# Epistulae 5-5

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, λη′........ Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/5-5

(5) ἐπιστὰν οὖν μοι ἐπὶ τὴν φάρυγγα, ἐχρεμψάμην, περιελάσας δὲ τὰ ὄμματα εἰς τὰ κύκλῳ, ἐπεὶ ὅπου πτύσαιμι τόπον οὐκ εἶχον, εἰς αὐτὸν ἔπτυσα τὸν νεανίσκον. τοῦ δὲ μεμψαμένου ἐπὶ τούτῳ εἶτα ἔφην οὗτος, εἰπὼν αὐτὸν ἐξ ὀνόματος, ἐμὲ μέμφῃ τοῦ γενομένου καὶ οὐ σεαυτὸν τοὺς μὲν τοίχους καὶ τὰ ἐδάφη κοσμήσαντα τοῦ ἀνδρῶνος, σαυτὸν δὲ μόνον ἀπολιπόντα ἀκόσμητον εἰς τὸ ἐμπτύεσθαι χωρίον ἐπιτήδειον ; ταῦτ’ ἔφη πρὸς τὴν ἀπαιδευσίαν φαίνῃ λέγων ἡμῶν, ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐξέσται σοι τοῦτο πάλιν εἰπεῖν· οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἀπολειφθῶ σου ἕνα πόδα. ἀπὸ τῆς αὔριον δὴ ἐξ ἐκείνου διανείμας τὴν οὐσίαν τοῖς αὑτοῦ ἐμοὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν πήραν καὶ διπλώσας τὸν τρίβωνα εἵπετο. ταῦτα μετὰ τό σε ἀπαλλαγῆναι ἐπράχθη ἡμῖν ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ.

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Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, ed. Rudolf Hercher. 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/tlg1325.tlg001.local001/.