Plato, Theaetetus, section 145b

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[145b]

Socrates
But what if he should praise the soul of one of us for virtue and wisdom? Is it not worth while for the one who hears to examine eagerly the one who is praised, and for that one to exhibit his qualities with eagerness?

Theaetetus
Certainly, Socrates.

Socrates
Then, my dear Theaetetus, this is just the time for you to exhibit your qualities and for me to examine them; for I assure you that Theodorus, though he has praised many foreigners and citizens to me, never praised anyone as he praised you just now.

Theaetetus
A good idea, Socrates; but make sure

Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 12 translated by Harold N. Fowler. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921.

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Commentary references to this page (1):
- J. Adam, A. M. Adam, Commentary on Plato, Protagoras, CHAPTER III
Cross-references to this page (3):
- Herbert Weir Smyth, A Greek Grammar for Colleges, ADVERBIAL COMPLEX SENTENCES (2193-2487）
- William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb, Chapter IV
- Basil L. Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek, The Particle ἄν
Cross-references in general dictionaries to this page (6):
- LSJ, δή
- LSJ, ἐπαιν-έω
- LSJ, μή
- LSJ, παίζω
- LSJ, πότερος
- LSJ, ὥρα