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  • Apologia Sôkratous [pros tous Dikastas]
  • Oikonomikos
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    Xenophon, Works on Socrates

    Oikonomikos

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    IV. alla pasas men ti se dei epideiknunai, ô Sôkrates; ephê ho Kritoboulos: oute gar ktêsasthai pasôn tôn technôn ergatas rhaidion hoious dei, oute empeiron genesthai autôn hoion te, all' hai dokousi kallistai tôn epistêmôn kai emoi prepoi an malista epimelomenôi, tautas moi kai autas epideiknue kai tous prattontas autas, kai autos de ho ti dunasai sunôphelei eis tauta didaskôn. [2] alla kalôs, ephê, legeis, ô Kritoboule. kai gar hai ge banausikai kaloumenai kai epirrêtoi eisi kai eikotôs mentoi panu adoxountai pros tôn poleôn. katalumainontai gar ta sômata tôn te ergazomenôn kai tôn epimelomenôn, anankazousai kathêsthai kai skiatrapheisthai, eniai de kai pros pur hêmereuein. tôn de sômatôn+ thêlunomenôn+ kai hai psuchai+ polu arrôstoterai+ gignontai+. [3] kai ascholias de malista echousi kai philôn kai poleôs sunepimeleisthai hai banausikai kaloumenai. hôste hoi toioutoi dokousi kakoi kai philois chrêsthai kai tais patrisin alexêtêres einai. kai en eniais men tôn poleôn, malista de en tais eupolemois dokousais einai, oud' exesti tôn politôn oudeni banausikas technas ergazesthai. [4] hêmin de dê poiais sumbouleueis, ô Sôkrates, chrêsthai; ar', ephê ho Sôkratês, mê aischunthômen ton Persôn basilea mimêsasthai; ekeinon gar phasin en tois kallistois te kai anankaiotatois hêgoumenon einai epimelêmasi geôrgian te kai tên polemikên technên toutôn amphoterôn ischurôs epimeleisthai. kai ho Kritoboulos akousas tauta eipe: [5] kai touto, ephê, pisteueis, ô Sôkrates, basilea ton Persôn geôrgias ti sunepimeleisthai; hôd' an, ephê ho Sôkratês, episkopountes, ô Kritoboule, isôs an katamathoimen ei ti sunepimeleitai. tôn men gar polemikôn ergôn homologoumen auton ischurôs epimeleisthai, hoti ex hoposônper ethnôn lambanei , tetache tôi archonti hekastôi eis hoposous dei didonai trophên hippeas kai toxotas kai sphendonêtas kai gerrophorous, hoitines tôn te hup' autou archomenôn hikanoi esontai kratein kai an polemioi epiôsin, [6] arêxousi têi chôrai, chôris de toutôn phulakas en tais akropolesi trephei: kai tên men trophên tois phrourois didôsin ho archôn hôi touto prostetaktai, basileus de kat' eniauton exetasin poieitai tôn misthophorôn kai tôn allôn hois hôplisthai prostetaktai, kai pantas hama sunagôn plên tous en tais akropolesin entha dê ho sullogos kaleitai: kai tous men amphi tên heautou oikêsin autos ephorai, tous de prosô apoikountas pistous pempei episkopein: [7] kai hoi men an phainôntai tôn phrourarchôn kai tôn chiliarchôn kai tôn satrapôn ton arithmon ton tetagmenon ekpleôn echontes, kai toutous dokimois hippois te kai hoplois kateskeuasmenous parechôsi, toutous men tous archontas kai tais timais auxei kai dôrois megalois kataploutizei, hous d' an heurêi tôn archontôn ê katamelountas tôn phrourarchiôn ê katakerdainontas, toutous chalepôs kolazei kai pauôn tês archês allous epimelêtas kathistêsi. tôn men dê polemikôn ergôn tauta poiôn dokei hêmin anamphilogôs epimeleisthai. [8] eti de hoposên men tês chôras dielaunôn ephorai autos, kai dokimazei, hoposên de mê autos ephorai, pempôn pistous episkopeitai. kai hous men an aisthanêtai tôn archontôn sunoikoumenên te tên chôran parechomenous kai energon ousan tên gên kai plêrê dendrôn te hôn hekastê pherei kai karpôn, toutois men chôran te allên prostithêsi kai dôrois kosmei kai hedrais entimois gerairei, hois d' an horai argon te tên chôran ousan kai oliganthrôpon ê dia chalepotêta ê di' hubrin ê di' ameleian, toutous de kolazôn kai pauôn tês archês archontas allous kathistêsi. [9] tauta poiôn dokei hêtton epimeleisthai hopôs hê gê energos estai hupo tôn katoikountôn ê hopôs eu phulaxetai hupo tôn phrourountôn; kai eisi d' autôi hoi archontes diatetagmenoi eph' hekateron ouch hoi autoi, all' hoi men archousi tôn katoikountôn te kai tôn ergatôn, kai dasmous ek toutôn eklegousin, hoi d' archousi tôn hôplismenôn phrourôn. [10] kan men ho phrourarchos mê hikanôs têi chôrai arêgêi, ho tôn enoikountôn archôn kai tôn ergôn epimeloumenos katêgorei tou phrourarchou, hoti ou dunantai ergazesthai dia tên aphulaxian, an de parechontos tou phrourarchou eirênên tois ergois ho archôn oliganthrôpon te parechêtai kai argon tên chôran, toutou au katêgorei ho phrourarchos. [11] kai gar schedon ti+ hoi kakôs tên chôran ergazomenoi oute tous phrourous trephousin oute tous dasmous dunantai apodidonai. hopou d' an satrapês kathistêtai, houtos amphoterôn toutôn epimeleitai. [12] ek toutôn ho Kritoboulos eipen: oukoun ei men dê tauta poiei basileus, ô Sôkrates, ouden emoige dokei hêtton tôn geôrgikôn ergôn epimeleisthai ê tôn polemikôn. [13] eti de pros toutois, ephê ho Sôkratês, en hoposais te chôrais enoikei kai eis hoposas epistrephetai, epimeleitai toutôn hopôs kêpoi te esontai, hoi paradeisoi kaloumenoi, pantôn kalôn te kagathôn mestoi hosa hê gê phuein thelei, kai en toutois autos ta pleista diatribei, hotan mê hê hôra tou etous exeirgêi. [14] nê Di', ephê ho Kritoboulos, anankê toinun, ô Sôkrates, entha ge diatribei autos, kai hopôs hôs kallista kateskeuasmenoi esontai hoi paradeisoi epimeleisthai dendresi kai tois allois hapasi kalois hosa hê gê phuei. [15] phasi de tines, ephê ho Sôkratês, ô Kritoboule, kai hotan dôra didôi ho basileus, prôton men eiskalein tous polemôi agathous gegonotas, hoti ouden ophelos polla aroun, ei mê eien hoi arêxontes: deuteron de tous kataskeuazontas tas chôras arista kai energous poiountas, legonta hoti oud' an hoi alkimoi dunainto zên, ei mê eien hoi ergazomenoi. [16] legetai de kai Kuros pote, hosper eudokimôtatos dê basileus gegenêtai, eipein tois epi ta dôra keklêmenois hoti autos an dikaiôs ta amphoterôn dôra lambanoi: kataskeuazein te gar aristos einai ephê chôran kai arêgein tois kateskeuasmenois. [17] Kuros men toinun, ephê ho Kritoboulos, ô Sôkrates, kai epêgalleto ouden hêtton, ei tauta elegen, epi tôi chôras energous poiein kai kataskeuazein ê epi tôi polemikos einai. [18] kai nai ma Di', ephê ho Sôkratês, Kuros ge, ei ebiôsen, aristos an dokei archôn genesthai: kai toutou tekmêria alla te polla pareschêtai kai hopote peri tês basileias tôi adelphôi eporeueto machoumenos, para men Kurou oudeis legetai automolêsai pros basilea, para de basileôs pollai muriades pros Kuron. [19] egô de kai touto hêgoumai mega tekmêrion archontos aretês einai, hôi an hekontes peithôntai kai en tois deinois paramenein ethelôsin. ekeinôi de kai hoi philoi zônti te sunemachonto kai apothanonti sunapethanon pantes peri ton nekron machomenoi plên Ariaiou: Ariaios d' etuchen epi tôi euônumôi kerati tetagmenos. [20] houtos toinun ho Kuros legetai Lusandrôi, hote êlthen agôn autôi ta para tôn summachôn dôra, alla te philophroneisthai, hôs autos ephê ho Lusandros xenôi pote tini en Megarois diêgoumenos, kai ton en Sardesi paradeison epideiknunai auton ephê. [21] epei de ethaumazen auton ho Lusandros hôs kala men ta dendra eiê, di' isou de ta pephuteumena, orthoi de hoi stichoi tôn dendrôn, eugônia de panta kalôs eiê, osmai de pollai kai hêdeiai sumparomartoien autois peripatousi, kai tauta thaumazôn eipen: all' egô toi, ô Kure, panta men thaumazô epi tôi kallei, polu de mallon agamai tou katametrêsantos soi kai diataxantos hekasta toutôn: [22] akousanta de tauta ton Kuron hêsthênai te kai eipein: tauta toinun, ô Lusandre, egô panta kai diemetrêsa kai dietaxa, esti d' autôn, phanai, ha kai ephuteusa autos. [23] kai ho Lusandros ephê, apoblepsas eis auton kai idôn tôn te himatiôn to kallos hôn eiche kai tês osmês aisthomenos kai tôn streptôn kai tôn pseliôn to kallos kai tou allou kosmou hou eichen, eipein: ti legeis, phanai, ô Kure; ê gar su tais sais chersi toutôn ti ephuteusas; [24] kai ton Kuron apokrinasthai: thaumazeis touto, [ephê,] ô Lusandre; omnumi soi ton Mithrên+, hotanper hugiainô, mêpôpote deipnêsai prin hidrôsai ê tôn polemikôn ti ê tôn geôrgikôn ergôn meletôn ê aei hen ge ti philotimoumenos. [25] kai autos mentoi ephê ho Lusandros akousas tauta dexiôsasthai te auton kai eipein: dikaiôs moi dokeis, ô Kure, eudaimôn einai: agathos gar ôn anêr eudaimoneis.


    There are a total of 23 comments on and cross references to this page.

    Cross references from Herbert Weir Smyth, A Greek Grammar for Colleges:
    1848 [INFINITIVE AND PARTICIPLE WITH an]
    2510 [THE ANTECEDENT OF RELATIVE CLAUSES]
    * [2. epi with the Dative]
    2651 [QUESTIONS INTRODUCED BY INTERROGATIVE PARTICLES]
    2909 [men]

    Cross references from Sir Richard C. Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus:
    997

    Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
    440 [4) Para, bei, und pros, vor.]
    417 [Fortsetzung.]
    376 [Medialform mit passiver Bedeutung.]

    Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
    482 [Fortsetzung über das ergänzende Partizip.]
    561 [Verbindung zweier oder mehrerer Adjektivsätze. — Übergang der relativen Konstruktion in die demonstrative. — Relativ an der Stelle des Demonstrativs.]
    485 [B. Partizip als Ausdruck adverbialer Verhältnisse der Zeit, der Kausalität und der Art und Weise.]
    600 [V. Verschränkung und Verschmelzung in der Wort- und Satzfügung.]
    473 [b) Infinitiv ohne Artikel als Ergänzung von Satzgliedern und Sätzen.]
    589 [Von den Satzfragen.]
    597 [II. Brachylogie).]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Philoctetes:
    * [1-134]

    Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
    901 [I. Not in Indirect Discourse.]
    287 [Interrogative Subjunctive.]
    293 [Interrogative Subjunctive.]

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