# Περὶ τρόπων κδ'. ΠΕΡΙ ΑΣΤΕΙΣΜΟΥ.

Tryphon I Grammaticus, Περὶ τρόπων, κδ'. ΠΕΡΙ ΑΣΤΕΙΣΜΟΥ.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/tryphon-i-grammaticus/text/%CE%BA%CE%B4'.%20%CE%A0%CE%95%CE%A1%CE%99%20%CE%91%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%95%CE%99%CE%A3%CE%9C%CE%9F%CE%A5.

Ἀστεϊσμός ἐστι λόγος ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ διασυρτικὸς γενόμενος, ὡς εἴ τις πλουτῶν λέγει, ἐγὼ δέ εἰμι πάντων πενέστατος, καὶ ὁ πάντας καταπαλαίων λέγει ὑπὸ πάντων πίπτειν. παρὰ δὲ Καλλιμάχῳ ἀστεϊζομένη ἡ ἐλαία φησίν, ἐγὼ φαύλη πάντων τῶν δένδρων εἰμί. καλεῖται δὲ τοῦτο καὶ προσποίησις.

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Tryphon I Grammaticus, Περὶ τρόπων, ed. Leonhard von Spengel. 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.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg0609.tlg001.local001/.