ARISTOTLE 



739 a 



Toi anoKpivoficvcp, 7^, elg to dppev iXdovros tov 

 dvdXoyov fxoptov raXg vurepais, MOTrep ev riai tcDv 



20 ivrop^cov ^aiverat avpL^aXvov. 



"On S' rj yivofjievr} vyporrjs fierd r-qs rjSovrjg rots 

 d-qXeaiv ovhev ay/i^SaAAerat ei? ro KV7]p,a, etprjTai 

 rrporepov. fidXicrra 8' dv So^eiev, on Kaddirep tols 

 appeal, yiyverai. /cat ratS" yvvoLL^l vvKTCop o KaXov- 

 aiv i^oveipcoTTeiv. dXXd rovro arjiJietov ovOev yi- 



25 verat ydp koX toZs veois rdJv dppevcov roZs {jieXXovai 

 p,€v (JLTjOev Se TTpo'Ceixevois, t) tols en^ TrpoCepievoLS 

 dyovov. 



"Avev fxev ovv rfjs tov dppevos Trpoiaeoi'; ev ttj 

 (Tvvovaia dhvvaTov avXXa^eiv, /cat dvev Trjg tu)v 

 yvvaiKeiuiv TrepLTTCoaecog rj dvpat,€ TrpoeXdovarjs 

 rj ivTos iKavrjs ovarjg. ov avfx^aivovarj? /xeWoi tt^s 



30 elcudvlas yiyveaOai rot? 6i]Xeaiv rjSovrjs rrepl Tr]v 

 o/xtAtW Tr]v TOLavTTjv GvXXap^dvovaLV , dv tvxj) 6 

 TOTTos <(y') dpycov^ /cat KaTa^e^riKvlai at voTepac 

 evTos-^ dXX d)S em to ttoXv avfji^aivet, eKetvoJS 

 §ia TO puTj avpLp^epLVKevat to aTOfia yLvopievrjs ttjs 

 eKKpiaeios, p-ed^ rjs e'icode yiyveadaL /cat rots' appeatv 



35 rj r]8ovrj /cat rat? yvvai^LV ovtco S' e-)(ovTo? euoSetrat 

 p^dXXov /cat TO) TOV dppevos OTreppiaTL. 



*H 8' d(f)eaLs ovK evTos yiyveTai, Kadarrep otovrat 



Ttves {oTevov ydp to CTTO/xa tojv voTepdyv), oAA' et? 



739 b TO TrpouBev, ovirep to drjXv TTpoteTai T'171' ev eviais 



avTcov LKp^dSa yivofievqv, evTavda /cat to dppev 



TrpoteTai [edv Tig e^iKfxdar]].* otc p.ev ovv pevei 



^ en TTpo'Cefxevois corr. P : emrrpo'CeiJ.evois vulg. 



^ TOTTos y' opyojv A.-\V. : tottos 6 yeoipyoiv P : y' om. vulg. 



^ evTos P : eyyvs '^^ilg. 



* seel. A.-W., Piatt. 



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