# Περὶ πυρός 2.17

Theophrastus, Περὶ πυρός, Chapter 2. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theophrastus/text-3/2.17

ὅτι δὲ ἰσχυρὸν εἰς τὸ συναγαγεῖν καὶ συναθροῖσαι τὸ θερμὸν σημεῖον καὶ τὰ τηκόμενα καὶ τὰ ῥηγνύμενα τῶν ἐλατῶν καὶ χυτῶν· καττίτερον καὶ μόλιβδον ἤδη τακῆναι ἐν τῷ Πόντῳ πάγου καὶ χειμῶνος ὄντος νεανικοῦ, χαλκὸν δὲ ῥαγῆναι. τοῦτο δὲ δῆλον ὡς διὰ τὸ ἐμπνευματωθῆναι τὴν ὑγρότητα συστελλομένου καὶ συνιόντο τοῦ θερμοῦ. τὸ γὰρ πνεῦμα διεκπῖπτον ποιεῖ τὴν ῥῆξιν.

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Theophrastus, Περὶ πυρός, ed. Friedrich Wimmer. 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.
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