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Contents: EuthyphroApologyCritoPhaedo |
Plato, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo
Apology
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[21b] But see why I say these things; for I am going to tell you whence the prejudice against me has arisen. For when I heard this, I thought to myself: “What in the world does the god mean, and what riddle is he propounding? For I am conscious that I am not wise either much or little. What then does he mean by declaring that I am the wisest? He certainly cannot be lying, for that is not possible for him.” And for a long time I was at a loss as to what he meant; then with great reluctance I proceeded to investigate him somewhat as follows. I went to one of those who had a reputation for wisdom,
There are a total of 7 comments on and cross references to this page.
Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
387 [f) Futur.]
Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
73 [Future.]: Mellô humas didaxein hothen moi hê diabolê gegone
669 [Simple Sentences in Indirect Discourse: Indicative and Optative after hoti and hôs, and in Indirect Questions.]
908 [II. Participle in Indirect Discourse.]: Egô oute mega oute smikron xunoida emautôi sophos ôn
Cross references from Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek:
8, 15, 273 [mellô with the Future Infinitive:]
Cross references from Josiah Renick Smith, Xenophon: Memorabilia:
1, 1, 1: tipt' eilêlouthas
Cross references from J. Adam, A. M. Adam, Commentary on Plato, Protagoras:
XXXII, 348C [CHAPTER XXXII]
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This text is based on the following book(s): Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 1 translated by Harold North Fowler; Introduction by W.R.M. Lamb. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1966. OCLC: 19433521 ISBN: 0674990404
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