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Stephanus 26b
Stephanus 26b of 125. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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οὑγὼ ἔλεγον, ὅτι Μελήτῳ τούτων οὔτε μέγα οὔτε μικρὸν πώποτε ἐμέλησεν. ὅμως δὲ δὴ λέγε ἡμῖν, πῶς με φῂς διαφθείρειν, ὦ Μέλητε, τοὺς νεωτέρους; ἢ δῆλον δὴ ὅτι κατὰ τὴν γραφὴν ἣν ἐγράψω θεοὺς διδάσκοντα μὴ νομίζειν οὓς ἡ πόλις νομίζει, ἕτερα δὲ δαιμόνια καινά; οὐ ταῦτα λέγεις ὅτι διδάσκων διαφθείρω;πάνυ μὲν οὖν σφόδρα ταῦτα λέγω.πρὸς αὐτῶν τοίνυν, ὦ Μέλητε, τούτων τῶν θεῶν ὧν νῦν ὁ λόγος ἐστίν, εἰπὲ ἔτι σαφέστερον καὶ ἐμοὶ καὶ τοῖς ἀνδράσιν
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Meletus has never cared about these matters in the least. Nevertheless, tell us, Meletus: how do you say that I corrupt the young? Is it not plainly, according to the indictment you filed, by teaching them not to believe in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other, new spiritual things? Is this not what you say I teach, and thereby corrupt them?
Yes, most emphatically, that is exactly what I say.
Then, Meletus, by those very gods who are now the subject of our argument, explain yourself still more clearly, both to me and to these gentlemen
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Meletus has never cared in the slightest about any of these matters. Nevertheless, tell us, Meletus: how do you say that I corrupt the young? Is it obviously, as stated in the indictment you filed, by teaching them not to believe in the gods the city believes in, but instead in other, new divine beings? Isn’t this what you mean when you say that I corrupt them by my teaching?
Yes, that is exactly and emphatically what I mean.
Then, Meletus, by those very gods we are now discussing, explain yourself still more clearly, both to me and to these gentlemen.