Abstract
E uthyph. 2c8-3a5:" kai phainetai moi tõn politikõn monos archesthai orthõs: orthõs gar esti tõn neõn prõton epimelë-thēnai hopõs esontai hoti aristoi, hõsper geõrgon agathon tõn neõn phutõn eikos prõton epimelēthēnai, meta de touto kai tõn allõn. kai dē kai Melētos isõs prõton men hēmas ekka-thairei tous tõn neõn tas blastas diaphtheirontas, hõs phēsin: epeita meta touto dēlon hoti tõn presbuterõn epimelētheis pleistõn kai megistõn agathõn aitios tèi polei genêsetai, hõs ge to eikos sumbēnai ek toiautēs archēs arxamenõi." 1
The words2" tõn politikõn monos archesthai orthõs" are normally assumed to mean that Meletus appears to be the only one who starts his political activities (career) rightly. All the commentaries we have consulted have been reticent about the obvious ambiguity3 in the words" tõn politikõn." Plato is probably the first Athenian to use" politiķos" as a noun. 4 Plato may intend the careful reader …
The words2" tõn politikõn monos archesthai orthõs" are normally assumed to mean that Meletus appears to be the only one who starts his political activities (career) rightly. All the commentaries we have consulted have been reticent about the obvious ambiguity3 in the words" tõn politikõn." Plato is probably the first Athenian to use" politiķos" as a noun. 4 Plato may intend the careful reader …
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 49-51 |
| Journal | The Classical Outlook |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1999 |