ARISTOTLE 



725 a , , , S' '^ ' « ' . 



yap KaKiara ota/<rei/xevois" ol rjAiKiav tj voaov 



TrXeiarov evvTrapj^ci^ tolovtov, anepfia 8e rJKLara- 



7) yap oXcog ovK e^ovaLV rj ov yovip^ov Sea to pii- 



10 yvvadai a^p'^crTov TT€pirrojp.a /cat voarj/iarLKov. 



y^pT)aipLOV dpa rrepLTTcoixaros pcepog tl earl to 

 airipfxa. ■)(^priaipicx)Tarov 8e ro eaxarov Kal i^ ov 

 rj8r] yiverai eKaarov rCov p^opicov. eon yap to 

 fiev TTpoTepov to 8 vaTepov. ttjs /^ev ovv TrpiOTTjg 



15 Tpo(f)ri's nepLTTCopia (jiXeypba Kal et tl aXXo tolovtov 

 /cat yap to (^Xeypca T-fjg )(prjaLp.ov Tpocfirjg Treph- 

 Tcop.d ioTLv arjpbeZov 8' otl p.Lyvvp,€Vov rpotfifj /ca- 

 ^apa Tp€(f)€L Kal rrovovaL /caravaAtcr/ceTat . to 8e 

 TeXevTaZov ck TrXeiaTt^s TpO(f>rjs oXiyiaTOV .^ evvoelv 

 8e 8er OTL p,LKpcp av^dveTai Ta ^oja /cat ra (fiVTa 



20 to)* Kad^ rjp.€pav irap^puLKpov^ yap dv Trpoart^e/xeVoy 

 to) avTO)^ vTTepe^aXXe"^ to peyedos. 



TovvavTLOV dpa ^ ol dp^ouoL eXeyov Xcktcov. ol 

 p-kv ydp TO aTTO iravro^ dTTLOv, "qpels 8e to Trpo? 

 drrav livaL 7T€(f>vK6s arreppa epovp,€V, Kal ol pLev 

 GVVTr]yp,a, (j>aiveTaL 8e irepLTTCxipba pLaXXov. ev- 



25 XoywTepov ydp dpiOLOV etvaL to irpooLov €a)(CiTov 



Kal TO TTepLTTOV yLv6p,€VOV TOV TOLOVTOV, otov TOt? 



ypa(f)€vaL tov dvhpcLKeXov TroAAa/ct? nepiyLveTaL 



^ voaov rj e^iv Z. 



^ evwdpxet PZ : VTrdpxei. vulg. 



* ylyveTou. add. PZ*. * tw PY : to vulg. 



^ 7ra/x/it/<rpoi5 A.-W. : Trdv • niKpov Vulg. : locus hie corruptus. 



* TO) avTU) Piatt : tov avTov vulg. 



' uTrepe^oAAe PY : vTrepe^aXe vulg. : vTrepjSaAAoi Piatt. 



» vSee Introd. § 66. * Cf. 728 a 31, n. 



" Cf. 765 b 29 ir. 



^ Because it is the concocted residue of blood, the " ulti- 

 mate nourishment " distributed to all the parts of the body. 



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