Rhet gre 1363b33-35καὶ τὰ ὑπερέχοντα (34) τοῦ αὐτοῦ μείζονι μείζω· ἀνάγκη γὰρ ὑπερέχειν καὶ τοῦ (35) μείονι.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engAgain, when two things each surpass a third, that which does so by the greater amount is the greater of the two; for it must surpass the greater as well as the less of the other two.
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