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Stephanus 27c
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ἔσθʼ ὅστις δαιμόνια μὲν νομίζει πράγματʼ εἶναι, δαίμονας δὲ οὐ νομίζει;οὐκ ἔστιν.ὡς ὤνησας ὅτι μόγις ἀπεκρίνω ὑπὸ τουτωνὶ ἀναγκαζόμενος. οὐκοῦν δαιμόνια μὲν φῄς με καὶ νομίζειν καὶ διδάσκειν, εἴτʼ οὖν καινὰ εἴτε παλαιά, ἀλλʼ οὖν δαιμόνιά γε νομίζω κατὰ τὸν σὸν λόγον, καὶ ταῦτα καὶ διωμόσω ἐν τῇ ἀντιγραφῇ. εἰ δὲ δαιμόνια νομίζω, καὶ δαίμονας δήπου πολλὴ ἀνάγκη νομίζειν μέ ἐστιν· οὐχ οὕτως ἔχει; ἔχει δή· τίθημι γάρ σε ὁμολογοῦντα, ἐπειδὴ οὐκ ἀποκρίνῃ. τοὺς δὲ
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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.
Is there anyone who believes that spiritual things exist but does not believe in spirits?
There is not.
How helpful of you to answer at last, though only under compulsion from these gentlemen. So you say that I both believe in and teach spiritual things, whether new or old; at any rate, according to your statement, I believe in spiritual things, and you have sworn to this in your formal accusation. But if I believe in spiritual things, then surely it is absolutely necessary that I also believe in spirits. Is that not so? It is so; for since you do not answer, I take you to concede it. And do we not consider
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Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 125 Ancient Greek Stephanus sections.
Is there anyone who believes that activities involving divine beings exist but does not believe in divine beings?
No.
How helpful of you to answer at last, though you were forced to by these gentlemen. So you say that I both believe in and teach things involving divine beings, whether new or old; in any case, according to your statement, I do believe in things involving divine beings, and you also swore to this in your written indictment. But if I believe in things involving divine beings, then surely it is absolutely necessary that I also believe in divine beings. Isn’t that so? It is; I take your silence as agreement, since you will not answer. And don’t we consider