ἀλλὰ μέντοι εἴ γε ἀνάγκη ἑκάτερον γιγνώσκειν, εἴπερ ἀμφότερά τις γνώσεται, προγιγνώσκειν τὰ στοιχεῖα ἅπασα ἀνάγκη τῷ μέλλοντί ποτε γνώσεσθαι συλλαβήν, καὶ οὕτως ἡμῖν ὁ καλὸς λόγος ἀποδεδρακὼς οἰχήσεται.
however, if it is necessary to know each if one is going to know both, it is necessary to know all the letters beforehand for one who intends to know a syllable.
εἴπερ ἀμφότερά τις γνώσεται, has a modal force here, 2328b
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