Fragment 23

Δίκης ὄνομα οὐκ ἂν ᾔδεσαν, εἰ ταῦτα μὴ ἦν

They would not have known the name of justice if these things were not.

Commentary

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An emendation has been made to ᾔδεσαν ('would know') from the manuscript ἔδησαν ('would have bound'). It is unclear to what ταῦτα (these things) refers and who/what is the subject of ᾔδεσαν ('would know').

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