ARISTOTLE 



767 b 



eyyvrepov rov 18lov t6^ dvdpcoTTOs rj to 1,ojov. yevvd 

 8e Kal TO Kad' eKaarov /cat to yevos, dX\d [xaXXov 

 TO Kad' eKaarov tovto yap rj ovaia- Kal^ to 

 35 yLvofievov ytVerat jxev Kal iroiov ti, dp,a 8e' Tohe 

 TL, /cat Tovd' Tj ovaia. SiOTrep drro tcov Swajxewv 

 VTTapxovsnv at KivT^aet? ev Tot? aTrepfiaai 7TdvTa)v 



TtDv TOIOVTCOV, Bwdp-CL §€ KTat Tcijl' TTpoyOVCOV, 



768 a fjidXXov Se tov iyyvTcpov del tu)v Kad^ eKaarov 



TLvog- Xeyo) Se Kad^ eKaarov rov K^opiaKov Kal 

 rov ILioKpaTrjv. evrei 8 e^iararai rrdv ovk els to 

 rv^ov dAA' els ro dvriKeipLevov, Kal ro ev rfj yeveaet 

 jxrj Kparovpievov dvayKaZov e^iaraadaL /cat yiveadai 

 6 TO dvTLKeiiievov /ca^' tjv hvvapnv ovk eKpdrrjae ro 

 yevvdjv Kal klvovv. idv fiev ovv fj dppev, drjXv 

 yiverai, edv he fj Ys^opiaKos rj l^ojKpdrrjs , ov rep 

 rrarpl eaiKos dXXd rfj jxrjrpl ylverai' dvriKeirai yap 

 ojoTTep rep oXojs* narpl pLrjrrjp, Kal rep Kad' eKaarov 

 yevvdJVTL rj Kad eKaarov yevvcbaa. ojxoiojs Se /cat 

 10 /caret Ta? e^op-evas hvvdp,eLg- del yap els rov e\6- 

 fxevov jJLera^alveL puaXXov rcov npoyovwv, Kal eirl 



^ TO P : o vulg., om. vS. ^ Koi P : koX yap vulg. 



^ a/ua 8e Rackham : oAAa vulg. 

 * oXcos P, totaliter S : oXw vulg. 



" Cf. 731 b 34, and below 768 a 1 ; and see the definition 

 of ovaia given in Cat. 2 a 11, and the examples cited, d tIs 

 dvdpcuTTos, 6 TIS Ittttos. TheFc are of course other usages and 

 meanings of ovaia. Cf. Introd. § 16, App. A § 18. 



* Viz., individual, human being, animal, etc. 



' Loses and alters its character ; degenerates. The force 

 of e^iaraadaL can be seen from the phrase e'^icmjai koI ^deipei 

 rrjv 4>vaiv {Eth. Nic. 1119 a 23) ; cf. G. ^- C. 323 b 28, Phys. 

 361 a 20 (r^y (fivaecos, rf/s ovalas, i^ioTaadaL), and 725 a 28 

 above. "* Cf. above, 766 a 15. 



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