ἅνθρωπος: the same as ὁ ἄνθρω- πος above.
οὐδ᾽ ὁπωστιοῦν: by the addition of οὖν, the relative seems to acquire the force of an indefinite. See Kr. 51, 15, 3; H. 285, 1002 a.
θαυμάσιον . . . γίγνεται: “the result (γίγνεται) so stated is unreasonable.” Note that the Greek uses the ind. of the necessary conclusion, whereas Eng. would prefer the ideal ‘would be.’
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