759 b 



ARISTOTLE 



iyyivofjievog Kal jxrjdevos ovros /crj^Tyvo?, o he tcov 



10 fieXiTToJv ovK iyytvofxevos dvev riov ^aaiXccov (8t6 

 Kal (j)aai rives tov twv Krj<l>T^vcov <j>epeadai fjLovov), 

 SrjXov cos ovK^ i^ ox^las ylvovrai, ovt* i^ eKarepov 

 rov yevovs avrov avrio avvSva^ofievov , ovr ck 

 fieXLTTCov Kal K'r](j>rjVOiV . to re tovtov (f)€peiv jjlovov 

 8ia re Ta^elprjfieva dSvvarov, Kal ovk evXoyov jjlt] 



15 Trepl irdv ro yevos avrcbv o[jioi,6v rt avpL^aiveiv 

 TTados. dXXd fxrjv owS' avrds rds fieXtrras iv- 

 hex^rat, ra? p^ev dppevas elvai rds 8e drjXeias' ev 

 TTaai yap Siacfyepei rots yeveai to dfjXv /cat to 

 dppev. Kav iyevvcov avral avrds' vvv S' ov (f>aL- 

 verat yiyv6p,evos 6 yovos avrdyv, edv p.r] evdjaiv ot 



20 r]y€p,6v€S, ojs <j>aaiv. kolvov 8e /cat irpos ttjv i^ 

 dXXi^Xcov yeveoLV Kal Tvpos rrjv e/c Toiv K'r](f)r]va)V , 

 Kal x^P'-S '<^^^ juct' dXX'qXcov, to p,T]8e7roT€ ib(f)daL 

 6x^v6p,€vov p,7jd€v avTiov el 8' Tjv ev avrols to p,ev 

 drjXv TO 8' dppev, TroAAa/cts' dv tovto avve^aivev. 

 XeiTTeTai 8', eiTrep e^ ox^io-S ylyveTai, tovs ^aaiXels 



25 yevvdv crvvSva^op,evovs . aAA' ot Kr](f)rjves (j>aivovraL 



yiyvopievoL /cat p.rj ev6vTCt)V •qyep.ovoiv, ojv ovTe 



(jiepeiv olov re tov yovov rds fxeXtTTas oirre yevvdv 



avrds ox^vop-evas. AetVeTat S-q, KaOaTrep ^atveTat 



^ OVK Z : ovt' vulg. 



" Cf. above, 755 b 3, n. 

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