ARISTOTLE 



648 b ^ 



TTOcra, el TrXelco. eVa fxev 87) rpoirov Aeyerat ixdXXov 

 depfiov v(j)* ov fidXXov OepfxalveraL ro oLTTTOfJLevov, 

 15 d'AAaJs- 3e TO fJLaXXov aiGdrjaLV ifiTTOLOVV iv ro) 

 diyyaveiv, /cat rovr^ , iav [lerd Xvtttjs. eon 8* ore 

 SoKel rovT* elvat ifjevhos' eviore yap rj e^is alria 

 rov dXyeZv aloOavoiievois . en ro rrjKruKCjrepov rov 

 rr]Krov /cat rod Kavarov KavoruKcorepov . en iav 

 fj ro fxev ttXIov ro 8' eXarrov ro avro, ro rrXeov rov 

 20 eXdrrovos depjjLorepov. rrpos 8e rourots" Suotv ro 

 fJLT] ra)(ea)s ipvxofievov dXXd ^paSeco? depfxorepov, 

 /cat ro ddrrov 6eppLaLv6}xevov rod depfxaivofievov 

 PpaSecos depfjLorepov elvat, rrjv (f)vaLv ^ajLteV, cus" to 

 fjiev evavriov on rroppo), ro 8* opioiov on eyyvs- 

 Xeyerai fiev ovv el {jltj irXeovaxcj^? , dXXa TOcraurap^cD? 

 25 erepov irepov depfiorepov rovrovs 8e rov? rpoirovs 

 dSvvarov inrapxeiv rep avrco iravras' Oeppiaivei fxev 

 yap fjidXXov ro l,eov vhcop rrjs (f)Xoy6s, /catet 8e /cat 

 r'^Kec ro Kavarov /cat rrjKrov rj cf)X6^, ro 8' vSojp 

 ovSev. en depfiorepov jiev ro t,eov vScop 7] TTvp 

 oXlyov, iJjvx^raL Se /cat ddrrov /cat /xaAAov to deppLOV 

 80 vhojp pLLKpov TTvpos' OV ydp ytverai i/jvxpov TTvp, 

 vSojp 8e ylver at irdv. en 0epp.6repov fxev Kara rrjv 

 d^Tjv ro t,eov vhojp, xpvx^rai 8e Odrrov /cat m^yvvraL 

 rov eXaiov. en ro alp.a Kara p.ev rrfv dcprjv depfio- 

 repov uSaros" /cat eXalov, TTrjyvvrai he ddrrov. en 

 Xidoi /cat oih-qpos /cat rd roiavra deppLaiverai /xev 

 35 ^pahvrepov vharos, /catet he Oepfiavdevra pLoXXov. 

 TTpds he rovrois rwv Xeyop.evon> deppLcbv rd jiev 



" Alluding, perhaps, to the expansion due to heat. 

 124. 



