ARISTOTLE 



751b 



/cai COS" /xev dt^po. XevKo., ws Se XevKa <h-)(pd. to, 

 Se Tojv opveoiv /cat to, VTTrjvefJiLa €)(ei ravrrjv rr^v 

 hixpoiav e^et yap e^ ov eKarepov earai rwv 

 jjiopiwv, /cat odev 7) dpx'r] /cat odev rj rpo^rj, aXXd 

 ravr dreXrj /cat rrpoahe6p.eva rod dppevo?- yiverai 



25 yap Tct vrnqvepbia yovt/xa, eav eV Ttvi Kaipco ox^vdi] 

 V7TO Tov dppevog. ovk eari 8e rrj? 8t;;^pota? atriov 

 TO dppev /cat to drjXv, cos rov [xev XevKov ovtos 

 aTTO TOV dppevos, tov 8' (hxpov drro tov d-qXeog' 

 dAA' djjicfico ytVerat 0,776 tov dt^Xeos, dXXd to fxev 

 i/jvxpov TO 8e depjxov, iv oaois puev ovv icrrl ttoXv 

 TO depfiov, aTTO/cptVerat, iv ocrots" 8' oAiyov, ov 



30 8uvaTaf 8t6 fxovoxpoa Ta KvqpiaTa, Kaddirep ^tprj- 

 Taiy Ta TU)v TOiovTOJV. rj 8e yovr] avvi(rrr]aO' [Jbovov 

 /cat 8ta TOVTo to fiev npaJTOv (^atVerai Aeu/cov /cat 



jJ-LKpOV TO KV7]lJia CV TOt? OpVLOL, TTpo'CoV Sc <x))(^p6v 



dirav, avfipLLyvvfievov det ttXclovos alfiaTcoSovs' 

 TeXos 8' dnoKpLVopievov tov deppiov kvkXco Trepi- 

 752 a to-Tarat to Aeu/cov, WGirep vypov t,eovTos, ofxoicjos 



TTavTr)- TO yap XevKov <j>vaeL fiev vypov, e)(ei 8' €v 

 avTO) TTjv QeppbOTT^Ta TTjv ifjvxi'K'^v 8t6 kvkXo) 

 dTTOKpiveTai, to 8 co)(pov /cat yecDSes" ei^To?. Kav 

 5 TToAAd avvepaaag ti? a»d ei? kvcttlv 'q tl tolovtov 

 eifjiT] TTvpl firj^ ddTTOva ttolovvti T'qv tov depfxov 



^ avvlarriai Peck : awearqae vulg. : avveoTT) Sc S. 

 ^ /ii7 om. Z. 



" It is of course the hot substance which constitutes the 

 white. 

 280 



