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Krai TTpo^drcov Kal aAAcoi', evret Kal ^ov<s iv Hepivdco 

 eyev€TO fj 8ia rrjg Kvarecog XeTrrrj SLTjOovfievrj Tpocf>r] 

 Bi.€)(copeL, Kal a.varp.rjdevro? rod dp^ov raxv TrdXtv 

 avve(f)V€ro, Kal ovk eireKparovv hiaipovvreg . 



30 Wepl pLev ovv oXiyoroKias Kal TToXvroKLas Kal 

 7T€pL (jivaeui?^ TCx)v 7TX€Ovai,6vTcov rj iXXeiTTOvraJV^ 

 pLoptojv, €TL Se TTepl T(x}v TepaTOjScov, elp'qTai. 



V Toiv Se t,(Loiv rd piev oXcog ovk eTTiKviaKcraL rd 

 8' eTTiKvtaKerai, Kal roJv eTnKv'CoKopieviov rd pcev 



35 hvvarat rd Kvrjpiara €Krp€(f)etv, rd 8e TTore pikv 

 TTore 8' ov. rov 8e pirj iviKVLaKeaOaL a'lriov on 

 773 b pLovoroKa iariv. rd re ydp pnovvxo- ovk em- 



KVLOKerat Kal rd rovrojv pueit^ova' Sta ydp rd 

 p-eyedog rd Trepirrcopba dvaXia-Kerai et? rd Kvrjpia. 

 TTctcri ydp v7Tdp)(€i, jueye^os" rovrois awpiaro?, rujv 



5 8e pLeydXa)v Kal rd ep-^pva pLeydXa Kard Xoyov 

 iariv 8to Kal rd rd>v €Xe(j>dvrciiv epu^pvov rjXiKov 

 p.o(j)(os eariv. rd 8e iroXvroKa iTTLKvtoKerat hid 

 ro Kal rcov nXeLoviov^ rov evos elvaL daripco ddrepov 

 eTTiKvqpia. rovrcov 8 ocra puev pieyeOog ep^ei, Kad- 

 aTTep dvdpcDTTog, idv /xer rj irepa 6)(eia rrjs irepag 



10 yev7)rai irdpeyyvs , e/crpe^et rd eiTLKViqdev TJhrj ydp 

 CDTTrai rd rotovrov avpL^e^rjKog. airiov 8e rd 

 elp-qpLevov Kal ydp iv rfj pLia avvovaia TrXetov rd 



^ irepl <j>vaecos scrips! : dispositionem 2: Trapa <f>vaiv Btf. : 

 Trepl Trapa(f>vo€U)s P : ■7Tapa(f>vaeuis vulg. 



^ 7] iXXenrovTcuv om. S. 



^ Kal Ttov TrXeiovcov P, A.-W. : rd ■nXeiova vulg. ; sed propter 

 parvitatem corporis fill i Z pro Sict . . . emKvrjfia, 



" Superfetation is a very abnormal occurrence. It happens 

 when a later ovum is fertilized as a result of coitus during 

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