# Graecarum affectionum curatio 5.70

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/5.70

Τοῦτο γὰρ ἀτεχνῶς ἔοικε τοῖς εἰρημένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ σκυτοτόμου τοῦ ἡμετέρου· «Ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ γνῶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς φωνῆς, ἔσομαι τῷ λαλοῦντί μοι βάρβαρος, καὶ ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ βάρβαρος.» Τῷ ὄντι γὰρ ὥσπερ τοῖς Ἕλλησιν Ἰλλυριοὶ καὶ Παίονες καὶ Ταυλάντιοι καὶ Ἀτιντᾶνες βαρβαρίζειν δοκοῦσιν, οὕτως αὖ ἐκείνοις καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις, ὅσοι τῆς Ἑλλάδος φωνῆς ἐπαΐειν οὐ δύνανται, ἡ Ἀτθὶς καὶ Δωρὶς καὶ Αἰολὶς καὶ Ἰὰς βάρβαροι εἶναι δοκοῦσιν.

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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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