ARISTOTLE 



709 a 



16 Set fiaKpov elvai to KihXov el he rovro, KoifiipLV 



dvayKOLOV elvau. eirel yap earrjKe rrpos opO'qv, 



16 b et aKapLTTTOV eorai ro Ktvovpievov et? to irpoadev^ 



Tj KaTaTTeoelTai eXaTTOVog Trjg opdrjs yivopieviqs , rj 



ov TTpo^rjGeTai. el yap opOov ovtos OaTepov UKeXovs 



OoLTepov ecrrat 7Tpo^e^r]K6s, p^ell^ov ecrrat, lgov 6v 



hvvrjCjeTai yap tovto to t rfpepiovv Kac ttjv vtto- 



20 Teivovoav . dvdyKrj dpa Kap^vTeadai to Trpo'Cov, Kal 

 Kapupav a/xa eKTeiveiv OaTepov, eKKXiveiv re /cat 8ta- 

 ^ep7]KevaL Kal cVt ttjs KaOeTOV pieveiv IcroaKeXes 

 yap yiveTai Tpiycxjvov ra /ccoAa, Kal r) Kecf)aXrj yive- 

 rat KaTWTepov, oTav KaOeTos fj e^' rjs ^e^riKev. 



25 To, 8' drroha Ta piev KvpiaivovTa TTpoepxeTau 

 {tovto 8e Slttw^ GvpL^aivei' to. p^ev yap eirl 

 TTJg yTJs", Kaddirep ol 6<j>eis, rds KapLirdg TToieZ- 

 rat, TO. 8' els to avco, u)GTTep at KapLTrat), rj 8e 

 KVpiaVGlS KapLTT-q eGTlV TO, 8' IXvGTTaGeL xp^H-^^OL, 



80 KaOdirep Ta KaXovpieva yrjs evTepa Kal ^ScAAat. 

 TavTa yap to) piev rjyoupieva) TrpoepxeTac, to 8e 

 XoLTTOv crdjpia Trdv rrpos tovto Gvvdyovai, Kal tov- 



TOV TOV TpOTTOV els TOTTOV €AC TOTTOV pLeTa^dXXoVGLV . 



(f>avep6v 8' OTt et pirj at Svo ttjs pads pLel^ovs rjGav, 



^ el dKa/xTTTOu iarai t6 Kivov/xefov els t6 irpbcrdev om. PSU 

 Bekker : e^ et irpbadev om. Z. 



<• Let AB be the stationary leg and 

 AC the advanced \tg^ which are by 

 hypothesis of equal length. If the right- 

 angled triangle ABD is constructed its 

 hypotenuse AD must be longer than 

 AC. 



