Plato · Complete work
Stephanus 18e
Stephanus 18e of 125. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
Open the complete readerOriginal Ancient Greek
τοὺς πάλαι οὓς ἐγὼ λέγω, καὶ οἰήθητε δεῖν πρὸς ἐκείνους πρῶτόν με ἀπολογήσασθαι· καὶ γὰρ ὑμεῖς ἐκείνων πρότερον ἠκούσατε κατηγορούντων καὶ πολὺ μᾶλλον ἢ τῶνδε τῶν ὕστερον.εἶεν· ἀπολογητέον δή, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, καὶ ἐπιχειρητέον
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.
of whom I speak; and you must agree that I ought first to defend myself against the latter. For you heard them making their accusations before these men, and far more often than you have heard these later accusers.Very well, then. I must make my defense, men of Athens, and attempt
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 125 Ancient Greek Stephanus sections.
those who accused me long ago, whom I have been discussing. And you should understand that I must defend myself first against the earlier ones, since you heard them making their accusations first, and far more often than you heard these later accusers.Very well, then. I must make my defense, men of Athens, and try