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  • Agêsilaos
  • Hipparchikos
  • Lakedaimoniôn Politeia
  • Hierôn ê Turannikos
  • Peri Hippikês
  • Kunêgetikos
  • Poroi [ê peri Prosodôn]
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    Hierôn ê Turannikos

    I. Simônidês ho poiêtês aphiketo pote pros Hierôna ton turannon. scholês de genomenês amphoin eipen ho Simônidês: Ar' an moi ethelêsais, ô Hierôn, diêgêsasthai ha eikos eidenai se beltion emou; Kai poia taut' estin, ephê ho Hierôn, hopoia dê egô beltion an eideiên sou houtôs ontos sophou andros; [2] *oida se, ephê, egô kai idiôtên gegenêmenon kai nun turannon onta+: eikos oun amphoterôn pepeiramenon kai eidenai se mallon emou pêi diapherei ho turannikos te kai ho idiôtikos bios eis euphrosunas te kai lupas anthrôpois. [3] Ti oun, ephê ho Hierôn, ouchi kai su, epei nun ge eti idiôtês ei, hupemnêsas me ta en tôi idiôtikôi biôi; houtôs gar an soi oimai malista egô dunasthai dêloun ta diapheronta en hekaterôi. [4] houtô dê ho Simônidês eipen: Tous men dê idiôtas egôge, ô Hierôn, dokô moi katamemathêkenai dia men tôn ophthalmôn horamasin hêdomenous te kai achthomenous, dia de tôn ôtôn akousmasi, dia de tôn rhinôn osmais, dia de tou stomatos sitois te kai potois, ta d' aphrodisia di' hôn dê pantes epistametha: [5] ta de psuchê kai thalpê kai sklêra kai malaka kai koupha kai barea holôi tôi sômati moi dokoumen, ephê, krinontes hêdesthai te kai lupeisthai ep' autois: agathois de kai kakois esti men hote di' autês tês psuchês moi dokoumen hêdesthai, hote d' au lupeisthai, esti d' hote koinêi [kai] dia te tês psuchês kai dia tou sômatos. [6] tôi d' hupnôi hoti men hêdometha dokô moi aisthanesthai, hopôs de kai hôitini kai hopote, tauta mallon pôs, ephê, dokô moi agnoein. kai ouden isôs touto thaumaston, ei ta en tôi egrêgorenai saphesteras hêmin tas aisthêseis parechetai ê ta en tôi hupnôi. [7] pros tauta dê ho Hierôn apekrinato: Egô men toinun, ephê, ô Simônidê, exô toutôn hôn eirêkas suge oud' hopôs an aisthoito tinos allou ho turannos echoim' an eipein, hôste+ mechri ge toutou ouk oid' ei tini diapherei ho turannikos bios tou idiôtikou biou. [8] kai ho Simônidês eipen: All' en toisde, ephê, diapherei: pollaplasia men di' hekastou toutôn euphrainetai, polu de meiô ta lupêra echei. kai ho Hierôn eipen: Ouch houtôs echei, ô Simônidê, tauta, all' eu isth' hoti meiô polu euphrainontai hoi turannoi tôn metriôs diagontôn idiôtôn, polu de pleiô kai meizô lupountai. [9] Apista legeis, ephê ho Simônidês. ei gar houtôs taut' eiche, pôs an polloi men epethumoun turannein, kai tauta tôn dokountôn hikanôtatôn andrôn einai; pôs de pantes ezêloun an tous turannous+; [10] Hoti nai ma ton Di', ephê ho Hierôn, apeiroi ontes amphoterôn tôn ergôn skopountai peri autou. egô de peirasomai se didaskein hoti alêthê legô, arxamenos apo tês opseôs: enteuthen gar kai se dokô memnêsthai arxamenon legein. [11] prôton men gar en tois dia tês opseôs theamasi logizomenos heuriskô meionektountas tous turannous. alla men ge en allêi chôrai estin axiotheata: epi de toutôn hekasta hoi men idiôtai erchontai kai eis poleis has an boulôntai theamatôn heneka, kai eis tas koinas panêgureis, entha g' ha axiotheatotata dokei einai anthrôpois sunageiretai. [12] hoi de turannoi ou mala amphi theôrias echousin. oute gar ienai autois asphales hopou mê kreittones tôn parontôn mellousin esesthai, oute ta oikoi+ kektêntai+ echura, hôste allois+ parakatathemenous+ apodêmein+. phoberon gar mê hama te sterêthôsi tês archês kai adunatoi genôntai timôrêsasthai tous adikêsantas. [13] eipois oun an isôs su, all' ara erchetai autois ta toiauta kai oikoi menousi. nai ma Dia, ô Simônidê, oliga ge tôn pollôn kai tauta toiauta onta houtô timia pôleitai tois turannois hôste hoi epideiknumenoi kai hotioun axiousi pollaplasia labontes en oligôi chronôi apienai para tou turannou ê hosa en panti tôi biôi para pantôn tôn allôn anthrôpôn ktôntai. [14] kai ho Simônidês eipen: All' ei tois theamasi meionekteite, dia ge toi tês akoês pleonekteite. epei tou men hêdistou akroamatos, epainou, oupote spanizete+: pantes gar hoi parontes humin panta kai hosa an legête kai hosa an poiête epainousi. tou d' au chalepôtatou akroamatos, loidorias, anêkooi este: oudeis gar ethelei turannou kat' ophthalmous katêgorein. [15] kai ho Hierôn eipe: Kai ti oiei, ephê, tous mê legontas kakôs euphrainein, hotan eidêi tis saphôs hoti hoi siôpôntes houtoi pantes kaka noousi tôi turannôi; ê tous epainountas ti dokeis euphrainein, hotan hupoptoi ôsin heneka tou kolakeuein tous epainous poieisthai; [16] kai ho Simônidês eipen: Touto men dê nai ma ton Dia egôge soi, Hierôn, panu sunchôrô, tous epainous para tôn eleutherôtatôn hêdistous einai, all', horais; ekeino ge ouk an eti peisais anthrôpôn oudena hôs ou di' hôn trephometha hoi anthrôpoi, polu pleiô humeis en autois euphrainesthe. [17] Kai oida g', ephê, ô Simônidê, hoti toutôi krinousin hoi pleistoi hêdion hêmas kai pinein kai esthiein tôn idiôtôn, hoti dokousi kai autoi hêdion an deipnêsai to hêmin paratithemenon deipnon ê to heautois: to gar ta eiôthota huperballon, touto parechei tas hêdonas. [18] dio kai pantes anthrôpoi hêdeôs prosdechontai tas heortas plên hoi turannoi: ekpleôi gar autois aei pareskeuasmenai oudemian en tais heortais echousin hai trapezai autôn epidosin: hôste tautêi prôton têi euphrosunêi tês elpidos meionektousi tôn idiôtôn. [19] epeita d', ephê, ekeino eu oid' hoti kai su empeiros ei hoti hosôi an pleiô tis parathêtai ta peritta tôn hikanôn, tosoutôi kai thatton koros empiptei tês edôdês: hôste kai tôi chronôi tês hêdonês meionektei ho paratithemenos polla tôn metriôs diaitômenôn. [20] Alla nai ma Di', ephê ho Simônidês, hoson an chronon hê psuchê prosiêtai, touton polu mallon hêdontai hoi tais polutelesterais paraskeuais trephomenoi tôn ta eutelestera paratithemenôn. [21] Oukoun, ephê ho Hierôn, ô Simônidê, ton hekastôi hêdomenon malista, touton oiei kai erôtikôtata echein tou ergou toutou; Panu men oun, ephê. Ê oun horais ti tous turannous hêdion epi tên heautôn paraskeuên iontas ê tous idiôtas epi tên heautôn; Ou ma ton Di', ephê, ou men oun, alla kai agleukesteron, hôs pollois an doxeien. [22] Ti gar, ephê ho Hierôn, ta polla tauta mêchanêmata katanenoêkas ha paratithetai tois turannois, oxea kai drimea kai struphna kai ta toutôn adelpha+; Panu men oun, ephê ho Simônidês, kai panu ge moi dokounta para phusin einai tauta anthrôpois. [23] Allo ti oun oiei, ephê ho Hierôn, tauta ta edesmata einai ê malakês kai asthenousês psuchês epithumêmata; epei eu oid' egôge hoti hoi hêdeôs esthiontes kai su pou oistha hoti ouden prosdeontai toutôn tôn sophismatôn. [24] Alla mentoi, ephê ho Simônidês, tôn ge polutelôn osmôn toutôn, hais chriesthe, tous plêsiazontas oimai mallon apolauein ê autous humas, hôsper ge kai tôn acharitôn osmôn ouk autos ho bebrôkôs aisthanetai, alla mallon hoi plêsiazontes. [25] Houtô mentoi, ephê ho Hierôn, kai tôn sitôn ho men echôn pantodapa aei ouden meta pothou autôn lambanei: ho de spanisas tinos, houtos estin ho meta charas pimplamenos, hotan autôi prophanêi ti. [26] Kinduneuousin, ephê ho Simônidês, hai tôn aphrodisiôn monon humin apolauseis tou turannein tas epithumias parechein: en gar toutôi exestin humin ho ti an kalliston idête toutôi suneinai. [27] Nun dê, ephê ho Hierôn, eirêkas en hôi ge, saph' isthi, meionektoumen tôn idiôtôn. prôton men gar gamos ho men ek meizonôn dêpou kai ploutôi kai dunamei kallistos dokei einai kai parechein tina tôi gêmanti philotimian meth' hêdonês: deuteros d' ho ek tôn homoiôn: ho d' ek tôn phauloterôn panu atimos te kai achrêstos nomizetai. [28] tôi toinun turannôi, an mê xenên gêmêi, anankê ek meionôn gamein, hôste to agapêton ou panu autôi paragignetai. polu de kai hai therapeiai hai apo tôn megiston phronousôn gunaikôn euphrainousi malista, hai d' hupo doulôn parousai men ouden ti agapôntai, ean de ti elleipôsi, deinas orgas kai lupas empoiousin. [29] en de tois paidikois aphrodisiois eti au polu mallon ê en tois teknopoiois meionektei tôn euphrosunôn ho turannos. hoti gar ta met' erôtos aphrodisia polu diapherontôs euphrainei pantes dêpou epistametha: [30] ho de erôs polu au ethelei hêkista tôi turannôi engignesthai. ou gar tôn hetoimôn hêdetai erôs ephiemenos, alla tôn elpizomenôn. hôsper oun [ei] tis apeiros ôn dipsous tou piein ouk an apolauoi, houtô kai ho apeiros ôn erôtos apeiros esti tôn hêdistôn aphrodisiôn. [31] ho men oun Hierôn houtôs eipen. ho de Simônidês epigelasas, Pôs legeis, ephê, ô Hierôn; turannôi ou phêis paidikôn erôtas emphuesthai; pôs mên su, ephê, erais Daïlochou tou kallistou epikaloumenou; [32] Hoti ma ton Di', ephê, ô Simônidê, ou tou hetoimou par' autou dokountos einai tuchein toutou malista epithumô, alla tou hêkista turannôi prosêkontos katergasasthai. [33] egô gar dê erô men Daïlochou hônper isôs anankazei hê phusis anthrôpou deisthai para tôn kalôn, toutôn de hôn erô tuchein, meta men philias kai para boulomenou panu ischurôs epithumô tunchanein, biai de lambanein par' autou hêtton an moi dokô epithumein ê emauton kakon ti poiein: [34] para men gar polemiôn akontôn lambanein pantôn hêdiston egôge nomizô einai, para de paidikôn boulomenôn hêdistai oimai hai charites eisin. [35] euthus gar para tou antiphilountos hêdeiai men hai antiblepseis, hêdeiai de hai erôtêseis, hêdeiai de hai apokriseis, hêdistai de kai epaphroditotatai hai machai te kai erides: [36] to de akontôn paidikôn apolauein leêlasiai, ephê, emoige dokei eoikenai mallon ê aphrodisiois. kaitoi tôi men lêistêi parechei tinas homôs hêdonas to te kerdos kai to anian ton echthron: to de hou an erai tis toutôi hêdesthai aniômenôi kai philounta miseisthai kai haptesthai achthomenou, pôs ouchi touto êdê duscheres to pathêma kai oiktron; [37] kai gar dê tôi men idiôtêi euthus tekmêrion estin, hotan ho erômenos ti hupourgêi, hoti hôs philôn charizetai, dia to eidenai hoti oudemias anankês ousês hupêretei, tôi de turannôi oupot' esti pisteusai hôs phileitai. [38] epistametha gar dê tous dia phobon hupêretountas hôs hêi malist' an dunôntai exeikazousin hautous tais tôn philountôn hupourgiais. kai toinun hai epiboulai ex oudenôn pleones tois turannois eisin ê apo tôn malista philein autous prospoiêsamenôn.


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    1936 [AORIST INDICATIVE]
    2662 [MOODS IN DIRECT QUESTIONS]
    2915 [men]

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