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Stephanus 19c
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ποιῶν καὶ ἄλλους ταὐτὰ ταῦτα διδάσκων. τοιαύτη τίς ἐστιν· ταῦτα γὰρ ἑωρᾶτε καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀριστοφάνους κωμῳδίᾳ, Σωκράτη τινὰ ἐκεῖ περιφερόμενον, φάσκοντά τε ἀεροβατεῖν καὶ ἄλλην πολλὴν φλυαρίαν φλυαροῦντα, ὧν ἐγὼ οὐδὲν οὔτε μέγα οὔτε μικρὸν πέρι ἐπαΐω. καὶ οὐχ ὡς ἀτιμάζων λέγω τὴν τοιαύτην ἐπιστήμην, εἴ τις περὶ τῶν τοιούτων σοφός ἐστιν—μή πως ἐγὼ ὑπὸ Μελήτου τοσαύτας δίκας φεύγοιμι— ἀλλὰ γὰρ ἐμοὶ τούτων, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, οὐδὲν μέτεστιν.
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and by teaching these same things to others.” Something of that kind is their charge. For you yourselves saw such things in Aristophanes’ comedy: a certain Socrates carried about on the stage, claiming that he walks in the air and babbling a great deal of other nonsense about matters of which I understand nothing whatsoever, great or small. I do not say this to disparage knowledge of that sort, if anyone is wise in such matters—may I never have to defend myself against so many charges from Meletus—but the fact is, men of Athens, that I have no part in any of these things.
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and teaching others to do these same things.” The accusation is something like that. You have seen it yourselves in Aristophanes’ comedy, where a certain Socrates is carried around, claiming that he walks on air and spouting a great deal of other nonsense about matters of which I understand absolutely nothing, great or small. I do not say this to disparage such knowledge, if anyone is wise about such things—may Meletus never prosecute me on so many charges—but the fact is, men of Athens, that I have no part in any of them.