gre 60bὅσον δὲ διαχυτικὸν μέχρι φύσεως τῶν περὶ τὸ στόμα συνόδων, ταύτῃ τῇ δυνάμει γλυκύτητα παρεχόμενον, μέλι τὸ κατὰ πάντων μάλιστα πρόσρημα ἔσχεν, τὸ δὲ τῆς σαρκὸς διαλυτικὸν τῷ κάειν, ἀφρῶδες γένος, ἐκ πάντων ἀφορισθὲν τῶν χυμῶν, ὀπὸς ἐπωνομάσθη.
Ficino lat A.D. 1532, p. 722,29-31At quod oris angustos meatus ad penetralia usque naturae perfundit, hac vi (30) dulcedinem adhibens, mel communiter nuncupatur. Denique quod carnem dissolvit uritque (31) et spumeum est ex omnibus secretum liquoribus, succus vocatur.
eng Jowettthirdly, there is the class of substances which expand the contracted parts1 of the mouth, until they return to their natural state, and by reason of this property create sweetness;—these are included under the general name of honey: and, lastly, there is a frothy nature, which differs from all juices, having a burning quality which dissolves the flesh; it is called opos (a vegetable acid).
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