737 a 



ARISTOTLE 



aTTepixaros, dXXa kov tl TTepirrcofxa rvxTi "^V^ 4*^' 

 5 aecos ov erepov, opLcos e;^et /cat tovto l,a>Ti,Krjv 

 ^PXW- ^"^^ f^^^ ^^^ 1 ^^ TOts" ^(pois deppLOTTjs ovre 

 TTvp ovre aTTo irvpos €)(eL ttjv ap')(iqv, eK twv tol- 

 ovrcxiv earl ^avepor. 



To Se rrjs yovrjg aajfia, ev at avva7Tep\erai \r6 

 anepixoY ro rrjs ifjv)(^LKrj^ ap)(fis, ro [lev )(<optcrr6v ov 



10 ocofiaros, oaots ep,TTepiXap.^averai ri^ deiov{roiov- 

 ros S earlv 6 KaXovpievo^ vovs), ro S' axojpKJrov, 

 rovro ro acbfJia^ rrjs yovrjs SiaAuerat /cat rrvevp-a- 

 rovrai, (f)VGLV e)(ov vypav /cat vharchhrj. bioTrep 

 ov Set ^rjrelv del dvpa^e avro e^ievai, ovhe piopiov 

 ovOev elvai rfjs Gvardcnjs fiop(f)7Js, utaTrep ov8e rov 



15 OTTOV rov ro ydXa avviardvra' /cat yap ovro? 

 jLterajSaAAei /cat [xopiov ovdev can rwv avvicrra- 

 fievajv oyKOJV. 



Yiepl fxev ovv i/jvx'rjs, ttcos e-^ei rd Kvqjxara /cat r] 

 yovTj /cat 7TWS ovk €)(€t, SicopLarai' SwajieL puev yap 

 ej^et, evepyeia S' ovk exei.* 



Tov he GTrepfxaros ovros Trepirro) pharos Kat /ct- 

 vovfxevov KLvrjcnv rrjv avrrjv Kad rjVTrep ro aa>p,a 



20 av^dverat pepit^opevrfs rrjs eaxdr-qs rpo(f)rJ9, orav 

 eXOrj elg rrjv vcrrepav, avviarrjat Kal /civet ro neptr- 

 rojfxa ro rov di^Xeos rr^v avrrjv Kivrjaiv rjvTrep avro 

 Tvyxdvei Kivovp-evov /ca/ceti'o. /cat yap e/cetvo 



^ TO a-nepfia om. P, secl. A.-^\^ : to irvevfia Piatt, S. 



* XI P : TO vulg. 



3 au)fia A.-W. : anep^ia vulg. * haec seclusit Piatt. 



° The " ultimate nourishment." Cf. 726 b 1 fF., and P. A. 

 650 a 34, 651 a 15, 678 a 8 ff. This is nourishment in its 

 final form, viz., blood. 

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