765 a 



ARISTOTLE 



hia^epovra to OrjXv /cat ro dppev Kal /xoptot? oXois, 

 (hv Sta TtV alrtav virdp^ei rols €k rcbv dpcaTepwv, 

 Tols S' €K Twv Se^Lwv ovx VTrdp^eL to acojjia ro 



15 TTJg varcpas; dv yap eXdrj p,€V firj axfj Se rovro 

 TO pLopiov, earat drjXv ovk €)(ov voTepav /cat dppev 

 €Xov, dv Tvxi). [ert 8' orrep etprjTai /cat TrpoTepov, 

 djTTTai /cat drjXv iv Tip Se^toj jLtepet rrjs vaTcpag Kal 

 dppev iv TO) dpLOTepcp /cat dp.(j)co iv tco avTW /xepet, 



20 /cat TOVT ovx on drra^ dXXd 7rAeova/ct?, ■^ to dppev 

 fiev iv Tols Se^tot?, to drjXv S' ev Toty dpiOTepol?' 

 ovx V'^'^'^^ ^^ dpL^OTepa yiveTai iv tols Sc^tot?].^ 

 TTapaTrXrjaLCOs 8e Ttve? TreTreiapievoi tovtols etal /cat 

 Xeyovaiv wg tov Se^iov opx^-v d7ToSoi»/xeVot? -^ tov 

 dpiaTepov CTu/xjSatVet Tot? o;;^euoi'otv dppevoTOKelv 



25 '^ drjXvTOKelv ovtoj yap /cat Ae(x}(j)dvqg eXeyev. 

 6771 Te Tcov iKTepLVOjjievojv TOV eTepov opx^v to avTO 

 TovTo avfx^aivecv Ttve? (fiaaiv, ovk dXiqdrj XeyovTes, 

 dAAa pLavTevopievoL to avpL^rjaopievov iK tcov cIko- 

 T60V, /cat TTpoXapi^avovTeg d)? ovtcos exov Trplv 

 yLVopcevov ovtoj? ISelv, ctl S' dyvoovvTeg dig ovBev 



30 avpu^dXXeTaL rrpog ttjv yeveaiv Trjg dppevoyovia? 

 Kal B'qXvyovLas Tct piopia TavTa ToXg ^(Lols. tovtov 

 Se arjpbelov otl ttoAAo. TtDj/ ^wwv avTa Te dijXea Kal 

 dppevd iaTi, Kal yevva to. piev di^Xea Ta 8 dppeva, 



"^ ri TO dppev . . . ytVerai eV rot? Se^toi? secl. Piatt ; cm. 

 2 ; credo equidem etiam In 8' onep hue usque secl,, nam 

 argumento aliena ; cf. 764 a 1. 



" Lit., " body of the uterus," drawing special attention to 

 the fact of its physical existence : cf. fi4yeBos above, 764 b 7. 



* This sentence, which has nothing to do with the argu- 

 ment, must be deleted. 



* Leophanes is quoted by Theophrastus, De caus. plant. II. 



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