Against the Physicists, Books IX-X of Against the Learned Section 360

καὶ τῶν σώματα φαμένων Φερεκύδης μὲν ὁ Σύριος γῆν ἔλεξε πάντων εἶναι ἀρχὴν καὶ στοιχεῖον, Θαλῆς δὲ ὁ Μιλήσιος ὕδωρ, Ἀναξίμανδρος δὲ ὁ ἀκουστὴς τούτου τὸ ἄπειρον, Ἀναξιμένης δὲ καὶ Ἰδαῖος ὁ Ἱμεραῖος καὶ Διογένης ὁ Ἀπολλωνιάτης καὶ Ἀρχέλαος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος, Σωκράτους δὲ καθηγητής, κατ’ ἐνίους Ἡράκλειτος ἀέρα, Ἵππασος δὲ ὁ Μεταποντῖνος καὶ κατ’ ἐνίους Ἡράκλειτος πῦρ,

Among those who said that they are bodies, Pherecydes of Syros said that earth is the principle and element of all things; Thales of Miletus, water; Anaximander, his pupil, the infinite; Anaximenes, Idaeus of Himera, Diogenes of Apollonia, Archelaus of Athens, the teacher of Socrates, and according to some Heraclitus, air; Hippasus of Metapontum and, according to some, Heraclitus, fire;

Parmi ceux qui les disaient corporels, Phérécyde de Syros a déclaré que la terre était le principe et l’élément de toutes choses ; Thalès de Milet, que c’était l’eau ; Anaximandre, son auditeur, l’infini ; Anaximène, Idéos d’Himère, Diogène d’Apollonie, Archélaos d’Athènes, maître de Socrate, et, selon certains, Héraclite, l’air ; Hippasos de Métaponte et, selon certains, Héraclite, le feu ;