ARISTOTLE 



751 b (horoK€L ^oiov)]/ to S' atfia on iarlv vXr] rolg 



acofxaoLV, etpT^rat 77oAAa/cts". to fiev ovv ioTLV eyyv- 

 Tepov avTOV ttjs" jJLopcfirj? tcov 'ip.opicjvf yivofxevojv, 

 TO depjJLov TO 8e yeajSeoTcpov ttjv tov acopbaTog 

 TTapex^Tai avoTaaiv Kal noppcoTepov eoTiv. hiorrep 

 5 ocra St^CPoa cctti twv (ha)v, Trjv /zev dp)(r]v to ^wov 

 Xapu^dvei €K TOV XevKov ttjs yevecreojs {iv yap Tcp 

 OeppLO) 7] i/jvxiKTj dpx'^), TTJV Se Tpo(f)rjV e/c tov 

 (jjxpov, Tot? fJiev ovv TTJV (f)vaLV deppLOTepotg tojv 

 t,(Lci)V BiaKeKpiTaL x^P^? e| ov re rj apx^] yiVerat 

 Kal i^ ov Tpe<^eTai, /cat to /xev XevKov eaTi to S' 



10 (Jbxpov, Kal TrXeov del to Xcvkov Kal Kadapov tov 

 (hxpov Kal y€(x)Bovs' rots- 8' '^ttov deppuoZs Kal 

 vypoTepoi? TO (hxpov rrXeov Kal vypoTepov. orrep 

 av/jL^aLvei cttI tcDv Xiixvaioiv opveojv vypoTepot, yap 

 TTjv (j>vaLV Kal iJjvxpoTepoL tojv 7Tel,ev6vTO)v elalv 

 opveojv, (hcTTe Kal ra d)d tcov tolovtcov TToXXrjv ex^i- 



15 Trjv KaXovfxevrjv XeKidov Kal -^ttov (hxpdv hid to 

 rJTTOv dTTOKeKptadac to XevKov. Ta 8' rjSrj Kal 

 ifjvxpd TTjv (f)vaiv TCOV choTOKovvTCov Kal €Ti, vypd 

 fxdXXov {toiovtov 8' ecTTi to tcov IxQvoiv yivos) 

 oj)8' drroKeKpipidvov e;^et to XevKov 8ta re fJLiKpo- 

 TrjTa Kal 8ia to ttXyjOo? tov ipvxpov /cat yecoSovs' 



20 8to7rep ytVerat puovoxpoa TrdvTa ra Tchv Lxdvojv, 



1 seel. A.-W., Piatt. ^ ^^^ 'j^ 



" The white ; because hot substance has to do with Soul ; 

 see immediately below, and 762 a 18 fF. and P. A. 652 b 7 fF. 



» See 744 b 32 if. and note. 



" For the two sorts of Tpo(l)-q see 744 b 32 if. Both yolk 

 and white are now known to be nourishment ; Harvey 

 demonstrated the unreality of the distinction here made. — 

 Aristotle of course knew nothing of the germinal area on the 



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