![]() ![]() ![]() This article re-evaluates the scholarship that led to the 'gadfly' translation and argues that the 'spur' translation is correct based on the use elsewhere in Greek literature of M'YΩΨ and other significant words in the passage. However, this word was generally translated as 'spur' until the 1800s. ![]() ![]() This article re-evaluates the scholarship that led to the 'gadfly' translation and argues that the 'spur' translation is correct based on the use elsewhere in Greek literature of M'YΩΨ and other significant words in the passage.ĪB - The standard translation of M'YΩΨ in Plato's Apology of Socrates 30e is 'gadfly'. 10 key points from Platos Apology of SocratesBibliography Plato, Gallop, David (trans.), 1997, Defence of Socrates, Euthyphro, and Crito, Oxford: Oxford U. Plato was born into a prominent Athenian family, and was expected to pursue a career in. (For a competing accounts, see Aristophanes' satirical presentation in The Clouds and the writings of Xenophon). However, this word was generally translated as 'spur' until the 1800s. Plato, the author of The Apology, was one of Socrates' greatest admirers, and our knowledge of Socrates stems mostly from Plato's dialogues. N2 - The standard translation of M'YΩΨ in Plato's Apology of Socrates 30e is 'gadfly'. T1 - Gadfly or Spur? the Meaning of M'YΩΨ in Plato's Apology of SocratesĬopyright © The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 2017. ![]()
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