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title: On the Living
title_greek: Περὶ τοῦ ζώς
author: Herodian of Alexandria
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period: Roman
dialect: Technical Koine
domain: Grammar
format: Oration
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# On the Living

*Περὶ τοῦ ζώς*

**Author:** Herodian of Alexandria

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## Text

### 3,2 778 (1t)

ΠΕΡΙ ΤΟΥ ΖΩΣ. E. M. 741, 52: λέγει ὁ τεχνικὸς ὅτι οὐδέν ἐστιν εἰς ως μονοσύλλαβον πλέον ἀρσενικόν, εἰ μὴ τοῦτο (sc. σῶς), πρὸς ὃν ἔστιν εἰπεῖν, ὅτι σὺ ἐδίδαξας ἡμᾶς ἐν τῇ περὶ τοῦ ζώς μονοσυλλάβου βίβλ ῳ, ὅτι ἔστι τὸ ζώς καὶ τὸ Κῶς καὶ Γλῶς. Mon. 41, 34 θοός: τὰ εἰς ος καθαρὰ δισύλλαβα τῷ ο παραληγόμενα φιλεῖ βαρύνεσθαι κόος, σόος, νόος, χνόος, γόος, πλόος, ῥόος, θρόος. διὸ καὶ τὸ ζόος παρ’ Ἐπιχάρμῳ οἱ πλείους ἐβάρυναν «τρὶς ἀπεδόθη ζόος» ὁμοίως καὶ τὸ σόος. τὸ μέντοι θοός ἄντικρυς ὀξυνόμενον μονῆρες. τὰ δὲ αἴτια τούτων ἐν ἑτέροις δηλοῦμεν.

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