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Stephanus 29d
Stephanus 29d of 125. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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ἁλῷς ἔτι τοῦτο πράττων, ἀποθανῇ —εἰ οὖν με, ὅπερ εἶπον, ἐπὶ τούτοις ἀφίοιτε, εἴποιμʼ ἂν ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, ἀσπάζομαι μὲν καὶ φιλῶ, πείσομαι δὲ μᾶλλον τῷ θεῷ ἢ ὑμῖν, καὶ ἕωσπερ ἂν ἐμπνέω καὶ οἷός τε ὦ, οὐ μὴ παύσωμαι φιλοσοφῶν καὶ ὑμῖν παρακελευόμενός τε καὶ ἐνδεικνύμενος ὅτῳ ἂν ἀεὶ ἐντυγχάνω ὑμῶν, λέγων οἷάπερ εἴωθα, ὅτι ὦ ἄριστε ἀνδρῶν, Ἀθηναῖος ὤν, πόλεως τῆς μεγίστης καὶ εὐδοκιμωτάτης εἰς σοφίαν καὶ ἰσχύν, χρημάτων μὲν οὐκ αἰσχύνῃ ἐπιμελούμενος ὅπως σοι ἔσται ὡς πλεῖστα,
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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.
you are caught doing this again, you shall die”—if, then, as I said, you were to acquit me on these terms, I would tell you: “Gentlemen of Athens, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you; and so long as I draw breath and am able, I shall never cease practicing philosophy, exhorting you, and showing the truth to any one of you whom I happen to meet, saying, as I am accustomed to say: ‘My good sir, you are an Athenian, a citizen of the greatest city, the one most renowned for wisdom and power; are you not ashamed to care for money, that you may possess as much as possible,
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 125 Ancient Greek Stephanus sections.
you are caught doing this again, you will die”—if, as I said, you were to acquit me on these terms, I would say to you: “Gentlemen of Athens, I respect and love you, but I will obey the god rather than you; and as long as I breathe and am able, I will never stop practicing philosophy, urging you, and showing the truth to any one of you I happen to meet, saying what I am accustomed to say: ‘My excellent friend, you are an Athenian, a citizen of the greatest city and the one most renowned for wisdom and power. Are you not ashamed that you take care to possess as much money as possible,