Apr 20, 2012 22:17
12 yrs ago
English term
Jon Dohlin
He is wisest, oh men, who knows, like Socrates, that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing
English to Greek (Ancient)
Art/Literary
Philosophy
Plato's "Apology"
this is a common english translation of part of section 23 b of the Apology of Plato. I am trying to find the ancient greek text that corresponds to just this phrase
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(Greek (Ancient))
| 5 +2 | σοφώτατός ... |
Nick Lingris
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Nick Lingris
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σοφώτατός ...
σοφώτατός ἐστιν, ὅστις ὥσπερ Σωκράτης ἔγνωκεν ὅτι οὐδενὸς ἄξιός ἐστι τῇ ἀληθείᾳ πρὸς σοφίαν
http://el.wikisource.org/wiki/Ἀπολογία_Σωκράτους
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Note added at 37 mins (2012-04-20 22:55:12 GMT)
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Sorry, cut-and-paste problem
οὗτος ὑμῶν, ὦ ἄνθρωποι, σοφώτατός ἐστιν, ὅστις ὥσπερ Σωκράτης ἔγνωκεν ὅτι οὐδενὸς ἄξιός ἐστι τῇ ἀληθείᾳ πρὸς σοφίαν
http://el.wikisource.org/wiki/Ἀπολογία_Σωκράτους
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Note added at 37 mins (2012-04-20 22:55:12 GMT)
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Sorry, cut-and-paste problem
οὗτος ὑμῶν, ὦ ἄνθρωποι, σοφώτατός ἐστιν, ὅστις ὥσπερ Σωκράτης ἔγνωκεν ὅτι οὐδενὸς ἄξιός ἐστι τῇ ἀληθείᾳ πρὸς σοφίαν
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Comment: "this answer was both true and wise! much appreciated "
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