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Stephanus 36a
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τῷ γεγονότι, ὅτι μου κατεψηφίσασθε, ἄλλα τέ μοι πολλὰ συμβάλλεται, καὶ οὐκ ἀνέλπιστόν μοι γέγονεν τὸ γεγονὸς τοῦτο, ἀλλὰ πολὺ μᾶλλον θαυμάζω ἑκατέρων τῶν ψήφων τὸν γεγονότα ἀριθμόν. οὐ γὰρ ᾠόμην ἔγωγε οὕτω παρʼ ὀλίγον ἔσεσθαι ἀλλὰ παρὰ πολύ· νῦν δέ, ὡς ἔοικεν, εἰ τριάκοντα μόναι μετέπεσον τῶν ψήφων, ἀπεπεφεύγη ἄν. Μέλητον μὲν οὖν, ὡς ἐμοὶ δοκῶ, καὶ νῦν ἀποπέφευγα, καὶ οὐ μόνον ἀποπέφευγα, ἀλλὰ παντὶ δῆλον τοῦτό γε, ὅτι εἰ μὴ ἀνέβη Ἄνυτος καὶ Λύκων κατηγορήσοντες ἐμοῦ, κἂν ὦφλε
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.
and what has happened was not unexpected by me. Rather, I am far more surprised at the number of votes on either side. I certainly did not think the margin would be so narrow; I thought it would be wide. But now, as it appears, if only thirty votes had changed sides, I should have been acquitted. As far as Meletus is concerned, then, I believe that even now I have been acquitted; and not only acquitted, but it is plain to everyone that if Anytus and Lycon had not come forward to accuse me, Meletus would even have been fined
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 125 Ancient Greek Stephanus sections.
a thousand drachmas for failing to receive one-fifth of the votes.The man proposes the penalty of death for me. Very well. What counterpenalty, then, shall I propose to you, men of Athens? Clearly, one that I deserve. What, then? What do I deserve to suffer or pay because I did not choose to live quietly, but neglected the things most people care about—making money, managing a household, holding military commands, speaking before the Assembly, and taking part in the other public offices, political clubs, and factional conflicts that arise in the city—because I considered myself