Location of Greek fragment and ὕλη

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Hello,

I am trying to locate the source/correct rendering of the following Greek snippet:

https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=jnZE_zao8_EC&hl=en&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA243

My attempt to render is Πότεωςον ἐϰ τὶ καὶ ἀπλούν ὲως οὖ τυν φύσιν ευρεἶν ευπιχειροῦμευ, ἤ σὺνθετον ἐϰ τίνωνἑαυτοῦ προτέρων ἂπλῶν, ἄπ ὁι μετ ἀυτοὺς τοὺς παλάιους ὲιθίαθησιω ὀνομάομ ςοιχέἰα

The other word ὕλη = “woods” appears related to Silvanus tutelary deity of woods and uncultivated lands.

Appreciate any help.

All the Best,
David

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All,

Looking through Scaife seems first part is Πότερον ἐκ | ἐϰ. Wondering is next fragment “τὶ καὶ ἀπλούν” is correct.

All the Best,
David

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I make it out as (with some obviously bad accents):

Πότερον ἐν τί καὶ ἀπλοῦν ἐστιν οὖ τὴν Φύσιν εὑρεῖν ἐπιχειροῦμην, ἤ σὺνθετον ἐκ τίνων ἑαυτοῦ προτέρων ἀπλῶν, ἅπ᾽ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοὺς τοὺς παλαίους εἰθίσθησαν ὀνομάσαι στοιχεῖα

TLG has it as GALENUS, In Hippocratis de natura hominis librum commentarii iii. 15.6

πότερον ἕν τι καὶ ἁπλοῦν ἐϲτιν, οὗ τὴν φύϲιν εὑρεῖν ἐπιχειροῦμεν, ἢ ϲύνθετον ἔκ τινων ἑαυτοῦ προτέρων ἁπλῶν, ἅπερ οἱ μετ’ αὐτοὺϲ τοὺϲ παλαιοὺϲ εἰθίϲθηϲαν ὀνομάζειν ‘ϲτοιχεῖα’

I read it as (possibly with errors): Whether it is one and unvarying, from which we attempt to find the nature, or assembled from some unvarying things prior to it, such as what those, following the ancients themselves, were accustomed to call “elements”.

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Yes,

Thank you for the information. Scaife has it in Galen, searched “πότερον ἕν τι καὶ ἁπλοῦν” listed in Galen, In Hippocratis De natura hominis, Book 1 Chapter prooemium (1.prooemium) ed.

All the Best,
David