769 a 



ARISTOTLE 



10 av eXdrj cTTrep/xa TrXeov, tovtco yiyveadai fxaXXov 

 ioiKog, oixoiios Travri re ttoLv Kal fiepec fxepos, (Ls 

 oLTTtovTOS d0' eKaarov rcov jJLopicov anepfjiaTos' av 

 S' laov eXdrj a(f> eKarepov, tovto 8 ovSerepco 

 yiyveaOaL o/xoiov. el Se tout earl ipevSog Kal fir) 

 (XTro TTavros aTrep^eraL, SrjXov cog ov8e rrj? Ojuoio- 



15 Tr]Tos Kal avopLOiorrjTOS atriov av etrj ro Xe)(dev. 

 €Tt Se TTcbs afjLa drjXv p.ev Trarpl eoLKos dppev 8e 

 fiTjTpl eoLKos, ovK evTTopcos BvvavTaL SiopL^eiv ol 

 fiev yap ojairep 'Eju-ttcSo/cAt^? XeyovTes '^ Atjjxo- 

 KpLTOS rrepl rov 6'qXeos Kal dppevos rrjv airiav 

 dXXov rpoTTOv dhvvaTa Xeyovaiv ol 8e rw ttXcIov 



20 rj eXarrov dvievai oltto tov dppevos rj drjXeos, Kal 

 Sid TOVTO ytyveadai to jxkv drjXv to 8' dppev, ovk 

 dv e)(oiev aTToSel^ai TLva Tpoirov to re drjXv tw 

 TTaTpl eoLKos eoTai Kal to dppev tjj pLTjTpi' a/xa 

 yap eXdelv irXeov drr dpu^OTepojv dhvvaTov. eTi 

 8e 8ta TtV alrlav eoiKos yiveTai toIs irpoyovoig cos 



25 €ttI to TToXi)^ Kal toIs aTTodev ; ov yap a.77' eKeivcov 

 y aTTeXr^vQev ovdev tov OTTepfiaTOS. dXXd jJiaXXov 



ol TOV XeLTTOpLeVOV TpOTTOV XdyOVTCS TTCpl TTJS OfJiOLO- 



TTjTos Kal raAAa ^eXriov /cat tovto Xeyovaiv. elal 

 yap TLves ol (^aoL ttjv yovrjv fiiav ovaav olov 

 TTavoTTepiXLav elvai Ttva TToXXcbv warrep ovv^ et Tis 



^ MS eVt TO noXv fort, secludendum. 

 ^ ow] av S. 



" See 764 a— 765 a. 

 '' e.g., Alcmeon ; see Diels 24 A 14. 



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