Help With This Part Of Capital

[PoliticalNightmare]

Marx explains Aristotle's view:


In the first place, he clearly enunciates that the money form of commodities is only the further development of the simple form of value – i.e., of the expression of the value of one commodity in some other commodity taken at random; for he says:


5 beds = 1 house – (clinai pente anti oiciaς)

is not to be distinguished from


5 beds = so much money. – (clinai pente anti ... oson ai pente clinai)

I don't speak Ancient Greek, so anyone care to translate? Cheers.

[Hoipolloi Cassidy]

Bit tricky because of the odd transliteration you give. Boils down to:
1) 5 beds for a house
is not to be distinguished from
2) 5 beds for... the equivalent of the 5 beds.

Great sense of humor, Charlie had.