ARISTOTLE 

 716 a Ucpl jjiev ovv (jivrayv, avTo. KaO^ avra ;\;ct)pi? 



e7naK€7TT€OV . 



II YlepL 8e Tcov aAAo))/ t,cI)Oiv tt^s yeveaecog XcKreov 

 Kara rov eTTL^dXXovra Xoyov Kad^ cKaarov avrojv, 

 OLTTO Twv elp'qixevoiv avvetpovras. KadoLTrep yap 

 5 etTTOfiev, rrjg yeveaecog dpxois dv res ovx rfKiara 

 deirj TO drjXv Kal to dppev, ro pukv dppev (vs rrjs 

 KLvqcrecvs Kal rrjs yeveaecos e^ov ttjv dpx^v, ro he. 

 drjXv d)S vXrjs. rovro Se jU-aAtcrr' dv rt? TTiarevaeie 

 detopoiv TTCog yivero.L ro airepfjia, Kal TTodev ck 

 rovrov fxev yap rd (f)va€i yiv6p.€va crvviararai, rovro 



10 8e TTCO? dird rov dr^Xeos Kal rov dppevos avjJL^aivei 

 yiyveadai. Set jxt] Xavddveiv ro) yap aTTOKplveadaL 

 ro roLOvrov pboptov drrd rod d-qXeos Kal rov dppevos, 

 /cat ev rovrois rrjv aTTOKpLocv elvai Kal e/c rovrcov, 

 hid rovro ro drjXv Kal ro dppev dp)(al rrjs yeveaeois 

 elacv. dppev {Mev yap Xeyofiev t,wov ro els dXXo 



15 yevvdJv, OrjXv Se to els avro' Sto Kal ev rep oXcp rrjv 

 rrjs yyjs (^vaiv ws drjXv Kal p^rjrepa ovojJidl^ovaLV,^ 

 ovpavov he Kal rfXiov rj ri rcov aAAcov rdjv roiovrcov 

 cos yewojvras Kal rrarepas TrpouayopevovaLV. 



To S' dppev Kal ro OrjXv hia(j)epei Kara jJLev rov 

 Xoyov rep hvvaadai, erepov eKarepov, Kara he rrjv 



^ ovofid^ovaiv Z : voyi,il,ovaiv vulg. 



" It is impossible to represent the force of the Greek neuter 

 in English. 



" See note on Causes, Introd. §§ 1 ff. This statement, 

 here unexplained and unjustified, will be fully dealt with 

 later on. 



" See Introd. § 54. 

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