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Stephanus 39b
Stephanus 39b of 125. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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θᾶττον γὰρ θανάτου θεῖ. καὶ νῦν ἐγὼ μὲν ἅτε βραδὺς ὢν καὶ πρεσβύτης ὑπὸ τοῦ βραδυτέρου ἑάλων, οἱ δʼ ἐμοὶ κατήγοροι ἅτε δεινοὶ καὶ ὀξεῖς ὄντες ὑπὸ τοῦ θάττονος, τῆς κακίας. καὶ νῦν ἐγὼ μὲν ἄπειμι ὑφʼ ὑμῶν θανάτου δίκην ὀφλών, οὗτοι δʼ ὑπὸ τῆς ἀληθείας ὠφληκότες μοχθηρίαν καὶ ἀδικίαν. καὶ ἐγώ τε τῷ τιμήματι ἐμμένω καὶ οὗτοι. ταῦτα μέν που ἴσως οὕτως καὶ ἔδει σχεῖν, καὶ οἶμαι αὐτὰ μετρίως ἔχειν.
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Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the complete Ancient Greek text across all 125 Stephanus sections for fidelity, philosophical precision, Socratic voice, legal clarity, and structure.
for it runs faster than death. And now I, being slow and old, have been caught by the slower pursuer, while my accusers, being formidable and swift, have been caught by the faster one—wickedness. And now I depart, condemned by you to pay the penalty of death, while they depart condemned by truth to pay the penalty of depravity and injustice. I abide by my sentence, and they by theirs. Perhaps these things had to turn out this way, and I think the outcome is fitting.
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 125 Ancient Greek Stephanus sections.
for it runs faster than death. And now I, being slow and old, have been caught by the slower of the two, while my accusers, being clever and swift, have been caught by the faster one, corruption. And now I depart, condemned by you to the penalty of death, while they depart, condemned by the truth to wickedness and injustice. I abide by my sentence, and they by theirs. Perhaps these things had to turn out this way, and I think the outcome is fitting.