Polybius, Histories

<w lemma="%2A%28upe%5Cr">Ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="deh%2Fsei">δεήσει</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fzein">θαυμάζειν</w> <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="parekbai%2Fnontes">παρεκβαίνοντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28storikh%3Ds">ἱστορικῆς</w> <w lemma="dihgh%2Fsews">διηγήσεως</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dqos">ἦθος</w> <w lemma="e%29pideiktikwte%2Fran">ἐπιδεικτικωτέραν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filotimote%2Fran">φιλοτιμοτέραν</w> <w lemma="fainw%2Fmeqa">φαινώμεθα</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29paggeli%2Fan">ἀπαγγελίαν</w>.

<w lemma="kai%2Ftoi">καίτοι</w> <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="e%29pitimh%2Fsousin">ἐπιτιμήσουσιν</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="filapexqw%3Ds">φιλαπεχθῶς</w> <w lemma="poioume%2Fnois">ποιουμένοις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="grafh%2Fn">γραφήν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="kaqh%3Dkon">καθῆκον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="periste%2Fllein">περιστέλλειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="a%28marti%2Fas">ἁμαρτίας</w>.

<w lemma="e%29gw%5C">ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flon">φίλον</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpot%27">οὐδέποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnw">ὑπολαμβάνω</w> <w lemma="gnh%2Fsion">γνήσιον</w> <w lemma="nomisqh%3Dnai">νομισθῆναι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29rqw%3Ds">ὀρθῶς</w> <w lemma="fronou%3Dsi">φρονοῦσι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="dedio%2Fta">δεδιότα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fobou%2Fmenon">φοβούμενον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="parrhsi%2Fas">παρρησίας</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>,

<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="poli%2Fthn">πολίτην</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqo%5Cn">ἀγαθὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkatalei%2Fponta">ἐγκαταλείποντα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lh%2Fqeian">ἀλήθειαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29some%2Fnhn">ἐσομένην</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ni%2Fwn">ἐνίων</w> <w lemma="proskoph%5Cn">προσκοπὴν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn:">καιρόν·</w>

<w lemma="suggrafe%2Fa">συγγραφέα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="koinw%3Dn">κοινῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flws">ὅλως</w> <w lemma="a%29podekte%2Fon">ἀποδεκτέον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllo">ἄλλο</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fonos">πλείονος</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenon">ποιούμενον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqei%2Fas">ἀληθείας</w>.

<w lemma="o%28%2Fsw%7C">ὅσῳ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="diatei%2Fnei">διατείνει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pomnhma%2Ftwn">ὑπομνημάτων</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdosis">παράδοσις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnwn">λεγομένων</w>, <w lemma="tosou%2Ftw%7C">τοσούτῳ</w> <w lemma="xrh%5C">χρὴ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffonta">γράφοντα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstou">πλείστου</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lh%2Fqeian">ἀλήθειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fontas">ἀκούοντας</w> <w lemma="a%29pode%2Fxesqai">ἀποδέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w>.

<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fsewn">περιστάσεων</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkei">καθήκει</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsi">Ἕλλησι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnontas">ἀμύνοντας</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="periste%2Fllontas">περιστέλλοντας</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paraitoume%2Fnous">παραιτουμένους</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kratou%2Fntwn">κρατούντων</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%2Fn:">ὀργήν·</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsamen">ἐποιήσαμεν</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds:">ἀληθινῶς·</w>

<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftwn">γεγονότων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29piginome%2Fnois">ἐπιγινομένοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pomnhma%2Ftwn">ὑπομνημάτων</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdosin">παράδοσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29migh%3D">ἀμιγῆ</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="yeu%2Fdous">ψεύδους</w> <w lemma="a%29polei%2Fpesqai">ἀπολείπεσθαι</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29koai%3Ds">ἀκοαῖς</w> <w lemma="te%2Frpesqai">τέρπεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29naginw%2Fskontas">ἀναγινώσκοντας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="yuxai%3Ds">ψυχαῖς</w> <w lemma="diorqou%3Dsqai">διορθοῦσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="pleona%2Fkis">πλεονάκις</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="diasfa%2Fllesqai">διασφάλλεσθαι</w>.

<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fsqw">εἰρήσθω</w>.