61-73. Simpl. in Arist. Phys. 34 r 158, 1 sq. 66-68. Tzetzes, Hom. 58 Sch. 67-73. Simpl. de caelo Peyr. p. 47 sq. 67-68. Simpl. Phys. 6 v 25, 29, and 310 r. Diog. Laer. viii. 76; Stob. Ecl. i. 11, p. 290; vit. Hom. p. 327 Gal. 69-73. Arist. Phys. viii. 1; 250 b 30.
61. Karst. supplies πείρατα μύθων from v. 75. 62. Cf. 104. 65. E δρυφθεῖσα, MS. δρεπτή. 66-67. Cf. 116-117. 68. Simpl. 158, 8 δίχα πάντα. Elsewhere as in text. 69. Om. Simpl. 158 b 1. 73. MSS. ἀκίνητοι corr. Bergk.
74-95. Simpl. Phys. 34 r 158, 13 sq. following the preceding without break. 74. Stob. Ecl. App. 34 Gais.; cf. Clem. Al. Strom. 697. 77-80. Simpl. Phys. 6 v 26, 1; Sext. Emp. Math. ix. 10. 78. Plut. de adult. p. 63 D; Clem. Al. Strom. 746 (with v. 33). 79-80. Sext. Emp. Math. x. 317. 79. Plut. Mor. 952 B. 80-81. Plut. Amat. 756 D. 81. Clem. Al. Strom. 653; Simpl. Phys. 41 r 188, 26. 91. Cf. Stob. Ecl. i. 18; Placit. i. 18 and Theod. iv. 529 C (Dox. 316); Galen, Hist. phil. 10. 92. Arist. X. Z. G. 975 b 10. Simpl. omits 91.
74. Simpl. μέθη, corr. Bergk from Stob. and Clem. 78. Sext. ἤπιον, Clem. αἰθέρος, Plut. αἰθέρος ἤπιον. 79. Simpl. ἕκαστον, Sext. ἁπάντῃ, corr. Panz. 80. Plut. ἐν τοῖς, Sext. φιλίη ... ἴσον. 81. Simpl. aF σὺν νῷ; cf. Plut. 82. Simpl. F φυτοῖσιν: Bergk, Karst. ἐνίζεται. 83. Simpl. DE καὶ ἄρθμια, F καὶ ἄρ’ ὅμοια. 85. Simpl. μετ’ ὄσοισιν, Panz. μεθ’ ὅλοισιν, Prel. γ’ ὄσσοισιν. I have suggested μετὰ τοῖσιν. 89. Simpl. καὶ πρὸς τοῖς οὔτ’ ἄρτι. Cf. 159, 8 μηδὲν ἐπιγίνεσθαι μηδ’ ἀπολήγειν, corr. Stein. 93. Simpl. DEa κε καὶ κήρυξ, F omits κε, corr. Stein (notes). 95. D γίνονται. MS. ἄλλοτε, corr. Stein. DE καὶ ἠνεκὲς (cf. Hesych.), aF διηνεκὲς.
96-109. Simpl. Phys. 34 r 159, 13. 98-107. Simpl. Phys. 7 v 33, 8, 98 and 100. Arist. Gen. Corr. i. 1, 314 b 19; Philopon. Comment. on this passage; Plut. de prim. frig. 249 F; Galen, vol. xiii. p. 31 Chart. 104-107ᵃ. Arist. Meta. ii. 4; 1000 a 29.
98. Arist. Philopon. λευκὸν ... θερμὸν, Simpl. Galen θερμὸν ... λαμπρὸν: Simpl. Arist. ὁρᾶν, Plut. Aristot. ὅρα, Simpl. F ὁρᾷ. 99. Simpl. ἔδεται or ἐδειτο: Stein ὅσσα πέλει, Diels ὅσσα θέει τε. 100. Some MSS. Arist. and Plut. ζοφόεντα. 101. Simpl. θέλημα, a θελίμνα, corr. Sturz: Simpl. 33, 11 στερέωμα. 102. Simpl. 159, 19 πέλοντα. 104. Simpl. 159, 21 D παντὸς ἄτην, a F πάντ’ ἠν: Arist. Met. ἐξ ὧν πάνθ’ ὅσα τ’ ἦν ὅσα τ’ ἐσθ’ ὅσα τ’ ἔσται ὀπίσσω. 105. Simpl. 133, 15 δένδρα τε βεβλάστηκε. 108. ED τογον, Diels τό γ’ ὄν? Hermes xv. 163 τόσον: E διάκρασις, D διάκρισις. Sturz. διάπτυξις from Simpl. 34 v. 161, 20. Platt διὰ Κύπρις ἀμείβει Journ. Philol. 48, p. 246.
I bracket 108-109 as another form of 94-95.
110-111. Hippol. Ref. haer. 247 Mill.
110. MS. εἰ γὰρ ... ἔσται οὐδέπω τοίω, corr. Schneid. Phil. vi. 160. 111. MS. κενώσεται ἄσβεστος, corr. Mill.
112-118. Simpl. Phys. 8 r 33, 19.
114. MS. ἐστι, corr. Panz. 115. MS. κηρῶν, Stz. θηρῶν, Bergk θνητῶν. 118. E ἑν, D ὁν, F ὂν, A ἂν, Text Hermes xv. 163.
Lines 114-115 are bracketed as a duplication of 94-95, and accordingly 112-113 are inserted before 94-95, where 113 corresponds excellently with 93; 116-117 are bracketed as another form of 67-68 (cf. 248), and accordingly 118 finds its proper place after 68. Cf. “Repetitions in Empedokles,” Classical Review, Jan. 1898.
114 [αὐτὰ γὰρ ἔστιν ταῦτα, δι’ ἀλλήλων δὲ θέοντα 140
115 γίνοντ’ ἄνθρωποί τε καὶ ἄλλων ἔθνεα κηρῶν, ἄλλοτε μὲν Φιλότητι συνερχόμεν’ εἰς ἕνα κόσμον, ἄλλοτε δ’ αὖ δίχ’ ἕκαστα φορεύμενα Νείκεος ἔχθει, εἰς ὅ κεν ἓν συμφύντα τὸ πᾶν ὑπένερθε γένηται.]
119-129. Simpl. Phys. 34 r 160, 1.
120. DEF ἄμφω: F δεδαωτες. 122. MSS. ἁρμονίη: D μίξαντες, a μόξαν τε. 123. aF πασ’ ἐναλίγκια. 124. D κτίζοντες ... ἀνέρες. 127. F οὕτω μὴν ἁπάτη; a ὡς νύ κεν: Bergk φρένας: καινύτω (Hesych. νικάτω) corr. Blass for MSS. καί νύ τῳ. 128. MSS. γεγάασιν ἄσπετα, corr. Bergk.
130-133. Clem. Al. Strom. 674.
130. εἰ δ’ ἄγε τοι λέξω, Pott. εἰ δ’ ἄγε τοι μὲν ἐγὼ. 131. Gomperz, Hermes xxxi, 469 ἐσορῶμεν ἅπαντα.
134. Simpl. Phys. 258 r καὶ θεὸν ἐπονομάζει καὶ οὐδετέρως ποτὲ καλεῖ σφαῖρον ἔην. Cf. v. 138.
135-138. Simpl. Phys. 272 v. 135-136. Plut. de fac. in lun. 926 E. 138. Simpl. de caelo, Peyr. 47; M. Antonin. xii. 3; Stob. Ecl. Phys. i. 15, 354; Achilles (Tatius) IN ARAT. 77 Pet. and frag. Schol. p. 96; Prokl. in Tim. 160.
135. Simpl. διείδεται ὠκέα γυῖα, Plut. δεδίττεται, corr. Karst. 136. Plut. MS. γένος, Bergk μένος. 137. MS. κρυφῷ or κρύφα, Karst. κρύφῳ, Stein κύτει. 138. Simpl. Phys. μονιὴ περιγηθέι αἰών, Text from Simpl. de caelo. Stob. Tatius χαίρων. Schol. in Arat. κυκλοτερεῖ μανίᾳ.
139-141. Arist. Meta. ii. 4; 1000 b 13; Simpl. Phys. 272 b.
139. Arist. ἀλλ’ ὅτε δὴ, Simpl. αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ. 141. Simpl. ὃ: Arist. E παρελήλατο.
142. Simpl. Phys. 272 v. associated with v. 135.
143-144. Plut. de fac. lun. 926 F.
143. Sturz ends the line ἔθηκεν with object Νεῖκος. 144. MSS. ἄκρατοι καὶ ἄστοργοι, corr. Stein.
145. Arist. Gen. et Corr. i. 8; 325 b 22.
146-148. Arist. de X. Z. G. 2; 976 a 35; de coelo ii. 113; 294 a 25; and Simpl. on this passage. 147-148. Clem. Al. Strom. 817.
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