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Stephanus 28a
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δαίμονας μήτε θεοὺς μήτε ἥρωας, οὐδεμία μηχανή ἐστιν.ἀλλὰ γάρ, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, ὡς μὲν ἐγὼ οὐκ ἀδικῶ κατὰ τὴν Μελήτου γραφήν, οὐ πολλῆς μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι ἀπολογίας, ἀλλὰ ἱκανὰ καὶ ταῦτα· ὃ δὲ καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἔμπροσθεν ἔλεγον, ὅτι πολλή μοι ἀπέχθεια γέγονεν καὶ πρὸς πολλούς, εὖ ἴστε ὅτι ἀληθές ἐστιν. καὶ τοῦτʼ ἔστιν ὃ ἐμὲ αἱρεῖ, ἐάνπερ αἱρῇ, οὐ Μέλητος οὐδὲ Ἄνυτος ἀλλʼ ἡ τῶν πολλῶν διαβολή τε καὶ φθόνος. ἃ δὴ πολλοὺς καὶ ἄλλους καὶ ἀγαθοὺς
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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.
spirits, nor gods, nor heroes.
But indeed, men of Athens, that I am not guilty under Meletus’s indictment seems to me to require no lengthy defense; what has been said is sufficient. Yet what I said earlier—that I have incurred great hostility, and from many people—you may be certain is true. And this is what will convict me, if I am convicted: not Meletus or Anytus, but the slander and envy of the many. These have already convicted many other good
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divine beings, nor gods, nor heroes.
But, men of Athens, I do not think it takes much of a defense to show that I am not guilty under Meletus’s indictment; what has been said is enough. But you should know very well that what I said earlier is true: I have incurred a great deal of hostility from many people. And this is what will convict me, if I am convicted—not Meletus or Anytus, but the slander and envy of the many. These have convicted many other good