# Graecarum affectionum curatio 4.51

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 4. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/4.51

Δεῖται μὲν γὰρ ὁ κυβερνήτης τοῦ ναυπηγοῦ, δεῖται δὲ ὁ ναυπηγὸς καὶ ὑλοτόμου καὶ χαλκέως καὶ πιττουργοῦ καὶ στυππειοποιοῦ, δεῖται δέ γε καὶ ὁ δρυτόμος τοῦ φυτουργοῦ, καὶ αὖ πάλιν ὁ φυτουργὸς καὶ γῆς καὶ ἀρδείας καὶ φυτῶν καὶ σπερμάτων καὶ χαλκέως ἐργαζομένου σμινύην καὶ δίκελλαν, δεῖται δέ που καὶ ὁ χαλκεὺς οἰκοδόμου καὶ οἰκίσκον οἰκοδομοῦντος καὶ ξυναρμόζοντος τῷ ξύλῳ τὸν ἄκμονα καὶ ἐνείροντος τῷ ῥαιστῆρι τὸν στελεόν, καὶ πάντες δὲ ὁμοίως καὶ σκυτοτόμου καὶ ὑφάντου καὶ γηπόνου προσδέονται, ἵνα τὸ σῶμα καὶ τρέφωσι καὶ καλύπτωσι, κἀκεῖνοι δ' αὖ πάλιν τῆς τούτου γε ἐξήρτηνται τέχνης, ἵν' ἑκάστῳ τὰ ὄργανα παράσχῃ τὰ πρόσφορα.

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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