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Stephanus 20a
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τὰς ἐκείνων συνουσίας ἀπολιπόντας σφίσιν συνεῖναι χρήματα διδόντας καὶ χάριν προσειδέναι. ἐπεὶ καὶ ἄλλος ἀνήρ ἐστι Πάριος ἐνθάδε σοφὸς ὃν ἐγὼ ᾐσθόμην ἐπιδημοῦντα· ἔτυχον γὰρ προσελθὼν ἀνδρὶ ὃς τετέλεκε χρήματα σοφισταῖς πλείω ἢ σύμπαντες οἱ ἄλλοι, Καλλίᾳ τῷ Ἱππονίκου· τοῦτον οὖν ἀνηρόμην—ἐστὸν γὰρ αὐτῷ δύο ὑεῖ— ὦ Καλλία, ἦν δʼ ἐγώ, εἰ μέν σου τὼ ὑεῖ πώλω ἢ μόσχω ἐγενέσθην, εἴχομεν ἂν αὐτοῖν ἐπιστάτην λαβεῖν καὶ μισθώσασθαι ὃς
Mouseia
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.
Indeed, there is another wise man here from Paros whose presence in the city I happened to learn of. For I chanced to meet a man who has paid more money to sophists than all other men put together—Callias, the son of Hipponicus. Since he has two sons, I asked him, “Callias,” I said, “if your two sons had been born colts or calves, we would know how to find and hire a trainer for them, one who
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 125 Ancient Greek Stephanus sections.
There is also another wise man here, from Paros, whose visit I happened to learn about. I had gone to see a man who has paid more money to sophists than all the others combined, Callias son of Hipponicus. Since he has two sons, I asked him, “Callias,” I said, “if your two sons had been born colts or calves, we would be able to find and hire a supervisor for them who