# Graecarum affectionum curatio 9.51

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 9. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/9.51

λέγει γὰρ ταῦτα· «Ὅταν δὲ αἱ γυναῖκες οἵ τε ἄνδρες τοῦ γεννᾶν ἐκβῶσι τὴν ἡλικίαν, ἀφήσομέν που ἐλευθέρους αὐτοὺς ξυγγίνεσθαι, ὡς ἂν ἐθέλωσι .., διακελευσάμενοι προθυμεῖσθαι μάλιστα μὴ εἰς φῶς ἐκφέρειν κύημα μηδέν, ἐὰν δέ τις βιάσηται, οὕτω τιθέναι, ὡς οὐκ οὔσης τροφῆς τῷ τοιούτῳ.»

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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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