Demosthenes Philippic 2 32

James Herbert Vince (Translator)

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Philippic 2. Demosthenes. James Herbert Vince (Translator). London. 1930.

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Current edition Perseus

Second Philippic (English) (Demosthenes, Vol. I: Olynthiacs, Philippics, Minor Public Speeches, Speech Against Leptines, I-XVII, XX. Vince, J. H., translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1930 (printing).)

Editions (1)
κατὰ Φιλίππου β΄ Perseus (Demosthenes. Orationes, Vol. I. Butcher, S. H., editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1903.) — 32 focus

Notes on the current edition

Philippic 2

1. The Greek is difficult, and editors are of many minds. The usual meaning of λόγον ποιεῖν, to grant a hearing, seems impossible here. Perhaps the literal meaning is cause speech against myself in your presence on equal terms, i.e. give my enemies an opening to reply in the same style, which, Demosthenes hints, would be an insult to his audience.