ARISTOTLE 



66D b 



fiddrjCLV etvai Sok€lv nap' aXXriXojv eipr]rai 8e Trepl 



avrcjv iv rats laropiais rat? Tre/ot rwv S^cocov. 



Tcov 8e 77€^cDv Kal cootokcov Kal ivaipLWV npos 



/lev T17V T7]? cf)a)vrjs ipyaulav dxp'r]crrov ra ttoXXol 



6 TTjv yXojrrav e;^€t /cat TrpoaheSepLev-qv Kal OKXrjpdv, 



rrpos Se tt^v twv ■^^vjjlojv yevatv oi r' 6(f)eis Kal ol 



aavpoi fjLaKpdv Kal hiKpoav exovcnv, ol jjl€V ocjyeis 



ovTCD jxaKpav ojgt e/creiVecr^at e/c fiiKpov inl ttoXv, 



hiKpoav he Kal to aKpov XeTrrov Kal rptp^coSe? hia 



rr]v Xi)(y€Lav tt^s (f)iJGecos' hiTrXrjv yap rrjv rjhovrjv 



10 Krarai tojv x^H-^^y wanep hLTrXrjv exovra ttjv rrjs 

 yevaeoj? aiodrjuLV. 



*'E;^et he Kal ra (jlt] eVat/xa rcov t^coajv to alody)' 

 TLKov raav x^l^^^' p-opiov Kal ra eVat/xa iravra' Kal 

 yap 60a fJLT) hoKel rols ttoXXoXs e;^etv, otov evioL rcjv 

 ixOviov, Kal ovTOL rpoirov riva yXlaxpov exovon, Kal 



15 GX^hov TTapaTrXrjaLOjg roXs TTorapLLois KpoKohelXotg. 

 Ol) (^atVovrat S' 01 TrXelGTOi avrojv exetv hid tlv* 

 alriav evXoyov dKavdcohr]^ re ydp eVrtv o ro-rrog 

 rod orofiaros Trdoi rols roiovrois, Kal hia ro 

 fjLLKpov xpovov etvai rr]v alod-qaiv rols evvhpoLs rwv 

 XVjJLCOV, wGTrep Kal rj ;^p7Jcrt? avrrjs ^paxela, ovrcx) 



20 jSpa^^etav exovGiv avrrjs Kal rrjv hidpOpcuGiv. raxela 

 S' T) hlohos els TTjv KoiXiav hid ro fir] oiov r eivai 

 hiarpi^eiv eKx^piit^ovras' TrapeinriTrroL ydp dv ro 

 vhctjp. ojGr edv jjirj ris ro Grofxa eiriKXivr], firj 

 (f>aiveGdai dc^eGrrjKos rovro ro piopiov, aKavOcohrjs 

 8' iarlv ovros 6 r ottos ' GvyKeirai ydp €/c rrjs 



25 Gvpn/javGecjDS Tcbv ^payx^coVy (Lv rj (f)VGis aKavdcohrjs 

 ioriv. 



" See Hist. An. 504 b 1, 536 a 20 ff., 597 b 26, 608 a 17. 

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