ARISTOTLE 



730 b 



KexojpLoraL to drjXv tov appevos, /cat eariv erepov 



35 l^cpov drjXv Kal erepov appev, rep Se etSet ravTov, 



731 a olov dvdpcoTTOs "^ lttttos^ ap^^orepa- iv 8e tols <J)VtoIs 



IJiep.Lyp.evai avrat at 8vvdp,eLg elai, /cat ov /ce;^oS- 



piarai to drjXv tov dppevos. Sto /cat yewa aura 



e^ ayroiv, /cat Trpoterai ov yovrjv dXXd Kvr]p,a to. 



KaXovpieva CTTrep/xara. /cat tovto KaXayg Xeyei 



5 JLpLTTeSoKXrjs rroi'qaas 



ovTOi 8' (hoTOKeZ piaKpd SevSpea' npcLrov iXaias . . . 



TO re yap chov KVT]p,d eoTi, /cat e/c Twog avTov 

 yiyveTai to t,(x>ov, to Se Xonrov Tpo(f)Tj, /cat rov" 

 GTreppLaros e/c' p.epovs yiyveTai to <f>v6p.evov, to Be 

 XoiTTOv* rpo^Tj yiyveTai tw ^XaoTco /cat ttj piCj) 



10 TTJ TTpojTrj. TpoTTov Si TLva TavTa^ avp,^aivei Kal 

 ev Tois Kexcopiapievov exovai i^ioois to drjXv /cat to 

 dppev. oTav yap 8e-qarj yevvdv, yiverai dxcoptf^rov, 

 oiGTTep ev Tols (f)VTOLS, /cat jSoyAerat -q (f)vais avTOJv 

 ev yivecrdai' direp epn^aiveTai Kara ttjv oijjiv piiyvv- 

 jievivv Kal avvSval^ofxevajv [ev tl ^wov yiyveadai 

 ef ajLt^otr].* 



15 Kat Ta p.ev pjrj tt po'iepieva aireppia ttoXvv xP'^vov 

 avpLTTeTrXexdcLi rre(j)VKev, ecog dv avoT'^ar] to Kvrjpia, 

 olov Ta avvSvat,6p.eva tojv evTopicov Ta 8', ea)g dv 

 aTTOTTepnltrj tl tojv erreiadKTOjv avrov pLopiojv, o 

 avarrjaei to Kvrjp,a ev rrXeiovi xpovcp, otov inl tcjv 

 evaipiwv. Ta p,ev yap i)pLepas tl p,6piov arvvex^Tai, 



^ ^iTTTroyZS: om. viilg. ^ yV.-\V. : toOPSY: /cai e/c tov vulg. 



' eK A.-W., Diels : (k (non Kal) 7J-* : kol eV vulg. 



* ev axnCi) add it Z. 



* Tavrd Y : ravro A.-W. : ravTa vulg. 



® seel. Rackhain. 



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