Demosthenes, Against Stephanus II, ed. William Rennie, 1

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[1] ὅτι μὲν οὐκ ἀπορήσειν ἔμελλε Στέφανος οὑτοσὶ ὅ τι ἀπολογήσεται περὶ τῆς μαρτυρίας, παράγων τῷ λόγῳ ὡς οὐ πάντα μεμαρτύρηκε τὰ ἐν τῷ γραμματείῳ γεγραμμένα, καὶ ἐξαπατῶν ὑμᾶς, καὶ αὐτὸς σχεδόν τι ὑπενόουν, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί. πανοῦργός τε γάρ ἐστιν, καὶ οἱ γράφοντες καὶ οἱ συμβουλεύοντες ὑπὲρ Φορμίωνος πολλοί· ἅμα τʼ εἰκός ἐστι τοὺς ἐγχειροῦντας τὰ ψευδῆ μαρτυρεῖν καὶ τὴν ἀπολογίαν εὐθέως ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν μελετᾶν.

Against Stephanus II. Demosthenes. ed. William Rennie. Oxford. 1931.

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κατὰ Στεφάνου ψευδομαρτυριῶν β΄ (Greek) (Demosthenes. Orationes, Vol. III. Rennie, W., editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931.)

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Apollodorus Against Stephanus, Charged with False Testimony II Perseus (Demosthenes, Vol. IV: Private Orations, Vol 2. Murray, A. T., translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1939 (printing).) — 1 focus

[1] Even of myself, men of the jury, I could pretty well suspect that this fellow Stephanus would not be at a loss for something to say in defence of his testimony; and that he would seek to mislead and deceive you in his speech by alleging that he has not borne witness to everything written in the deposition. For he is a knave, and there are many to write speeches and give advice on Phormio’s behalf. Furthermore it is but natural that those who undertake to give false testimony should at the start prepare some means of defending it.

Demosthenes Against Stephanus II 1

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