ARISTOTLE 



738 a 



TOLs B-qXeai 8ia ra? elpr^fievas atria's' fJirj hvvayiivr)s 

 35 re yap Trerreiv rijg (Jivaecos avdyKT] TreptTTCo/xa yt- 

 yveadaL fir] fxovov ttjs axpr]arov rpocfirjg, dXXa /cat 

 €v rals (jiXeijjiv, vrrep^dXXeiv re rrXi^dvovra^ Kara 

 738 b TO.? XeTTrordras ^Ae'^a?. eveKa Se rov ^eXriovog 



/cat rod reXovs rj (f>vais Kara)^prjraL rrpos rov rorrov 

 rovrov rrjg yeveaecos )^dpt.v, ottcos olov efxeXXe 

 roLOvrov yevqrat erepov tJSt] yap VTrdp^ei Swa/xei 

 ye ov roiovrov olov vep eon (Tco/xaro? dTTOKpiois. 

 5 Tot? jxev ovv drjXeaiv dnaaLV dvayKalov yiyveadai 

 TrepirrajpLa, rolg jxev aifxariKols TrXelov, /cat rouroiv 

 avdpcoTTO) TrXelarov dvdyKTj Se /cat roXs aAAoi? 

 adpoL^eadai riva avaraaiv els rov varepiKov rorrov. 

 ro o aXriov, on rots B^ alp,ari,Kols TrXeiov Kal 

 rovrwv on TrXelarov rots dvOpcoTTOts, elprfraL 

 vporepov . 

 10 Tou S' ev p.eV rois d-qXeat rrdaiv vrrdp^eiv irepir- 

 Tojjua roLovrov, ev Se rot? appeal jx-q Trdaiv, evta 

 yap ov npoterat yovT]v, aAA' warrep rd Trpoie/j^eva^ 

 rfj ev rfj yovfj Kiviqaei Sr]p.Lovpy€L ro avviardjxevov 

 e/c rrjs ev rols drjXeaiv vXrjs, ovro) rd roiavra [ev]^ 

 rfj ev avrols KLvqaet ev rd) ixopicp rovrco, odev 

 15 aTTOKpLverai ro aTrep/Jia, ravro Trotet /cat avvLarrjaLV . 

 rovro S' iarlv 6 rorros 6 Trepl rd virot^ajp^a rrdai 

 TOLS e)(ovaiv dpx'q yap rijs (f>vaea)s rj /capSia /cat 



^ TrXrjdvovra Z : TrXrjBvvovTa vulg. 



^ ■npolijxeva PS : Trpoeiprjfieva vulg. 



* secluserunt A.-W. 



" <Sc., from the useful nourishment, viz., blood. 



* At 727 a 21 ff., and 728 a 30 ff. 



" This sentence has been remodelled in the translation, 

 since in the Greek the construction is not carried through. 

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