Platonis Opera selecta
Eutifrone
.
EUY. T neteron, Skratew, ggonen, ti s tw n
Luke katalipn diatribw nyde nn diatrbeiw per tn
to basilvw ston; o gr pou ka so ge dkh tiw osa
tugxnei prw tn basila sper mo.
SV. Otoi d Ayhnao ge, Eyfrvn, dkhn atn
kalosin ll grafn.
EUY. T fw; grafn s tiw, w oike, ggraptai: o
gr ken ge katagnsomai, w s teron.
SV. O gr on.
EUY. All s llow;
SV. Pnu ge.
EUY. Tw otow;
SV. Od' atw pnu ti gignskv, Eyfrvn, tn
ndra, now gr tw moi fanetai ka gnw: nomzousi
mntoi atn, w gmai, Mlhton. sti d tn dmvn
Pityew, e tina n xeiw Pitya Mlhton oon tetantrixa
ka o pnu egneion, pgrupon d.
EUY. Ok nno, Skratew: ll d tna grafn
se ggraptai;
SV. Hntina; ok genn, moige doke: t gr non
nta tosoton prgma gnvknai o faln stin. kenow
gr, w fhsin, ode tna trpon o noi diafyerontai ka
tnew o diafyerontew atow. ka kinduneei sofw tiw
enai, ka tn mn mayan katidn w diafyerontow tow
likitaw ato, rxetai kathgorsvn mou sper prw
mhtra prw tn plin. ka faneta moi tn politikn
mnow rxesyai ryw: ryw gr sti tn nvn prton
pimelhynai pvw sontai ti ristoi, sper gevrgn
gayn tn nvn futn ekw prton pimelhynai, met
d toto ka tn llvn. ka d ka Mlhtow svw prton
mn mw kkayarei tow tn nvn tw blstaw diafye-
rontaw, w fhsin: peita met toto dlon ti tn prew-
butrvn pimelhyew plestvn ka megstvn gayn atiow
t plei gensetai, w ge t ekw sumbnai k toiathw
rxw rjamn.
EUY. Boulomhn n, Skratew, ll' rrvd m to-
nanton gnhtai: texnw gr moi doke f' staw rxesyai
kakourgen tn plin, pixeirn diken s. ka moi lge,
t ka poiont s fhsi diafyerein tow nouw;
SV. Atopa, yaumsie, w otv g' kosai. fhs gr
me poihtn enai yen, ka w kainow poionta yeow tow
d' rxaouw o nomzonta grcato totvn atn neka,
w fhsin.
EUY. Manynv, Skratew: ti d s t daimnion
fw saut kstote ggnesyai. w on kainotomontw
sou per t yea ggraptai tathn tn grafn, ka w
diabaln d rxetai ew t dikastrion, edw ti edi-
bola t toiata prw tow pollow. ka mo gr toi,
tan ti lgv n t kklhs& per tn yevn, prolgvn
atow t mllonta, katagelsin w mainomnou: katoi
odn ti ok lhyw erhka n proepon, ll' mvw fyo-
nosin mn psi tow toiotoiw. ll' odn atn xr
frontzein, ll' mse ޡnai.
SV. V fle Eyfrvn, ll t mn katagelasynai
svw odn prgma. Ayhnaoiw gr toi, w mo doke,
o sfdra mlei n tina deinn ovntai enai, m mntoi
didaskalikn tw ato sofaw: n d' n ka llouw ovn-
tai poien toiotouw, yumontai, et' on fyn w s lgeiw,
ete di' llo ti.
EUY. Totou on pri pvw pot prw m xousin, o
pnu piyum peiraynai.
SV. Isvw gr s mn dokew spnion seautn parxein
ka didskein ok ylein tn seauto sofan: g d
fobomai m p filanyrvpaw dok atow tiper xv
kkexumnvw pant ndr lgein, o mnon neu misyo, ll
ka prostiyew n dvw e tw mou ylei koein. e
mn on, nund legon, mlloin mou katageln sper
s fw sauto, odn n eh hdw pazontaw ka gelntaw
n t dikasthr diagagen: e d spoudsontai, tot' dh
p pobsetai dhlon pln mn tow mntesin.
EUY. All' svw odn stai, Skratew, prgma, ll
s te kat non gvni tn dkhn, omai d ka m tn
mn.
SV. Estin d d so, Eyfrvn, tw dkh;
fegeiw atn dikeiw;
EUY. Dikv.
SV. Tna;
EUY. On dikvn a dok manesyai.
SV. T d; petmenn tina dikeiw;
EUY. Pollo ge de ptesyai, w ge tugxnei n e
mla presbthw.
SV. Tw otow;
EUY. O mw patr.
SV. O sw, bltiste;
EUY. Pnu mn on.
SV. Estin d t t gklhma ka tnow dkh;
EUY. Fnou, Skratew.
SV. Hrkleiw. pou, Eyfrvn, gnoetai p tn
polln p pot ryw xei: o gr oma ge to pitu-
xntow [rys] at prjai ll prrv pou dh sofaw
lanontow.
EUY. Prrv mntoi n Da, Skratew.
SV. Estin d d tn okevn tiw teynew p to
so patrw; dla d; o gr n pou pr ge llo-
trou pejsya fnou at.
EUY. Geloon, Skratew, ti oei ti diafrein ete
lltriow ete okeow teynew, ll' o toto mnon den
fulttein, ete n dk kteinen ktenaw ete m, ka e
mn n dk, n, e d m, pejinai, nper ktenaw sun-
stiw soi ka motrpezow : son gr t masma ggnetai
n sunw t toiot suneidw ka m fosiow seautn te
ka kenon t dk pejin. pe ge poyann pelthw
tiw n mw, ka w gevrgomen n t Nj, yteuen
ke par' mn. paroinsaw on ka rgisyew tn oketn
tini tn metrvn posfttei atn. on patr sund-
saw tow pdaw ka tw xeraw ato, katabaln ew tfron
tin, pmpei dero ndra peusmenon to jhghto ti xreh
poien. n d tot t xrn to dedemnou ligrei te
ka mlei w ndrofnou ka odn n prgma e ka po-
ynoi, per on ka payen: p gr limo ka =gouw ka
tn desmn poynskei prn tn ggelon par to jhgh-
to fiksyai. tata d on ka ganakte te patr ka
o lloi okeoi, ti g pr to ndrofnou t patr
fnou pejrxomai ote poktenanti, w fasin kenoi,
ot' e ti mlista pkteinen, ndrofnou ge ntow to
poyanntow, o den frontzein pr to toiotou nsion
gr enai t n patr fnou pejinai kakw edtew,
Skratew, t yeon w xei to sou te pri ka to
nosou.
SV. S d d prw Diw, Eyfrvn, otvs kribw
oei pstasyai per tn yevn p xei, ka tn svn te
ka nosvn, ste totvn otv praxyntvn w s lgeiw,
o fob dikazmenow t patr pvw m a s nsion
prgma tugxnw prttvn;
EUY. Odn gr n mou felow eh, Skratew, od
t n diafroi Eyfrvn tn polln nyrpvn, e m t
toiata pnta kribw edehn.
SV. Ar' on moi, yaumsie Eyfrvn, krtistn sti
mayht s gensyai, ka pr tw grafw tw prw Mlhton
at tata prokalesyai atn, lgonta ti gvge ka n
t mprosyen xrn t yea per pollo poiomhn ednai,
ka nn peid me kenow atosxedizont fhsi ka kainoto-
monta per tn yevn jamartnein, mayhtw d ggona sw
^ "ka e mn, Mlhte," fahn n, "Eyfrona mologew
sofn enai t toiata, [ka] ryw nomzein ka m go
ka m dikzou: e d m, ken t didaskl lxe dkhn
prteron mo, w tow presbutrouw diafyeronti m te
ka tn ato patra, m mn didskonti, kenon d nouye-
tont te ka kolzonti" ka n m moi peyhtai mhd f
tw dkhw nt' mo grfhtai s, at tata lgein n t
dikasthr proukalomhn atn;
EUY. Na m Da, Skratew, e ra m pixeirseie
grfesyai, eroim' n, w omai, p sayrw stin, ka pol
n mn prteron per kenou lgow gneto n t dikasthr
per mo.
SV. Ka g toi, fle tare, tata gignskvn
mayhtw piyum gensyai sw, edw ti ka llow po tiw
ka Mlhtow otow s mn od doke rn, m d otvw
jvw [texns] ka =&dvw kateden ste sebeaw gr-
cato. nn on prw Diw lge moi nund safw ednai
diisxurzou, pon ti t esebw fw enai ka t sebw
ka per fnou ka per tn llvn; o tatn stin n
ps prjei t sion at at, ka t nsion a to mn
sou pantw nanton, at d at moion ka xon man
tin dan kat tn nosithta pn tiper n mll
nsion enai;
EUY. Pntvw dpou, Skratew.
SV. Lge d, t fw enai t sion ka t t nsion;
EUY. Lgv tonun ti t mn sin stin per g nn
poi, t dikonti per fnouw per ern klopw ti
llo tn toiotvn jamartnonti pejinai, nte patr
n tugxn nte mthr nte llow stison, t d m
pejinai nsion: pe, Skratew, yasai w mga soi r
tekmrion to nmou ti otvw xei ka lloiw dh epon,
ti tata ryw n eh otv gignmena m pitrpein t se-
bonti mhd' n stison tugxn n. ato gr o nyrvpoi
tugxnousi nomzontew tn Da tn yen riston ka dikai-
taton, ka toton mologosi tn ato patra dsai ti
tow ew katpinen ok n dk, kkenn ge a tn ato
patra ktemen di' tera toiata: mo d xalepanousin
ti t patr pejrxomai dikonti, ka otvw ato atow
t nanta lgousi per te tn yen ka per mo.
SV. Ar ge, Eyfrvn, tot' stin [o] oneka tn
grafn fegv, ti t toiata peidn tiw per tn yen
lg, dusxerw pvw podxomai; di d, w oike, fsei
tw me jamartnein. nn on e ka so tata sundoke t
e edti per tn toiotvn, ngkh d, w oike, ka mn
sugxvren. t gr ka fsomen, o ge ka ato molo-
gomen per atn mhdn ednai; ll moi ep prw
Filou, s w lhyw g tata otvw gegonnai;
EUY. Ka ti ge totvn yaumasitera, Skratew,
o pollo ok sasin.
SV. Ka plemon ra g s enai t nti n tow yeow
prw lllouw, ka xyraw ge deinw ka mxaw ka lla
toiata poll, oa lgeta te p tn poihtn, ka p tn
gayn grafvn t te lla er mn katapepokiltai, ka
d ka tow megloiw Panayhnaoiw pplow mestw tn
toiotvn poikilmtvn ngetai ew tn krpolin; tata
lhy fmen enai, Eyfrvn;
EUY. M mnon ge, Skratew, ll' per rti epon,
ka lla soi g poll, nper bol, per tn yevn
dihgsomai, s kovn e od' ti kplags.
SV. Ok n yaumzoimi. ll tata mn moi ew ayiw
p sxolw dihgs: nun d per rti se rmhn peir
safsteron epen. o gr me, tare, t prteron
kanw ddajaw rvtsanta t sion ti pot' eh, ll moi
epew ti toto tugxnei sion n s nn poiew, fnou
pejin t patr.
EUY. Ka lhy ge legon, Skratew.
SV. Isvw. ll gr, Eyfrvn, ka lla poll
fw enai sia.
EUY. Ka gr stin.
SV. Mmnhsai on ti o tot soi diekeleumhn, n ti
do me didjai tn polln svn, ll' keno at t
edow pnta t sia si stin; fhsya gr pou mi d&
t te nsia nsia enai ka t sia sia: o mnhmoneeiw;
EUY. Egvge.
SV. Tathn tonun me atn ddajon tn dan tw pot
stin, na ew kenhn poblpvn ka xrmenow at para-
degmati, mn n toioton n n s llow tiw
prtt f sion enai, d' n m toioton, m f.
EUY. All' e otv bolei, Skratew, ka otv soi
frsv.
SV. All mn boloma ge.
EUY. Esti tonun t mn tow yeow prosfilw sion, t
d m prosfilw nsion.
SV. Pagklvw, Eyfrvn, ka w g ztoun pokrna-
sya se, otv nn pekrnv. e mntoi lhyw, toto opv
oda, ll s dlon ti pekdidjeiw w stin lhy lgeiw.
EUY. Pnu mn on.
SV. Fre d, piskecmeya t lgomen. t mn yeo-
filw te ka yeofilw nyrvpow siow, t d yeomisw ka
yeomisw nsiow: o tatn d' stn, ll t nantitaton,
t sion t nos: ox otvw;
EUY. Otv mn on.
SV. Ka e ge fanetai ersyai;
EUY. Dok, Skratew. [erhtai gr.]
SV. Okon ka ti stasizousin o yeo, Eyfrvn,
ka diafrontai llloiw ka xyra stn n atow prw
lllouw, ka toto erhtai;
EUY. Erhtai gr.
SV. Exyran d ka rgw, riste, per tnvn
diafor poie; de d skopmen. r' n e diaferomeya
g te ka s per riymo ptera plev, per totvn
diafor xyrow n mw poio ka rgzesyai llloiw,
p logismn lyntew per ge tn toiotvn tax n
pallagemen;
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. Okon ka per to mezonow ka lttonow e
diaferomeya, p t metren lyntew tax pausamey' n
tw diaforw;
EUY. Esti tata.
SV. Ka p ge t stnai lyntew, w gmai, per
to barutrou te ka koufotrou diakriyemen n;
EUY. Pw gr o;
SV. Per tnow d d dienexyntew ka p tna krsin
o dunmenoi fiksyai xyro ge n llloiw emen ka
rgizomeya; svw o prxeirn so stin, ll' mo lgon-
tow skpei e tde st t te dkaion ka t dikon ka
kaln ka asxrn ka gayn ka kakn. ra o tat
stin per n dienexyntew ka o dunmenoi p kann
krsin atn lyen xyro llloiw gignmeya, tan gi-
gnmeya, ka g ka s ka o lloi nyrvpoi pntew;
EUY. All' stin ath diafor, Skratew, ka
per totvn.
SV. T d o yeo, Eyfrvn; ok eper ti diaf-
rontai, di' at tata diafroint' n;
EUY. Poll ngkh.
SV. Ka tn yen ra, gennae Eyfrvn, lloi
lla dkaia gontai kat tn sn lgon, ka kal ka
asxr ka gay ka kak: o gr n pou stasazon
llloiw e m per totvn diefronto: gr;
EUY. Oryw lgeiw.
SV. Okon per kal gontai kastoi ka gay ka
dkaia, tata ka filosin, t d nanta totvn misosin;
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. Tat d ge, w s fw, o mn dkaia gontai,
o d dika, per ka mfisbhtontew stasizous te ka
polemosin llloiw: ra ox otv;
EUY. Otv.
SV. Tat' ra, w oiken, miseta te p tn yen
ka filetai, ka yeomis te ka yeofil tat' n eh.
EUY. Eoiken.
SV. Ka sia ra ka nsia t at n eh, Ey-
frvn, tot t lg.
EUY. Kinduneei.
SV. Ok ra rmhn pekrnv, yaumsie. o gr
tot ge rtvn, tugxnei tatn n sin te ka n-
sion: d' n yeofilw ka yeomisw stin, w oiken.
ste, Eyfrvn, s nn poiew tn patra kol-
zvn, odn yaumastn e toto drn t mn Di prosfilw
poiew, t d Krn ka t Oran xyrn, ka t mn
Hfast flon, t d Hr& xyrn, ka e tiw llow tn
yen terow tr diafretai per ato, ka kenoiw kat
t at.
EUY. All' omai, Skratew, per ge totou tn
yen odna teron tr diafresyai, w o de dkhn
didnai kenon w n dkvw tin pokten.
SV. T d; nyrpvn, Eyfrvn, dh tinw kousaw
mfisbhtontow w tn dkvw poktenanta llo dkvw
poionta tion o de dkhn didnai;
EUY. Odn mn on paontai tata mfisbhtontew
ka lloyi ka n tow dikasthroiw: dikontew gr pm-
polla, pnta poiosi ka lgousi fegontew tn dkhn.
SV. H ka mologosin, Eyfrvn, diken, ka
mologontew mvw o den fas sfw didnai dkhn;
EUY. Odamw tot ge.
SV. Ok ra pn ge poiosi ka lgousi: toto gr
omai o tolmsi lgein od' mfisbhten, w ox eper
dikos ge doton dkhn, ll' omai o fasin diken:
gr;
EUY. Alhy lgeiw.
SV. Ok ra ken ge mfisbhtosin, w o tn
dikonta de didnai dkhn, ll' keno svw mfisbhto-
sin, t tw stin dikn ka t drn ka pte.
EUY. Alhy lgeiw.
SV. Okon at ge tata ka o yeo pepnyasin,
eper stasizousi per tn dikavn ka dkvn w sw
lgow, ka o mn fasin lllouw diken, o d o fasin;
pe ken ge dpou, yaumsie, odew ote yen ote
nyrpvn tolm lgein, w o t ge dikonti doton dkhn.
EUY. Na, toto mn lhyw lgeiw, Skratew, t ge
keflaion.
SV. All' kastn ge omai, Eyfrvn, tn pra-
xyntvn mfisbhtosin o mfisbhtontew, ka nyrvpoi
ka yeo, eper mfisbhtosin yeo: prjew tinow pri
diafermenoi o mn dikavw fasn atn peprxyai, o d
dkvw: r' ox otv;
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. Iyi nun, fle Eyfrvn, ddajon ka m, na
softerow gnvmai, t soi tekmrin stin w pntew yeo
gontai kenon dkvw teynnai, w n yhtevn ndrof-
now genmenow, sundeyew p to desptou to poyanntow,
fys teleutsaw di t desm prn tn sundsanta par
tn jhghtn per ato puysyai t xr poien, ka pr
to toiotou d ryw xei pejinai ka piskptesyai
fnou tn n t patr; yi, per totvn peir t moi
safw ndejasyai w pantw mllon pntew yeo gontai
ryw xein tathn tn prjin: kn moi kanw ndej,
gkvmizvn se p sof& odpote pasomai.
EUY. All' svw ok lgon rgon stn, Skratew,
pe pnu ge safw xoimi n pideja soi.
SV. Manynv: ti soi dok tn dikastn dusmay-
sterow enai, pe kenoiw ge ndej dlon ti w dik t
stin ka o yeo pantew t toiata misosin.
EUY. Pnu ge safw, Skratew, nper kovs g
mou lgontow.
SV. All' kosontai. nper e dokw lgein. tde d
sou nenhsa ma lgontow ka prw mautn skop: "E
ti mlist me Eyfrvn didjeien w o yeo pantew tn
toioton ynaton gontai dikon enai, t mllon g
memyhka par' Eyfronow t pot' stn t sin te ka t
nsion; yeomisw mn gr toto t rgon, w oiken, eh
n. ll gr o tot fnh rti rismna t sion
ka m: t gr yeomisw n ka yeofilw fnh." ste
totou mn fhm se, Eyfrvn: e bolei, pntew at
gesyvn yeo dikon ka pntew misontvn. ll' ra toto
nn panoryomeya n t lg w mn n pntew o
yeo missin nsin stin, d' n filsin, sion: d' n
o mn filsin o d missin, odtera mftera^r' otv
bolei mn rsyai nn per to sou ka to nosou;
EUY. T gr kvlei, Skratew;
SV. Odn m ge, Eyfrvn, ll s d t sn sk-
pei, e toto poymenow otv =st me didjeiw psxou.
EUY. All' gvge fahn n toto enai t sion n
pntew o yeo filsin, ka t nanton, n pntew yeo
missin, nsion.
SV. Okon piskopmen a toto, Eyfrvn, e
kalw lgetai, men ka otv mn te atn podex-
meya ka tn llvn, n mnon f tw ti xein otv
sugxvrontew xein; skepton t lgei lgvn;
EUY. Skepton: omai mntoi gvge toto nun kalw
lgesyai.
SV. Tx', gay, bltion esmeya. nnhson gr t
toinde: ra t sion ti sin stin filetai p tn
yen, ti filetai sin stin;
EUY. Ok od' ti lgeiw, Skratew.
SV. All' g peirsomai safsteron frsai. lgo-
mn ti fermenon ka fron ka gmenon ka gon ka
rmenon ka rn ka pnta t toiata manyneiw ti
tera lllvn st ka tera;
EUY. Egvg moi dok manynein.
SV. Okon ka filomenn t stin ka totou teron
t filon;
EUY. Pw gr o;
SV. Lge d moi, pteron t fermenon diti fretai
fermenn stin, di' llo ti;
EUY. Ok, ll di toto.
SV. Ka t gmenon d diti getai, ka t rmenon
diti rtai;
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. Ok ra diti rmenn g stin, di toto rtai,
ll t nanton diti rtai, di toto rmenon: od
diti gmenn stin, di toto getai, ll diti getai,
di toto gmenon: od diti fermenon fretai, ll
diti fretai fermenon. ra katdhlon, Eyfrvn,
bolomai lgein; bolomai d tde, ti e ti ggnetai ti
psxei, ox ti gignmenn sti ggnetai, ll' ti ggnetai
gignmenn stin: od' ti psxon st psxei, ll' ti
psxei psxon stn: o sugxvrew otv;
EUY. Egvge.
SV. Okon ka t filomenon gignmenn t stin
psxon ti p tou;
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. Ka toto ra otvw xei sper t prtera: ox
ti filomenn stin filetai p n filetai, ll' ti
filetai filomenon;
EUY. Angkh.
SV. T d on lgomen per to sou, Eyfrvn;
llo ti filetai p yen pntvn, w sw lgow;
EUY. Na.
SV. Ara di toto, ti sin stin, di' llo ti;
EUY. Ok, ll di toto.
SV. Diti ra sin stin filetai, ll' ox ti
filetai, di toto sin stin;
EUY. Eoiken.
SV. All mn d diti ge filetai p yen filo-
menn sti ka yeofilw.
EUY. Pw gr o;
SV. Ok ra t yeofilw sin stin, Eyfrvn, od
t sion yeofilw, w s lgeiw, ll' teron toto totou.
EUY. Pw d, Skratew;
SV. Oti mologomen t mn sion di toto filesyai,
ti sin stin, ll' o diti filetai sion enai: gr;
EUY. Na.
SV. T d ge yeofilw ti filetai p yen, at
tot t filesyai yeofilw enai, ll' ox ti yeofilw,
di toto filesyai.
EUY. Alhy lgeiw.
SV. All' e ge tatn n, fle Eyfrvn, t
yeofilw ka t sion, e mn di t sion enai fileto t
sion, ka di t yeofilw enai fileto n t yeofilw, e
d di t filesyai p yen t yeofilw yeofilw n, ka
t sion n di t filesyai sion n: nn d rw ti
nantvw xeton, w pantpasin trv nte lllvn. t
mn gr, ti filetai, stn oon filesyai: t d' ti stn
oon filesyai, di toto filetai. ka kinduneeiw, Ey-
frvn, rvtmenow t sion ti pot' stn, tn mn osan
moi ato o bolesyai dhlsai, pyow d ti per ato
lgein, ti pponye toto t sion, filesyai p pntvn
yen: ti d n, opv epew. e on soi flon, m me po-
krc ll plin ep j rxw t pote n t sion ete
filetai p yen ete tid psxei o gr per totou
dioismeya^ll' ep proymvw t stin t te sion ka
t nsion;
EUY. All', Skratew, ok xv gvge pvw soi epv
no: perirxetai gr pvw mn e n proymeya ka
ok ylei mnein pou n drusmeya at.
SV. To metrou prognou, Eyfrvn, oiken enai
Daidlou t p so legmena. ka e mn at g legon
ka tiymhn, svw n me pskvptew w ra ka mo kat
tn kenou suggneian t n tow lgoiw rga podidrskei
ka ok ylei mnein pou n tiw at y: nn d sa gr
a poyseiw esn. llou d tinow de skmmatow: o gr
ylousi so mnein, w ka at soi doke.
EUY. Emo d doke sxedn ti to ato skmmatow,
Skratew, desyai t legmena: t gr periinai atow
toto ka m mnein n t at ok g emi ntiyew,
ll s moi dokew Dadalow, pe mo ge neka menen
n tata otvw.
SV. Kindunev ra, tare, kenou to ndrw dein-
terow gegonnai tn txnhn tosot, s mn t ato
mna poei o mnonta, g d prw tow mauto, w oike,
ka t lltria. ka dta tot moi tw txnhw st
komctaton, ti kvn em sofw: boulmhn gr n moi
tow lgouw mnein ka kintvw drsyai mllon prw t
Daidlou sof& t Tantlou xrmata gensyai. ka to-
tvn mn dhn: peid d moi dokew s trufn, atw soi
sumproyumsomai [dejai] pvw n me didjw per to
sou. ka m proapokmw: d gr e ok nagkan soi
doke dkaion enai pn t sion.
EUY. Emoige.
SV. Ar' on ka pn t dkaion sion; t mn sion
pn dkaion, t d dkaion o pn sion, ll t mn ato
sion, t d ti ka llo;
EUY. Ox pomai, Skratew, tow legomnoiw.
SV. Ka mn neterw g mou e ok latton s
softerow: ll', lgv, trufw p plotou tw sofaw.
ll', makrie, snteine sautn: ka gr od xalepn
katanosai lgv. lgv gr d t nanton poihtw
pohsen poisas
Zna d tn [y'] rjanta ka w tde pnt' fteusen
ok ylei neiken: na gr dow nya ka adw.
g on tot diafromai t poiht. epv soi p;
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. O doke moi enai "na dow nya ka ads"
pollo gr moi dokosi ka nsouw ka penaw ka lla
poll toiata deditew dedinai mn, adesyai d mhdn
tata dedasin: o ka so doke;
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. All' na ge adw nya ka dow enai: pe stin
stiw adomenw ti prgma ka asxunmenow o pefbhta
te ka ddoiken ma djan ponhraw;
EUY. Ddoike mn on.
SV. Ok r' ryw xei lgein: "na gr dow nya ka
adw," ll' na mn adw nya ka dow, o mntoi na ge
dow pantaxo adw: p plon gr omai dow adow.
mrion gr adw douw sper riymo perittn, ste ox
naper riymw nya ka perittn, na d perittn nya ka
riymw. p gr pou nn ge;
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. T toioton tonun ka ke lgvn rtvn: ra na
dkaion nya ka sion; na mn sion nya ka dkaion,
na d dkaion o pantaxo sion: mrion gr to dikaou
t sion; otv fmen llvw soi doke;
EUY. Ok, ll' otv. fan gr moi ryw lgein.
SV. Ora d t met toto. e gr mrow t sion to
dikaou, de d mw, w oiken, jeuren t poon mrow n
eh to dikaou t sion. e mn on s me rtaw ti tn
nund, oon poon mrow stn riymo t rtion ka tw n
tugxnei otow riymw, epon n ti w n m skalhnw
ll' soskelw: o doke soi;
EUY. Emoige.
SV. Peir d ka s m otv didjai t poon mrow
to dikaou sin stin, na ka Melt lgvmen mhky'
mw diken mhd sebeaw grfesyai, w kanw dh par
so memayhktaw t te eseb ka sia ka t m.
EUY. Toto tonun moige doke, Skratew, t mrow
to dikaou enai esebw te ka sion, t per tn tn yen
yerapean, t d per tn tn nyrpvn t loipn enai
to dikaou mrow.
SV. Ka kalw g moi, Eyfrvn, fan lgein, ll
smikro tinow ti ndew emi: tn gr yerapean opv
sunhmi ntina nomzeiw. o gr pou lgeiw ge, oaper ka
a per t lla yerapea esin, toiathn ka per yeos
lgomen gr pou on famen ppouw o pw pstatai
yerapeein ll ppikw: gr;
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. H gr pou ppik ppvn yerapea.
EUY. Na.
SV. Od ge knaw pw pstatai yerapeein ll
kunhgetikw.
EUY. Otv.
SV. H gr pou kunhgetik kunn yerapea.
EUY. Na.
SV. H d ge bohlatik bon.
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. H d d sithw te ka esbeia yen, Ey-
frvn; otv lgeiw;
EUY. Egvge.
SV. Okon yerapea ge psa tatn diaprttetai;
oon toinde: p' gay tin sti ka fel& to yerapeuo-
mnou, sper rw d ti o ppoi p tw ppikw yera-
peumenoi felontai ka beltouw ggnontai: o dokos
soi;
EUY. Emoige.
SV. Ka o knew g pou p tw kunhgetikw, ka o
bew p tw bohlatikw, ka tlla pnta satvw: p
blb oei to yerapeuomnou tn yerapean enai;
EUY. M D' ok gvge.
SV. All' p' fel&;
EUY. Pw d' o;
SV. H on ka sithw yerapea osa yen fela
t sti yen ka beltouw tow yeow poie; ka s toto
sugxvrsaiw n, w peidn ti sion poiw, beltv tin
tn yen pergz;
EUY. M D' ok gvge.
SV. Od gr g, Eyfrvn, oma se toto lgein
^pollo ka dv^ll totou d neka ka nhrmhn
tna pot lgoiw tn yerapean tn yen, ox gomenw se
toiathn lgein.
EUY. Ka ryw ge, Skratew: o gr toiathn lgv.
SV. Een: ll tw d yen yerapea eh n sithw;
EUY. Hnper, Skratew, o doloi tow desptaw
yerapeousin.
SV. Manynv: phretik tiw n, w oiken, eh yeow.
EUY. Pnu mn on.
SV. Exoiw n on epen atrow phretik ew tnow
rgou pergasan tugxnei osa phretik; ok ew gieaw
oei;
EUY. Egvge.
SV. T d nauphgow phretik; ew tnow rgou
pergasan phretik stin;
EUY. Dlon ti, Skratew, ew ploou.
SV. Ka okodmoiw g pou ew okaw;
EUY. Na.
SV. Ep d, riste: d yeow phretik ew tnow
rgou pergasan phretik n eh; dlon gr ti s
osya, peidper t ge yea kllista fw ednai nyrpvn.
EUY. Ka lhy ge lgv, Skratew.
SV. Ep d prw Diw t pot stin keno t pgka-
lon rgon o yeo pergzontai mn phrtaiw xrmenoi;
EUY. Poll ka kal, Skratew.
SV. Ka gr o strathgo, fle: ll' mvw t kef-
laion atn =&dvw n epoiw, ti nkhn n t polm
pergzontai: o;
EUY. Pw d' o;
SV. Poll d g', omai, ka kal ka o gevrgo: ll'
mvw t keflaion atn stin tw pergasaw k tw
gw trof.
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. T d d tn polln ka kaln o yeo perg-
zontai; t t keflain sti tw rgasaw;
EUY. Ka lgon soi prteron epon, Skratew, ti
pleonow rgou stn kribw pnta tata w xei mayen:
tde mntoi soi plw lgv, ti n mn kexarismna tiw
psthtai tow yeow lgein te ka prttein exmenw te
ka yvn, tat' sti t sia, ka szei t toiata tow te
douw okouw ka t koin tn plevn: t d' nanta tn
kexarismnvn seb, d ka natrpei panta ka
pllusin.
SV. H pol moi di braxutrvn, Eyfrvn, e
bolou, epew n t keflaion n rtvn: ll gr o
pryumw me e didjai dlow e. ka gr nn peid p'
at sya petrpou, e pekrnv, kanw n dh par
so tn sithta memaykh. nn d ngkh gr tn rnta
t rvmn kolouyen p n kenow pg, t d a
lgeiw t sion enai ka tn sithta; ox pistmhn
tin to yein te ka exesyai;
EUY. Egvge.
SV. Okon t yein dvresya sti tow yeow, t d'
exesyai aten tow yeow;
EUY. Ka mla, Skratew.
SV. Epistmh ra atsevw ka dsevw yeow sithw
n eh k totou to lgou.
EUY. Pnu kalw, Skratew, sunkaw epon.
SV. Epiyumhtw gr emi, fle, tw sw sofaw ka
prosxv tn non at, ste o xama pesetai ti n
epw. ll moi ljon tw ath phresa st tow yeow;
aten te fw atow ka didnai kenoiw;
EUY. Egvge.
SV. Ar' on o t ge ryw aten n eh n demeya
par' kenvn, tata atow aten;
EUY. All t;
SV. Ka a t didnai ryw, n kenoi tugxnousin
demenoi par' mn, tata kenoiw a ntidvresyai; o
gr pou texnikn g' n eh dvroforen didnta t tata n
odn detai.
EUY. Alhy lgeiw, Skratew.
SV. Emporik ra tiw n eh, Eyfrvn, txnh
sithw yeow ka nyrpoiw par' lllvn.
EUY. Emporik, e otvw din soi nomzein.
SV. All' odn dion moige, e m tugxnei lhyw n.
frson d moi, tw fela tow yeow tugxnei osa p
tn drvn n par' mn lambnousin; mn gr didasi
pant dlon: odn gr mn stin gayn ti n m
kenoi dsin. d par' mn lambnousin, t felontai;
tosoton atn pleonektomen kat tn mporan, ste pnta
t gay par' atn lambnomen, kenoi d par' mn odn;
EUY. All' oei, Skratew, tow yeow felesyai
p totvn par' mn lambnousin;
SV. All t dpot' n eh tata, Eyfrvn, t par'
mn dra tow yeow;
EUY. T d' oei llo tim te ka gra ka, per g
rti legon, xriw;
SV. Kexarismnon ra stn, Eyfrvn, t sion,
ll' ox flimon od flon tow yeow;
EUY. Omai gvge pntvn ge mlista flon.
SV. Toto r' stn a, w oike, t sion, t tow
yeow flon.
EUY. Mlist ge.
SV. Yaums on tata lgvn n soi o lgoi fanvn-
tai m mnontew ll badzontew, ka m atis tn
Dadalon badzontaw atow poien, atw n pol ge
texnikterow to Daidlou ka kkl periinta poin;
ok asyn ti lgow mn perielyn plin ew tatn
kei; mmnhsai gr pou ti n t prsyen t te sion ka
t yeofilw o tatn mn fnh ll' tera lllvn:
o mmnhsai;
EUY. Egvge.
SV. Nn on ok nnoew ti t tow yeow flon fw
sion enai; toto d' llo ti yeofilw ggnetai; o;
EUY. Pnu ge.
SV. Okon rti o kalw mologomen, e tte
kalw, nn ok ryw tiymeya.
EUY. Eoiken.
SV. Ej rxw ra mn plin skepton t sti t
sion, w g prn n myv kn enai ok podeilisv.
ll m me timsw ll pant trp prossxn tn
non ti mlista nn ep tn lyeian: osya gr eper
tiw llow nyrpvn, ka ok fetow e sper Prvtew
prn n epw. e gr m dhsya safw t te sion ka t
nsion, ok stin pvw n pote pexerhsaw pr ndrw
yhtw ndra presbthn patra divkyein fnou, ll ka
tow yeow n deisaw parakinduneein m ok ryw at
poisoiw, ka tow nyrpouw sxnyhw: nn d e oda ti
safw oei ednai t te sion ka m. ep on, bltiste
Eyfrvn, ka m pokrc ti at g.
EUY. Ew ayiw tonun, Skratew: nn gr spedv
poi, ka moi ra pinai.
SV. Oa poiew, tare. p' lpdow me katabaln
meglhw prx n exon, w par so mayn t te sia
ka m ka tw prw Mlhton grafw palljomai, ndeij-
menow ken ti sofw dh par' Eyfronow t yea ggona
ka ti okti p' gnoaw atosxedizv od kainotom
per at, ka d ka tn llon bon ti meinon biv-
somhn.
Apologia di Socrate
Copyright 1999 Giovanni Ferrero