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Theophrastus · Fragments §98.1

Duties of Market Inspectors: Order and Honesty

Passage 103 of 196 · Greek

Summary

Theophrastus states in his work On Laws that market inspectors must oversee two main duties: maintaining order in the market-place and ensuring honesty from both sellers and buyers.

§98.1Fr. 98 Θ. ἐν τοῖς περὶ νόμων φησὶ δυοῖν τούτων ἐπιμελεἶσθαι δεῖν τοὺς ἀγορανόμους τῆς τε ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾶ εὐκοσμίας καὶ τοῦ ἀψευδεῖν μὴ μόνον τοὺς πιπράσκοντας ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς ὠνουμένους.
Theophrastus says in his work On Laws that the market inspectors must care for these two things: both good order in the market-place and that not only the sellers but also the buyers do not practice deceit.

Notes

  1. §98.1τοῦ ἀψευδεῖν μὴ μόνον τοὺς πιπράσκοντας ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς ὠνουμένους — The genitive articular infinitive τοῦ ἀψευδεῖν functions as the object of ἐπιμελεῖσθαι, in apposition to δυοῖν τούτων. The accusative phrase μὴ μόνον τοὺς πιπράσκοντας ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς ὠνουμένους acts as its subject accusative, meaning 'that not only the sellers but also the buyers do not act deceitfully.'

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Theophrastus, Fragments §98.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010x09.humanitext-grc1:98.1

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