ARISTOTLE 



783 a 



en TrAeiovcov yiyvovTai opyvtcJbv), avrol jxev fxiKpoi, 



rag 8e aKrav^a? ju,eyaAa? e)(ovai /cat aKXrjpds, 



25 jxeydXas jjuev Sict to ivravOa ttjv tov acofxaros 



reTpd(f)6ai av^rjaw {oXiyodepfxoi yap ovres Kal ov 



7T€TTOVreS T7]V TpOcjirjV TToXv 776/3 tTTaj/x.a e)(ovaLV, at 

 §' aKavdai Kal at rplx^? Kal rd Toiavra yivovTai 

 €K TTepLTTwixaros) , aKXrjpds 8e Kal XeXidcop^evas 

 Stct Tr]v ipvxpoTrjra Kal rov Trdyov. tov avTov Se 



30 TpoTTov Kal TaXXa Ta (j>v6pieva CKXrjpoTepa avyi- 

 ^alvei yiveadai /cat yea>^€GT€pa Kal At^coSeWepa 

 Ta ev Tot? TTpoa^6ppoi<;^ Ttbv irpos votov Kal Ta 

 TTpoarjvepia twv iv KolXoig- ifjv)(^eTaL yap iravTa 

 jxdXXov, Kal e^ar/xi^et to vypov. aKXrjpvvei p,€V 

 ovv Kal to deppiov Kal to i/jvxpov e^aT/xi^eadaL 



35 yap vtt' diX(f>OT4pa>v avfji^alvet, to vypov, vrro pbkv 



tov deppiov Kad' avTo, vtto 8e tov i/jvxpov /cara 



'" avfJi^e^rjKos {fxeTa tov depixov yap avve^epx^Tai' 



ovdev yap vypov dvev deppLOv). dXXd to fxev 



783 b i/jvxpov ov piovov crKXripvv€t dXXd Kal ttvkvol, to 



he depjjiov piavoTepov vrotet. 



Aio. TTjv avTTjv S' alTiav Kal Trpea^VTepcov yiyvo- 

 pL€va)v Tols p-kv Tpixas exovai aKXrjpoTepai yiyvov- 

 rat at Tpix^S, toXs Se TTTcpcoTols Kal AeTrtSoJTOt? 

 5 ra TTTepd Kal at AeTTtSey. Ta yap Se'p/xara ytVerat 

 OKXrjpoTepa Kal iraxvTepa Trpea^vTepoiV yiyvo- 

 pLEVoiv ^rjpaiveTat ydp, /cat to yrjpdg eoTi /cara 

 Tovvopia yerjpov 8ta to dTroAetVetv to depp.6v /cat 

 jLier' avTov to vypov. 



^ Trpoa^oppois A.-W. : npoa^opois PSZ : npos ^oppdv vulg. 



<• This is an important statement, and should be noted in 

 connexion with Aristotle's theories of the part played by 

 fluid and, heat both in nourishment and in spontaneous 



520 



