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Stephanus 19a
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ὑμῶν ἐξελέσθαι τὴν διαβολὴν ἣν ὑμεῖς ἐν πολλῷ χρόνῳ ἔσχετε ταύτην ἐν οὕτως ὀλίγῳ χρόνῳ. βουλοίμην μὲν οὖν ἂν τοῦτο οὕτως γενέσθαι, εἴ τι ἄμεινον καὶ ὑμῖν καὶ ἐμοί, καὶ πλέον τί με ποιῆσαι ἀπολογούμενον· οἶμαι δὲ αὐτὸ χαλεπὸν εἶναι, καὶ οὐ πάνυ με λανθάνει οἷόν ἐστιν. ὅμως τοῦτο μὲν ἴτω ὅπῃ τῷ θεῷ φίλον, τῷ δὲ νόμῳ πειστέον καὶ ἀπολογητέον.ἀναλάβωμεν οὖν ἐξ ἀρχῆς τίς ἡ κατηγορία ἐστὶν ἐξ ἧς
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in so short a time to remove from your minds the slander that you have held there for so long. I would wish this to come about, if it is in any way better for both you and me, and I would wish to accomplish something by my defense. But I think it is difficult, and I am well aware of the nature of the task. Nevertheless, let the matter proceed as the god may favor; I must obey the law and make my defense.Let us therefore take up the matter from the beginning: what is the accusation from which
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in so short a time to remove from your minds the slander that you have absorbed over so long a time. I would certainly like this to happen, if it is in any way better for both you and me, and I would like to accomplish something by making my defense. But I think it is difficult, and I am fully aware of the nature of the task. Nevertheless, let this turn out as the god sees fit; I must obey the law and make my defense.Let us take up from the beginning, then, the accusation from which