Lysias, Accusation of Calumny, W.R.M. Lamb (Translator), 4

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[4] καὶ ταῦτα πρὸς τούτους ἡμᾶς διαβάλλειν, οὓς πρὸς ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς διεβάλλετε; καίτοι οὕτως ἠνωχλεῖτε,¹ ὥστε περὶ πλείονος ἐποιήσατό τις² δοκεῖν ἐμοῦ κήδεσθαι, ἢ ἄλλον³ ἐμοὶ⁴ κατειπεῖν. ἃ δʼ ἔλεγε, πάντα μὲν οὐκ ἂν εἴποιμι (καὶ γὰρ ἀκούων ἠχθόμην) οὐδʼ ἂν ὑμῖν ἐπικαλῶν, ὅτι ἐλέγετε κατʼ ἐμοῦ, ταὐτὰ λέξαιμι⁵. καὶ γὰρ ἂν ἀπολύοιμι τῆς αἰτίας ὑμᾶς, εἴπερ ὑμῖν ταὐτὰ λέγοιμι περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ·

Accusation of Calumny. Lysias. W.R.M. Lamb (Translator). London. 1930.

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κατηγορία πρὸς τοὺς συνουσιαστὰς κακολογιῶν (Greek) (Lysias. Lamb, W.R.M., editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930.)

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Accusation of Calumny Perseus (Lysias. Lamb, W.R.M., translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930.) — 4 focus

[4] and, what is more, to traduce me to these men, whom you traduced to myself? Nay, indeed, you were making so much mischief that one man preferred to appear to be concerned for me rather than have another give me information of it. I could not tell you the whole of what he said—the mere hearing of it was grievous to me—nor, for my protest against your aspersions on me, would I speak in the same terms; for I should be absolving you of my charge against you if I used the same language to you on my own behalf.

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Accusation of Calumny

1. ἠνωχλεῖτε Kayser: ἐνοχλεῖ MSS.

2. τις add. Thalheim

3. ἢ ἄλλον Gerknet et Bizos: καὶ μᾶλλον.

4. ἐμοὶ Emperius: ἐμοῦ MSS.

5. ταὐτὰ λέξαιμι Markland: ταῦτα δόξαιμι.

Lysias Accusation of Calumny 4

W.R.M. Lamb (Translator)

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