723 b 



ARISTOTLE 



15 ^'817 yap uianep airo veov cf>VTOv rj t,a>ov, ov anep- 

 fxaros eir]^ rj 8ta;^ajpiCTis'. 



"Ert TO. aTTOcfyvrevopieva avr' avrov (jiepei airepp^a' 

 hrjXov ovv oTi /cat TTpiv d7TO(f)VTev6rjvaL oltto tov 

 avTov p^eyeOovs^ ecftepe rov Kaprrov, /cat ovk oltto 

 TTOVTOS TOV <j>vrov aTTTjei TO uneppLa. 



Meyiarov Se tovtcov reKpLT^piov reOeajp-qKapiev 



20 t/cai/cos' em tcov evropicov. Kal yap el pirj iv rrdaiv, 

 aAA' €7tI rajv TrXetaTOJV ev rfj o^^^V '''^ Ot]Xv et? to 

 appev pc^pog tl avrov aTToreiveL [Sto Kal ttjv 6)(€Lav, 

 Kadarrep eiTTopiev irporepov, ovtco TTOtovvraif- to. 

 yap KOLTOidev els ra dvo) ^aiVerai eva<j>ievra, ovk 

 iv Trdaiv, dAA' iv rots TrXeiaroLS rcov reOecoprj- 



25 piivoiv. Oiore (f)avep6v dv etr] on 01)8' oaa Trpoterai 

 yovrjv Tcjv dppevwv, ov to aTTo rravTog aTnevai rijs 

 yeveaews atriov ioTiv, aAA' aAAoi' rtva rpoTTOv, 

 TTcpl oS aK€7TT€ov voTcpov . Kal ydp emep to dvo 

 TTavTog dTTievai avvej^atvev, wanep (^aoiv, ovdev 

 e8et diTO TTavTOJV d^iovv dTnevai, dAAa p^ovov dTTO 



30 TOV SrjpbLovpyovvros, olov aTTO tov TCKrovog dXXd 

 p/Tj dTTO TTJs vXiqg. vvv 8 opLOiov XeyovGLV ojanep 

 Kav el dno twv VTToSrjpLaTOjv cr)(€S6v ydp 6 dpLoios^ 

 VLog Tw TraTpl opioia ^opel. 



"On 8' rjhovrj a(j)ohpd yiverai iv rfj opLiXla rfj 



^ dno . . . eirj] oltto ^u)ov aTripjxa noiei Z, sim. 2. 



^ fxepovs coni. Bonitz. ^ seclusi : om, 2. 



* d o/xotos P : o/xoids ns vulg. : ofioios Z. 



" The text is probably corrupt : for the sense cf. 729 a 6 fF. 

 * Ch. 16. 



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