ARISTOTLE 



750 a 



7} Tpia TO. TrXelara yevvcbat,, ra Se ttoAAo, Suo* 



20 ovToi yap ol apidyiol /Ltera^u tov evos koI ttoAAcov. 

 "Ort 8e Tots" TToAyyovot? rpeTrercLi els to aTrepjxa 

 17 rpo<j>r], <j>avep6v €k twv avfi^atvovrcov. rojv re 

 yap SevSpcov ra ttoXXol TToXvKapn^aavra Xiav e^- 

 avaLverac jxera rnqv (jiopav, orav jxr) v7ToXei(f)dfj Tip 

 awjjiart rpo^r], /cat ra eTrereta ravro Trd(T)(eLV 



25 eoLKev, olov to, re p^^eSpoTra Kal 6 alrog Kal rdXXa 

 ra roiavra' rrjv yap rpocfyrjv dvaXiOKovacv els ro 

 aTveppLa rrdaav eari yap TToXvcTTTepjJiOv ro yevos 

 avrdJv. Kal rdJv dXeKropihojv eVtai TToXvroKrjaacrai, 

 Xiav ovrcDS ware Kal Svo reKelv ev rip,epa, fierd 

 rrjv TToXvroKiav drredavov. VTrepivoi yap yivovrat 



30 Kal ol opvides Kal ra cj)vrd- rovro S ecrrl ro Trddog 

 VTreplSoXi] Trepirrajpuaros eKKpiaecos. alrLOV Se ro 

 roLovrov rrddog Kal ra> Xeovri rrjs dyovlas rrjs 

 varepov ro jxev yap rrporepov riKrei irevre t) e^, 

 elra rco varepqj erei rerrapa?, TrdXiv Se rpets 

 aKVfxvovs, elra rdv exdfJievov dpidp^ov ecos evos, etr 



35 ovOev, COS" i^avaXiaKOjJLevov rov Trepirrojiiaros Kat 

 750 b d.p.a rrjs rjXiKias Xrjyova'qs 4'^ivovros rov airep- 



jJLaros. 



Ttcrt p.ev ovv yiverai ra V7n]veixLa rcov opvtdaiv, 

 en he ttolol noXvyovot Kal oXiyoyovoi avrcbv, Kat 

 8ia rivas airias, eiprjrai. 



Viverai he ra VTnrjvep.ia, Kaddrrep e'lprjraL Kal 



TTporepov, Sta ro VTrdpx^LV ev rw d-qXet rrjv vXrjv 



5 rrjv uTTepfiarLKT^v, rots S' opveots pir) ylveadai, riqv 



rcov Karapi7]VLOJV drroKpLatv wairep rols ^cporoKOiS 



roZs evaipiOLS' Tracri yap rovrois ylverai, roXs p-^v 



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