# Graecarum affectionum curatio 5.20

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/5.20

Ὁ δὲ Νικομάχου πέντε εἶναι ταύτης ἔφησεν ἐνεργείας, τὴν ὀρεκτικήν, τὴν θρεπτικήν, τὴν αἰσθητικήν, τὴν μεταβατικήν, τὴν διανοητικήν. Ἀλλ' οὐδὲ τοῦτον οἱ Στωϊκοὶ τὸν ἀριθμὸν ἔστερξαν· ἐξ ὀκτὼ γὰρ μερῶν ἔφασαν τὴν ψυχὴν ξυνεστάναι, τῆς ὀπτικῆς αἰσθήσεως καὶ τῆς ἀκουστικῆς καὶ τῆς ὀσφρητικῆς καὶ τῆς γευστικῆς καὶ τῆς ἁπτικῆς· ἕκτον δὲ τὸ φωνητικὸν ἔφασαν καὶ τὸ σπερματικὸν ἕβδομον καὶ τὸ ἡγεμονοῦν ὄγδοον, ὑφ' οὗ τούτων ἕκαστον ἐνεργεῖται. Εἶπον δὲ αὐτὴν καὶ ταῖς τοῦ πολύποδος ἐοικέναι πλεκτάναις.

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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.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg4089.tlg001.local001/.