# Physiognomonica (epitome Matritensis) 2.18

Adamantius Judaeus, Physiognomonica (epitome Matritensis), Book 2. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/adamantius-judaeus/physiognomonica-epitome-matritensis/2.18

Σφυρὰ διηκριβωμένα στερεὰ γενναῖον ἄνδρα ἐπαγγέλλουσι, τὰ δὲ μαλακὰ καὶ λεῖα ἀνανδροτέρου, λεπτὰ δὲ πάνυ δολίου καὶ ἀκολάστου σημεῖα. παχέα δὲ σφυρὰ καὶ πτέρναι τραχεῖαι καὶ πόδες σαρκώδεις καὶ κολοβοὶ δάκτυλοι κνῆμαί τε παχεῖαι ἐξηχοῦντας ποιοῦσιν ὧς ἐπὶ τὸ πλεῖστον ἢ δαιμονίζοντας.

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Adamantius, Physiognomonica (epitome Matritensis), ed. Richard Foerster. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg0731.tlg003.local001/.