Dinarchus, Against Aristogiton, ed. J. O. Burtt, 20

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[20] διὸ καὶ σωφρόνων ἐστὶ δικαστῶν, ὦ Ἀθηναῖοι, μήθʼ ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς ἐναντίαν ἐνεγκεῖν τὴν ψῆφον μήτε πᾶσι τοῖς ἄλλοις Ἀθηναίοις, ἀλλʼ ὁμοθυμαδὸν καταψηφισαμένους πάντας παραδοῦναι τοῖς ἐπὶ τοῦτο τεταγμένοις θανάτῳ ζημιῶσαι, καὶ μὴ προέσθαι καὶ μὴ προδοῦναι τὴν ὁσίαν¹ καὶ τὴν εὔορκον ψῆφον, ἀναμνησθέντας ὅτι τούτου κατέγνωκεν ἡ βουλὴ δῶρα λαμβάνειν καθʼ ὑμῶν, τούτου κατέγνωκεν ὁ πατὴρ καὶ ζῶν καὶ τελευτήσας ἀδικεῖν ἑαυτόν, [καὶ]² ἵνα τὸ πραότατον³ εἴπω τῶν ὀνομάτων, τούτου καταχειροτονήσας ὁ δῆμος παραδέδωκεν⁴ ὑμῖν τιμωρήσασθαι,

Against Aristogiton. Dinarchus. ed. J. O. Burtt. London. 1954.

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Κατὰ Ἀριστογείτονος (Greek) (Dinarchus. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 2. Burtt, J. O., editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1954 (printing).)

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Against Aristogiton Perseus (Dinarchus. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 2. Burtt, J. O., translator. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1954 (printing).) — 20 focus

[20] Therefore it is your duty as a sensible jury, Athenians, not to vote against yourselves or the rest of Athens ; you should sentence him unanimously to be handed over to the executioners for the death penalty. Do not be traitors and fail to give the honest verdict demanded by your oath. Remember that this man has been convicted by the council of taking bribes against you, convicted of ill-treating him, to use the mildest term, by his father during his life and after his death, condemned by the people's vote and handed over to you for punishment.

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Against Aristogiton

1. ὁσίαν Bekker: θείαν codd.

2. καὶ del. Emperius.

3. πραότατον Reiske: πραότερον codd.

4. παραδέδωκεν Ν: παρέδωκεν Α.

Dinarchus Against Aristogiton 20

ed. J. O. Burtt

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