772 b 



ARISTOTLE 



avviSoL Tis dv, eip-qrai Be irepl avrwv ev rots' 

 Trpo^X-qixaaiv. 



Kat rrepl pukv tovtcov hicopiadoi rov rpoTTOv 



TOVTOV. 



TaJv" Se 7TX€ovat,6vTcov fiopicov Trapa (f)vaLV to 

 avTO atrtov Kal rrjs StSuynoTO/ctas". '^'817 yap iv 



15 TOLS KvqfxaaL avfx^alvei to atriov, iav TrXeioiv vXt] 

 avarrfj^ r) Kara ttjv tov fjLopiov (fivaiv Tore yap 

 avjJL^alvei p,€v pLopiov ixett,ov tcov dXXcov ^x^i'V, olov 

 SaKTvXov rj x^^P^ V '^^^^ V ''"'■ '^'^^ dXXojv a/cpoi- 

 TTjpLCOv rj jxeXivv, rj axi'O'devTOS tov KvqfxaTog TrAetco 

 yiveadai, Kaddirep iv toIs TTorajJiOLS at Stvat* /cat 



20 yap iv tovtol? to (f)ep6[X€Vov vypov kol Kivqaiv 

 e^ov dv (^TLVif dvTLKpovarj, 8vo i^ evog yivovTai 

 avuTaaets , exovaat ttjv avTrjv Kivqaiv tov avTov 

 8e TpoTTOv /cat inl twv KvrjixaTOJV avii^aivei. rrpoa- 

 (f)V€TaL Se /LtaAtCTTtt p,€V TrXrjaiov dXXijXcov, ivioTe 

 he /cat TTOppo) Sta ttjv yiyvofxevrjv iv tco KvqixaTi 

 KLVTjaLv, fidXiCTTa Se 8td to ttjv Trjg vXrjg v7T€pox'f]v 



25 odev d(f>rjpedr] iKel aTToStSoi^at, to 8' et8os" ix^^^ 

 66 ev iTrXeovaaev. 



"Oaa 8e avp^^aivei rotaura ayoTe hvo ex^i-v 

 alSola, [to fxev dppevos to 8e d-iqXeosif del jJiev tcjv 

 TrAeova^dvTcov ytVerat to p.ev Kvpiov to 8' dKvpov 



^ TrXelcov vXt] ovar^ coni. Piatt, cui consentit S sustentatur 

 multa materia : TrXeico vXr)v avarijar) viilg. 



* dv Tivi Peck : av vulg. * seclusit Piatt. 



" This cannot be traced. 



" Cf. Bk. I, chh. 21, 22; 767 b 18, etc. 



•^ e.g., the excessive material is drawn from X ; it settles 

 at Y, and therefore begins to take the form of Y during the 

 process of development ; but as there are enough Y already, 

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