Vat.gr.244

That is to say, the multitude descending from some, they are not ready for us, that is, to be rather, but one must have an opinion of the birth. For first was known the multitude of the Comneni a Byzantine imperial family. The counsel and this, the birth of Comnenus, from whom they descend, and earlier "genus" was called birth. "Earlier," the nature says, is earlier in nature, or earlier in time, or in value. If later, also in body or in order, the rest are related to each other, the opposite. For the intellect is first; that which nature uses by potentiality for bodies.

For from genus the multitude of those from some one is called the birth, or also the stock from the beginning of the genus, and the multitude of those from some one... the multitude of those from the birth or from the generation of those from some one...

...is known simply, that is, regarding the essence from which it is not the same, that is, the multitude of the church, whether especially toward the body which is first, and later to see having an immortal. It was known to be recalled to the beginning of the stock of the multitude. But things by nature first, thus says Heracles, that he showed the multitude. Because the genera of generation have beginnings first toward nature and toward us, they themselves are also said first. And below the genus, below also the species of the genus, that the many, and the many, the multitude toward the genus.

Generation is a beginning, both that from the parent, or those from the place in which someone was born. Thus we have defined it, or from the place we say he has the genus. Such as of Zeus or of Heracles. Again, how do you think of "Pindar is Theban"? Plato is Athenian. For indeed, perhaps it is useful of the generation of the parent, as before the image of this, to have the meaning ready. Let those from the genus of Heracles be closed on this. And the Cecropidae, those from Cecrops formerly according to birth, and those related to this. And earlier, "genus" was called the birth, the beginning of the generation. Not the same, also the multitude that partook of one, such as Heracles. Not limiting, but separating, we said the whole collection. Let it be called again in another way, again genus is spoken of, by which under the schema the species is, universal, that the equal of these has been said. Since...

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...the stock of those said, but it is necessary to have an opinion of the birth. For first was known the multitude of the Comneni. The counsel and this, the birth of Comnenus, from whom they descend, and earlier "genus" was called birth. "Earlier," the nature says, is earlier in nature, or earlier in time, or in value. If later, also in body or in order, the rest are related to each other, the opposite. For the intellect is first; that which nature uses by potentiality for bodies. By nature, first are the simple things. The multitude is rather toward the whole than the one, the multitude. Since the genus is said to be first of the species under it, and as many as are first by nature, these are also before the others, destructive of the others, but not destroyed by them. Such as animal is first of man. For animal being destroyed, man is also destroyed. But not anymore, man being destroyed, animal is destroyed. For animal is also in others. Thus, indeed, the genus is first of the species.