ARISTOTLE 



716 a 



20 a'iadrjuiv [xoploLg tlctlv, Kara fjcev rov Xoyov rw 

 dppev [JL€V elvac to SvvdfJLevov yevvdv els erepov, 

 KadaTrep eXexOrj Trporepov, to 8e drjXv to et? avTO, 

 /cat €^ ov yiveTai evv7Tap)(ov iv tco yevviovTi to 

 yewcofjievov. cTret 8e Bwajxei Sicoptcrrai /cat epyo) 

 Ttvi, Setrat Se irpos Trdaav ipyaalav opydvcov, 



25 opyava Se rat? SvvdpieaL to. fiepr] tov crto/iaTos", 

 avayKotov etp'at /cat TTpos ttjv TeKvojaiv /cat tov 

 avvSvaapiov [xopia, /cat ravra Sta^epovr' dAAi^Awv, 

 /ca^o TO dppev Stotoet tou ^i^Aeoj. ei yap /cat Ka^' 

 oAou XeyeTai tov t,(x)ov tov fxev to dijXv tov Be to 

 dppev, aAA' ov KaTO. ttolv ye [rof ovto drjXv /cat 



30 dppev eoTLVy dXXd KaTo. Tiva Svvapnv /cat /caTCt Tt 

 {xopiov, axjirep /cat^ opaTiKov /cat iropevTiKOv , oTvep 

 /cat (f)atveTai /caTct tt^v alad'qoiv. ToiavTa Se Tvy- 

 xdvei fJiopia ovTa tov jxev d'qXeos at KaXovfievai 

 vcTepai, TOV 8' dppevos to. irepl tovs opx^Ls /cat tovs 

 Trepiveovg ev Trdat tols evaifxoLS' to, fiev yap opxeig 



35 e'xet avT(Jov, to. Se tovs tolovtovs rropovs. elal 8e 

 716 b 8ta(^opai tov 6-r^Xeos /cat dppevos /cat ev tols dvai- 



[xois, oaa avTOJV ep^et TavTrjv ttjv ivavTiCjoaiv. 8ta- 

 <l>epeL 8' ev tols evaipLOLS to. p-eprj to. TTpos ttjv fXL^tv 

 TOLS ax'TiP'O.aLv . 8et 8e voeti' oTt [XLKpds d.px'fjs p^eTa- 

 KLVovpLevTjs TToXXd ovpLfxeTa^aXXeLV elcode tcx)v pueTa 



^ seclusit Rackham, om. Z^*. ^ Kal PZ : Kal to vulg. 



" The force of this important remark will be explained 

 later. Cf. 734 b 35. 



" Cf. 766 b 2 if. ; also 729 b 12 ff. 



" This introduces what is to some extent a modification of 



12 



