`~, o} oiJ
pai`de~ poiou`sin h\ levgousin i{na
gelw`ntai
kwvdwn, -wno~ = mikro;n crh`ma o}
cariventa yovfon poiei`
suvvnnou~, -oun = o}~ sunnoei, o}~
frontivzei
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< tiv tou`to shmaivnei
< o{tan th`~ nukto;~ tw`/ oujranw`/ prosblevph/~, ejmou` ejn w|/tiniou`n aujtw`n
oijkou`nto~, ejmou` ejn wJ/tiniou`n aujtw`n gelw`nto~, tou`to e[stai soi wJsei;
pavnte~ oiJ ajstevre~ gelw`/en: e{xei~ ajstevra~ oi} gela`n duvnantai.
au\qi~ de; ejgevlasen.
ejpeida;n de; prau>nqh`/~ (ajei; ga;r e[xesti prau?nesqai), cairhvsei~ o{ti
e[gnwkav~ me. oJ ejmo;~ fivlo~ e[sei, boulhvsei dev moi suggela`n. th;n
qurivda ejnivote ajnoivxei~ ou{tw~, kaq hJdonhvn... oiJ de; fivloi sou
qaumavsousin ijdovnte~ se gelw`ntav te kai; tw`/ oujranw`/ prosblevponta:
su; de; aujtoi`~ ejrei`~: naiv, oiJ ajstevre~ ajeiv gela`n me poiou`sin!
nomiou`si mevn se maivnein, ejgw; de; ponhro;n skw`mmav soi ejmbeblhv-
somai...
au\qi~ de; ejgevlasen.
< to; aujto; e[stai wJsei; doivhn soi, ajnti; ajstevrwn, pleivstou~ kwvdwna~
ai} gela`n e[cousin...
au\qi~ me;n ejgevlasen, e[peita de; semno;~ ejgevneto.
< thvmeron th`/ nuktiv... oi\sqa... mh; e[lqh/~.
< ouj kataleivyw se.
< dovxw ajsqenei`n... dovxw i[sw~ ajpoqnhv/skein: ou{tw~ ejstivn: mh; e[lqh/~
wJ~ tou`to qeasovmeno~, oujk a[xiovn ejstin.
< ouj kataleivyw se.
o{mw~ de; suvnnou~ h\n ou|to~.
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kakohqhv~, -ev~ = o}~ kaka; h[qh e[cei
tolmhrov~, -av, -ovn = o}~ tolma`/
ajniavw = lupevw
peivsei < pavscw
oijktrov~, -hv, -on = luphrov~
spoudavzw: peiravomai
ijovomai = tou` crovnou ejxercomevnou,
ijo;n e[cein a[rcomai
< tou`tov soi levgw... kai; tou` o[few~ e{neka: ouj dei` aujth;n davknein se...
oiJ o[fei~ kakohqei`~ eijsin: ejnivote kaq hJdonh;n davknousin...
< ouj kataleivyw se.
tovte tino;~ e{neka ajneqavrrhsen.
< ajlhqev~ ejstin o{ti oujc iJkano;n ijo;n e[cousin tw`/ di;~ davknein...
ejkeivnh/ th`/ nukti; oujk ei\don aujto;n oJrmwvmenon, ajph`lqe ga;r oujdamw`~
yovfon ti poiw`n: aujto;n de; katevlabon tolmhrovn te kai; tacevw~
badivzonta, ei\pe dev moi movnon:
< a\, ejnqavde pavrei...
th`~ ceiro;~ ejlavbeto: e[ti de; hjnia`to:
< kako;n ejpoivhsa~: peivsei: dovxw me;n ajpoqanei`n, tou`to de; ajlhqe;~
oujk e[stai...
ejgw; ejsivgwn.
< sunivh~: a[gan povrrw kei`tai: ouj duvnamai tou`to to; sw`ma ejkei`se
fevrein: baruvterovn ejstin.
ejgw; ejsivgwn.
< tou`to e[stai wJ~ ajrcai`o~ kataleifqei;~ floiov~: oiJ ajrcai`oi floioi;
oujdamw`~ oijktroiv eijsin...
ejmou` de; sigw`nto~, ojlivgon hjquvmhsen: tevlo~ de; e[ti ejspouvdasev ti:
< cariven tou`to e[stai, oi\sqa: kai; ejgw; toi`~ ajstravsi prosblevyw.
pavnte~ oiJ ajstevre~ frevata e[sontai ijwmevnhn trocilivan e[conta.
pavnte~ oiJ ajstevre~ dwvsousiv moi pinei`n...

ajsinhv~, -ev~ = aJplou`~, ajblabhv~
tetevlestai < televw
ajkarhv~, -ev~ = mikrov~
pra`/o~, praei`a, pra`/on = h{suco~,
hJduv~
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ejgw; ejsivgwn.
< terpno;n e[stai! soi; me;n e[stai pentakovsia eJkatommuvria kwdwvnwn,
ejmoi; de; e[stai pentakovsia eJkatommuvria phgw`n...
ejsivghse dev, ejdavkrue gavr.
< ejkei` ejstin: e[a me movnon badivzein.
ejkaqivsato a{te fobouvmeno~: ei\pe de; e[ti:
< oi\sqa... hJ ejmh; ajnqemiv~... ai[tiov~ eijmi! ou{tw me;n ajsqenhv~ ejstin!
ou{tw de; ajsinhv~ ejstin! e[cei movnon tevttara~ ajkavnqa~ i{na pavnta to;n
kovsmon ajmuvnhtai...
ejkaqisavmhn, oujkevti ga;r oi|ov~ t h\n eJstavnai: ei\pe dev:
< ejnqavde pavresti... pavnta tetevlestai...
e[ti ojlivgon hjpovrei, e[peita de; ajnevsth: bh`ma ejpoivhsen. ejgw; oujk
ejdunavmhn kinei`sqai.
oujde;n a[llo ejgevneto h] xanqh; ajstraph; ejggu;~ tou` sfuvrou aujtou`.
ajkivneto~ ajkarh` crovnon e[meinen. oujk ejbovhsen. pra/w`~ ou{tw~
katevpesen wJ~ devndron katapivptei. oujk ejyovfhsen oujdevn, th`~
yavmmou e{neka.
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ejrwthvmatav tina:

1/ tiv ajkouvei oJ kubernhvth~

2/ poi` ejbouvleto to; basileivdion ejpanievnai
3/ tiv ejnnohvsei oJ kubernhvth~ toi`~ ajstravsi prosblevpwn
4/ dia; ti; oujk ejxh`n tw`/ basileidivw/ to; eJautou` sw`ma fevrein

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nu`n h[dh to; eJkto;n e[to~, eu\ oi\da o{ti... ou[pw tauvthn th;n iJstorivan
dihghsavmhn. oiJ fivloi dexavmenoi mavlista ejcavrhsan a{te me biou`nta
oJrw`nte~. dusqumw`, levgw de; aujtoi`~: tou`tov ejstin oJ povno~...

pevprausmai < prau?nw
nu`n smikro;n pevprausmai: tou`to shmaivnei... ouj pantelw`~. ajlla;
oi\da aujto;n pro;~ to; eJautou` planhto;n ejpanelqovnta, tou` ga;r hJlivou
ajnatevllonto~ to; sw`ma oujc hu|ron: oujde; h\n sw`ma ou{tw baruv... th`~
de; nukto;~ filw` tw`n ajstevrwn ajkouvein: to; aujtov ejsti kai; pentakovsia
eJkatommuvria kwdwvnwn...

ajlla; qaumastovn ti uJpavrcei: tw`/ khmw`/ o}n tw`/ basileidivw/ dievgrayen,

dermavtino~, -h, -on = devrmati pe-
poihmevno~
iJmav~, -avnto~ = o} to;n khmo;n a{ptei
ejn-devw
ejpelaqovmhn prosqei`nai to;n dermavtinon iJmavnta! oujdevpote ejxeivh a]n
aujtw`/ to;n khmo;n tw`/ ajgnw`/ ejndei`n. tovte ejrwtw` ejmautovn: tiv ejgevneto
ejn tw`/ planhtw/` aujtou` i[sw~ oJ ajgno;~ th;n ajnqemivda katevfagen...

ta;~ frontivda~ ajnivhmi: ajpopla-
navomai, to;n nou`n paravgomai
uJmi`n kaiv moi
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a[llote me;n ejmautw`/ levgw: oujdamw`~! to; ga;r basileivdion kata;
nuvkta th;n ajnqemivda th`/ uJalinh`/ sfaivra/ kaluvptei kai; to;n ajgno;n eu\
fulavttei... tovte caivromai, pavnte~ de; oiJ ajstevre~ hJdevw~ gelw`sin.
a[llote de; ejmautw`/ levgw: ejnivote ta;~ frontivda~ ajnivh~, tou`to de;
iJkanovn ejstin! ejpelavqeto eJspevra~ tino;~ th`~ ujalinh`~ sfaivra~, h] oJ
ajgno;~ yovfon ouj poiouvmeno~ th`~ nukto;~ ejxh`lqen... tovte oiJ kwvdwne~
davkrua givgnontai! ...
tou`to dh; mevga musthvriovn ejstin: uJmi`n, oi} kai; to; basileivdion
filei`te, ou{tw~ wJ~ kaiv moi, oujde;n ejn tw`/ kovsmw/ to; aujtov ejstin ei[ pou,
oujk i[smen o{pou, ajgnov~ ti~ o}n ouj gignwvskomen katevfagen rJodwniavn
tina h] mhv.
tw`/ oujranw`/ prosblevpete. ejrwta`te uJma`~ aujtouv~: a\ra oJ ajgno;~
katevfagen h] ouj katevfage th;n ajnqemivda o[yesqe de; o{pw~ pavnta
metabavlletai...
oujdei;~ tevleio~ a[nqrwpo~ sunhvsei oujdevpote tou`to ou{tw~ a[xion o[n!
au{th ejstiv moi h{ te kallivsth kai; luphrwtavth cwvra tou` kovsmou. hJ
aujth; cwvra ejsti;n h} ejn th`/ proteraiva/ selivdi kei`tai, au\qi~ de;
dievgraya i{na uJmi`n eu\ deivxaimi. ejnqavde ejsti;n o{pou to; basileivdion
ejpi; me;n th`~ Gh`~ ejfavnh, e[peita de; hjfanivsqh.
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ajkribw`~ tauvth/ th`/ cwvra/ prosblevpete i{na ajnagnwrivzhte ejavn pote ejn
ejkeivnh/ = dia; ejkeivnou tou` tovpou th`/ Afrikh`/, dia; th`~ ejrhmiva~, poreuvhsqe: eja;n de; ejkeivnh/ diapo-
reuvhsqe, uJma`~ aijtw` mh; speuvdein mevn, mevnein de; ojlivgon crovnon uJpo;
tou` ajstevro~!

eja;n tovte pai`~ ti~ uJmi`n proscwrh`/, eja;n gela`/, eja;n crusa`~ trivca~ e[ch/,
ei[sesqe < oi\da eja;n ejrwtwmevno~ oujdevpote ajpokrivnhtai, eu\ ei[sesqe o{sti~ ejstivn.
carivente~ de; pro;~ aujto;n e[ste! mh; livphte me ou{tw duvsqumon o[nta!
gravyatev moi tacevw~ o{ti ejpanh`lqen...

ejrwthvmatav tina:

1/ dia; tiv oi\den oJ kubernhvth~ to; basileivdion h[dh pro;~ to; ejautou`
planhto;n ejpanelqovn
2/ tiv ajrevskei aujtw`/ poiei`n th`~ nuktov~
3/ tiv~ ejstin aujtw`/ hJ kallivsth cwvra tou` kovsmou