Polybius, Histories

<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>. <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%5Cs">εἰκὸς</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fzein">θαυμάζειν</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="thlikou%3Dtoi">τηλικοῦτοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dtoi">τοιοῦτοι</w> <w lemma="potamoi%5C">ποταμοὶ</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="r%28e%2Fontes">ῥέοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29perga%2Fzontai%2F">ἀπεργάζονταί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29kplhrou%3Dsi">ἐκπληροῦσι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fnton">Πόντον</w>.

<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Fs">εἰκός</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%3Don">ἀναγκαῖον</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto%2F">τοῦτό</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="profai%2Fnetai">προφαίνεται</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="o%29rqo%5Cn">ὀρθὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>.

<w lemma="shmei%3Don">σημεῖον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos:">μέλλοντος·</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fsw%7C">ὅσῳ</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="%2Amaiw%3Dtis">Μαιῶτις</w> <w lemma="glukute%2Fra">γλυκυτέρα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apontikh%3Ds">Ποντικῆς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="qewrei%3Dtai">θεωρεῖται</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Frousa">διαφέρουσα</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="%2Apontikh%5C">Ποντικὴ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w>.

<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dlon">δῆλον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnos">χρόνος</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="peplhrw%3Dsqai">πεπληρῶσθαι</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amaiw%3Dtin">Μαιῶτιν</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="la%2Fbh%7C">λάβῃ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="koilw%2Fmatos">κοιλώματος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="koi%2Flwma">κοίλωμα</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="sumbh%2Fsetai">συμβήσεται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fnton">Πόντον</w> <w lemma="tenagw%2Fdh">τεναγώδη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gluku%5Cn">γλυκὺν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="limnw%2Fdh">λιμνώδη</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amaiw%2Ftidi">Μαιώτιδι</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnh%7C">λίμνῃ</w>.

<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%3Dtton">θᾶττον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="u%28polhpte%2Fon">ὑποληπτέον</w>. <w lemma="o%28%2Fsw%7C">ὅσῳ</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzous">μείζους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="ei%29si%5Cn">εἰσὶν</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fseis">ῥύσεις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29kpipto%2Fntwn">ἐκπιπτόντων</w> <w lemma="potamw%3Dn">ποταμῶν</w>.

<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fsqw">εἰρήσθω</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pi%2Fstws">ἀπίστως</w> <w lemma="diakeime%2Fnous">διακειμένους</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fnnusqai">χώννυσθαι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xwsqh%2Fsesqai%2F">χωσθήσεσθαί</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="sumbh%2Fsetai">συμβήσεται</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fnton">Πόντον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnh">λίμνη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fnagos">τέναγος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstai">ἔσται</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="thlikou%3Dton">τηλικοῦτον</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flagos">πέλαγος</w>.

<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fsqw">εἰρήσθω</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ploi+zome%2Fnwn">πλοϊζομένων</w> <w lemma="yeudologi%2Fas">ψευδολογίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="teratei%2Fas">τερατείας</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="panti%5C">παντὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnw%7C">λεγομένῳ</w> <w lemma="proskexhne%2Fnai">προσκεχηνέναι</w> <w lemma="paidikw%3Ds">παιδικῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkazw%2Fmeqa">ἀναγκαζώμεθα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29peiri%2Fan">ἀπειρίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fxnh">ἴχνη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqei%2Fas">ἀληθείας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="poso%5Cn">ποσὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikri%2Fnein">ἐπικρίνειν</w> <w lemma="dunw%2Fmeqa">δυνώμεθα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmenon">λεγόμενον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2F">ὑπό</w> <w lemma="tinwn">τινων</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqw%3Ds">ἀληθῶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon">τοὐναντίον</w>.

<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29kairi%2Fas">εὐκαιρίας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Abuzanti%2Fwn">Βυζαντίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnimen">ἐπάνιμεν</w>.