767 a 



ARISTOTLE 



^XeTT-Tj rrpos voroi' tj ^opeav ovrco [xiKpav ivlore 

 poTTiiv alriav yiveadai rrjg tfjvxporrjTos /cat dep- 

 IxorrjTos, Tavra Se rrjg yevecrecog. 



Ate'crrrj/ce jiev ovv oAco? rrpos dXX-qXa to re drjXv 



15 Kal TO dppev npos ttjv appevoyoviav Koi dr^Xvyoviav 

 8ia TO.'S elprjixevas atrta?, ov pLrjv dXXd /cat Set 

 av/xfjieTpias^ tt/jo? ctAAT^Aa- TrdvTa yap Ta yivofjieva 

 Kara rexvrjv 7} (f)vaLv Xoyw rivl iariv. to Se depp-ov 

 Xiav jxev Kparovv ^"qpaivei rd vypd, ttoXv he iX- 

 XelTTOv ov avvtaTYjaiv , dXXd Set Trpos to S-qpnovpyov- 



20 p.€VOV ex^iv TOVTOV Tov^ Tov p^eaov Xoyov et 8e /xrj, 

 KadaTTep iv rots' ei/jop^evoLg TrpoaKaei fiev to TrXelov 

 TTvp, ovx eiftei 8e to eXaTTOV, dp,(f)OT€pa)s Be avp,- 

 jSatVet p.rj TeXecovadaL to yivop-evov, ovroi /cat iv 

 TTj TOV dppevog /Ltt^et /cat tov dr^Xeos Set t-^S" avpi- 

 pLiTpias. Kal Sto, TOVTO TToXXotS' /cat TToAAais- 



25 CTU/Ltj8atVet jLter' aXX-qXaiv p,ev p,rj yevvdv, Sia^eu;^^eto't 

 8e yewdv, /cat 6t€ fxev veotg ore 8e Trpea^vrepois 

 ovat TavTag yiveadai ra? vrrevavTiojaeig , 6p,OLCog 

 TTept T€ yeveaiv /cat dyoviai^ /cat appevoyoviav /cat 

 drjXvyoviav. Sta^e'pet Se /cat xcu/aa p^cupa? et? 

 TavTa /cat uSa//3 uSaro? Sto. rd? ayrct? atrta?* 



30 TTOtd yet/a rt? i^ Tpo(j>rj ytVerat /xctAtCTTa /cat rou 

 CTdj/xaros" 17 Std^eat? Stct re tt^v Kpdaiv tov Trept- 

 ^ TOVTOV TOV PZ^* : TOVTOV om. vulg. 



« C/. /f.^. 574 a 2. 



" Cf. 723 a 30, 772 a 17, 777 b 25, and Introd. §§ 39 f. 

 " With the following passage, cf. Hippocrates, it. depcov 

 vSaTcov Towcov, chh. 1-8 (ii. 12 flF. Littre), id. n. SiaiVijs 11. 37-39. 



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