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... θεῶν ὡς εἰσίν , ἀλλ ̓ οὖν βελτίω γε πρὸς ἀλήθειαν . καὶ τάχα πειθοίμεθ ' ἂν ἴσως ὑμῖν , ἀλλ ' ἐπιχειρεῖτε , εἴτι μέτριον λέγομεν , εἰ- πεῖν ἃ προκαλούμεθα . ΚΛ . Οὐκοῦν , ὦ ξένε , δοκεῖ ῥᾴδιον εἶναι ἀληθεύοντας λέγειν ὡς εἰσὶ θεοί ; ΑΘ ...
... θεῶν ὡς εἰσίν , ἀλλ ̓ οὖν βελτίω γε πρὸς ἀλήθειαν . καὶ τάχα πειθοίμεθ ' ἂν ἴσως ὑμῖν , ἀλλ ' ἐπιχειρεῖτε , εἴτι μέτριον λέγομεν , εἰ- πεῖν ἃ προκαλούμεθα . ΚΛ . Οὐκοῦν , ὦ ξένε , δοκεῖ ῥᾴδιον εἶναι ἀληθεύοντας λέγειν ὡς εἰσὶ θεοί ; ΑΘ ...
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... θεῶν , οἱ μὲν παλαιότατοι , ὡς γέγονεν ἡ πρώτη φύσις οὐρανοῦ , τῶν τε ἄλλων · προϊόντες δὲ τῆς ἀρχῆς οὐ πολὺ Θεογονίαν διεξέρχονται , γενόμενοί τε ὡς πρὸς ἀλλήλους ὡμίλησαν . ἃ τοῖς ἀκούουσιν εἰ μὲν εἰς ἄλλο τι καλῶς ἢ μὴ far better ...
... θεῶν , οἱ μὲν παλαιότατοι , ὡς γέγονεν ἡ πρώτη φύσις οὐρανοῦ , τῶν τε ἄλλων · προϊόντες δὲ τῆς ἀρχῆς οὐ πολὺ Θεογονίαν διεξέρχονται , γενόμενοί τε ὡς πρὸς ἀλλήλους ὡμίλησαν . ἃ τοῖς ἀκούουσιν εἰ μὲν εἰς ἄλλο τι καλῶς ἢ μὴ far better ...
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... with ἀπολογησώμεθα , and with the whole context . The speaker is complaining of the hard- ship of being compelled to assume the attitude of apologist or de- ὡς δεινὰ ἐργαζόμεθα νομοθετοῦντες ὡς ὄντων θεῶν ; ἢ χαίρειν CONTRA ATHEOS .
... with ἀπολογησώμεθα , and with the whole context . The speaker is complaining of the hard- ship of being compelled to assume the attitude of apologist or de- ὡς δεινὰ ἐργαζόμεθα νομοθετοῦντες ὡς ὄντων θεῶν ; ἢ χαίρειν CONTRA ATHEOS .
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Plato Tayler Lewis. ὡς δεινὰ ἐργαζόμεθα νομοθετοῦντες ὡς ὄντων θεῶν ; ἢ χαίρειν ἐάσαντες , ἐπὶ τοὺς νόμους τρεπώμεθα πάλιν , μὴ καὶ τὸ προοίμιον ἡμῖν μακρότερον γίγνηται τῶν νόμων ; οὐ γὰρ βραχὺς ὁ λόγος ἐκταθεὶς ἂν γίγνοιτο , εἰ τοῖσιν ...
Plato Tayler Lewis. ὡς δεινὰ ἐργαζόμεθα νομοθετοῦντες ὡς ὄντων θεῶν ; ἢ χαίρειν ἐάσαντες , ἐπὶ τοὺς νόμους τρεπώμεθα πάλιν , μὴ καὶ τὸ προοίμιον ἡμῖν μακρότερον γίγνηται τῶν νόμων ; οὐ γὰρ βραχὺς ὁ λόγος ἐκταθεὶς ἂν γίγνοιτο , εἰ τοῖσιν ...
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... θεῶν , ὡς εἰσίν ; ἀνάγκη γὰρ δὴ χαλεπῶς φέρειν καὶ μισεῖν ἐκείνους οἳ τούτων ἡμῖν αἴτιοι τῶν λόγων γεγένηνται καὶ γίγνονται νῦν , ὀν πειθόμενοι τοῖς μύθοις , οὓς ἐκ νέων παί- 7. σχεδὸν γὰρ τοῦτο . See Note VII . , App . 8. Εὐχὴν ...
... θεῶν , ὡς εἰσίν ; ἀνάγκη γὰρ δὴ χαλεπῶς φέρειν καὶ μισεῖν ἐκείνους οἳ τούτων ἡμῖν αἴτιοι τῶν λόγων γεγένηνται καὶ γίγνονται νῦν , ὀν πειθόμενοι τοῖς μύθοις , οὓς ἐκ νέων παί- 7. σχεδὸν γὰρ τοῦτο . See Note VII . , App . 8. Εὐχὴν ...
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