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 THE ORATION 
 
 OF 
 
 DEMOSTHENES 
 
 AGAINST 
 
 MEIDIAS.
 
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 AHMO^GENOY^ 
 
 KATA MEIAIOY AOrO^ 
 
 HEPI KONAYAOY. 
 
 THE ORATION OF 
 
 DEMOSTHENES 
 
 AGAINST 
 
 MEIDIAS 
 
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 INTEODUCTION, ANALYSIS, NOTES AND INDEX, 
 
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 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 This edition is designed for the use of students generally, 
 and is not quite so elementary in some respects as that of the 
 late Mr Holmes. The text is. compiled from the editions of 
 Baiter and Sauppe, who are referred to as the Zurich editors, 
 and Buttmann (Ed. 5). For the notes I am very much 
 indebted to Meier, Buttmann, Schaefer, C. R. Kennedy, and 
 Holmes. Critical notes are given only on such points as have 
 seemed specially important for the settlement of the text, or 
 generally interesting and instructive with regard to textual 
 criticism. 
 
 If I have occasionally taken the part of advocatus diaholi 
 as represented by the bully Meidias, it is not out of sympathy 
 with the defendant, but because the self-assertion and exag- 
 geration, and the intense vindictiveness against a private 
 enemy evinced in the speech are calculated to prejudice modern 
 taste against the orator. He tells us that for deciding an 
 arbitration case in his favour, one Straton had been deprived 
 of his rights as a citizen by illegal procedure on Meidias' part 
 some years before, and yet Demosthenes does not seem to have 
 raised his voice against this persecution until he wanted by ex- 
 citing pity for Straton to increase the chance of getting redress 
 for his own comparatively trifling wrongs. It may be that the 
 Athenian populace was by this time so demoralised that as a 
 rule the wealthy had their own way in the Courts, and so 
 D. b 
 
 1312656
 
 vi DEMOSTHENES* MEIDIAS. 
 
 Demosthenes seized the opportunity of being able to appeal to 
 religious feeling and superstition in hopes of checking, by a 
 signal example of punishment, the insolence and lawlessness of 
 the rich. But however public-spirited the procedure and the 
 pleas of Demosthenes may have been, and however deserving 
 of condign punishment the general misconduct of Meidias, these 
 considerations do not remove the unpleasant impression that 
 Demosthenes was straining and twisting facts and processes 
 with the immediate object of exacting vengeance for personal 
 wrongs. 
 
 It is curious and significant that Demosthenes is silent as 
 to the circumstances which immediately preceded the blow or 
 beating. This fact suggests that Meidias was provoked into 
 personal violence in the course of an altercation in which 
 Demosthenes had lashed him well with his tongue. 
 
 Yet the weaker the case and the lower the moral tone of 
 the pleadings the more highly must the intellectual qualities 
 of the oration be estimated. It is impossible to help admiring 
 the ingenuity of the reasoning and the brilliance of the 
 rhetoric. Demosthenes' peculiar faculty of SeivoTT;? is strikingly 
 exhibited in the course of this speech, which gives a fine 
 example of au^rjcris, amplificalio, the department of rhetoric 
 devoted to rousing the passions and sympathies of an audience. 
 The arguments and appeals are scattered about and interwoven 
 with so much art that it is not easy to analyse the speech. 
 The leading ideas which the orator wishes to impress upon the 
 Court are insisted upon by repetition relieved by variety of 
 expression and connection. Every part of the composition 
 seems complete and in place, and there is only one indication 
 that it did not receive the final touches from the Master's hand. 
 This exception is the recurrence of the simile of the Ipavos 
 (§§ 101, 184-5). It may be that the Orator did not finally 
 decide in which place this idea would be most effective, but I 
 think it quite possible that both passages were intended for 
 delivery. At any rate this recurrence of a striking figure is no 
 proof that the speech was not actually delivered.
 
 INTRODUCTION. Vll 
 
 Most commentators, if not all, think that the statements of 
 Plutarch and Aeschines (see p. xix.) are conclusive as to the 
 speech not having been delivered, but that this is not the case 
 may be seen by reference to § 176, where an action following or 
 a probole (for which see §§ 2, 8 2, 10, 175 — 181) was compro- 
 mised in court and the court assessed the cTri^oXif. Demo- 
 sthenes may have followed this precedent after having had the 
 satisfaction of delivering his speech. 
 
 Another point of dispute arises as to the issue before the 
 Court According to Libanius the status, to Kpivo/x€vov, is the 
 opo?, the definition of the ofience, the fact of the offence and of 
 the act which the prosecutor designates as an offence being 
 admitted by the defendant. Demosthenes, says the argument, 
 defines it first of all as dcrc^eia, Meidias as v/3pis, which defi- 
 nition Demosthenes adds to his own. But C F, Hermann 
 successfully shows that though Demosthenes mentions ao-e'^Seia, 
 &c. for rhetorical purposes, §§51, 55, 114, 147 2, 227, yet he 
 only developes the charge of v/Jpts systematically. Still the 
 status is opos or ttt^Xikott^s in the main. 
 
 It is evident that the court had the power to acquit the 
 defendant altogether, so that the whole case which had formed 
 the issue of the probole had to be tried de novo. The question 
 was not merely the amount of penalty. In the probole then 
 the assembly seem to have acted somewhat as a grand jury. 
 The people had decided that the trial should be a ByjfxoaLa 
 ypa(f>tj, which gave the prosecutor a chance of a heavier ven- 
 geance than he could exact by a ypa<l>r] i8ta. He also gained 
 by this peculiar process the prestige of a previous verdict in his 
 favour, and he escaped any risk of punishment if he compro- 
 mised the suit or failed to get one fifth of the votes in the court 
 of Hekaea. 
 
 For the grounds of the action see §§ 13 — 22. The date was 
 probably B.C. 349. 
 
 The following excellent suramaiy beginning with the nar- 
 ratio, 6e(Tii, is by Mr C. R. Kennedy. 
 
 ** Dei^iosthenes enters minutely into all the circumstances 
 
 62
 
 VIU DEMOSTHENES MEIDIAS. . 
 
 of the case : his own offer to undertake the duties of Chora^us, 
 his favourable reception by the people, his preparations for the 
 spectacle : how Midias had immediately commenced a system 
 of insult and annoyance, which he continued throughout the 
 whole time of the festival, until he perpetrated the final 
 outrage by striking him before the assembled spectators. He 
 (Demosthenes) had sought redress in the manner specially pro- 
 vided for such a case by the Athenian law : he had arraigned 
 Midias before the people, considering the offence to be one 
 which merited a 2:)ublic prosecution. It was not a case of one 
 private individual insulted by another, but of a Choragus, a 
 public officer, whose duties at the festival invested him with a 
 sacred character. He shows by pi-ecedents what importance 
 the Athenians attached to the office. To strike such a man 
 while in the performance of his duties, and to tear his official 
 robe, argued a contempt of the commonwealth and her institu- 
 tions. The festival was a holiday, during which the law 
 forbade the execution even of legal process. If acts otherwise 
 lawful might not be committed at this time, how unpardonable 
 was it to commit an act altogether unlawful. Midias had no 
 manner of excuse. He had received no provocation : he was 
 neither drunk nor in a passion when he struck the blow. 
 That it was an act of premeditated malice was clear from his 
 previous conduct ; in particular, from his base attempt to 
 destroy the dresses and crowns which had been sent to the 
 goldsmith, from his blocking up the side entrance to the stage, 
 from his enticing away the training-master of the chorus, from 
 his bribing the umpires, which caused the Pandionian tribe to 
 lose the prize. Midias had been at enmity with Demosthenes 
 for many years. The quarrel had arisen out of the proceedings 
 of Demosthenes against his guardians, which Midias had at- 
 tempted to defeat by forcing upon him an exchange of estates 
 with his brother Thrasylochus. The two brothers had rushed 
 into his house, broken the doors, and behaved with brutal 
 insolence, uttering the most indecent language in the presence 
 of his sister, a young girl. For this Demosthenes brought an
 
 TNTRODUCTION. IX 
 
 action against Midias, and recoA^ered damages, of which down 
 to the present time he had never been able to obtain payment. 
 Meanwhile the defendant had never ceased to persecute him in 
 every possible way. Among other things, he had hired a low 
 fellow named Euctemon to prefer an indictment against De- 
 mosthenes for desertion of his post, which Euctemon had not 
 ventured to bring to trial, and having failed to prosecute, had 
 suffered the penalty of disfranchisement. But a yet more 
 dreadful plot had been laid for his ruin. A murder had been 
 committed by one Aristarchus, against whom the relatives of 
 the deceased were taking legal proceedings. Midias offered 
 them money to drop their proceedings against Ai'istarchus and 
 to accuse Demosthenes of the crime. Two of the relations, to 
 whom the money was offered, are called to give their testimony. 
 It was evident from this that IMidias would use any means, 
 however nefarious, to be revenged on people who offended him. 
 He had by a base trick procured the disfranchisement of Straton 
 the arbitrator, for no other reason than because be had pro- 
 nounced his award against him and in favour of Demosthenes. 
 Witnesses are called to prove this ; and Straton himself, who 
 being disfranchised was incapable of giving testimony, is pro- 
 duced before the jury to excite their indignation against the 
 defendant for his cruel treatment. There were a multitude of 
 other people in Athens who had suffered grievous wrongs from 
 the defendant, A catalogue of these is read to the court, un- 
 accompanied (as it seems) by any proof. The great body of 
 those whom he had injured had not dared to complain : the few 
 that had complained were not able to obtain redress. The 
 wealth and power of Midias encouraged him to set the laws at 
 defiance. He had a band of confederates ready to back him in 
 every act of fraud and oppression. By bribing some people, by 
 intimidating others, by an unscrupulous use of the trickeries of 
 I)leading and every kind of legal artifice, he had hitherto con- 
 trived to escape from justice. The jury had now an opportunity 
 of punishing him for all his misdeeds at once ; and they should 
 not let it slip out of their hands. It was dangerous to leave
 
 DEMOSTHENES' MEIDIAS. 
 
 such a man in possession of wealth, which he used only as an 
 instrument for mischief. Midias, besides being oppressive to all 
 men, had rendered himself universally odious by his overbearing 
 insolence. This now, owing to the licence which he had so 
 long enjoyed, exceeded all bounds. He had the vices of 
 Alcibiades without his courage and abilities. Alcibiades, on 
 account of his mad pranks, intolerable in a free state, had been 
 exiled from Athens, notwithstanding the services that he had 
 rendered her. But Midias had never done any service what- 
 soever to his country. He was mean, effeminate, and cowardly. 
 By means of his wealth he had got the appointment of Hipparch ; 
 yet he was unable to ride through the market-place. He had 
 given proof of what he was in the late Eubcean campaign ; in 
 which he had contrived to shirk serving with the cavalry 
 who were under his command, and whom he slanderously 
 denounced before the people as being a disgrace to the country. 
 He was master of the Paralus, and had neglected to sail with it 
 in time for an important expedition : and had further abused 
 his trust by robbing the Cyzicenes of five talents, and rendering 
 that people unfriendly to Athens. The honours which had been 
 confeiTed upon him only increased his arrogance and presump- 
 tion. The only instance, in which he had shown any appear- 
 ance of liberality, was when he gave a trireme to the state : 
 but if the circumstances were looked at, it would be seen that 
 his motive was a base one. It was after the news had been 
 brought of the army being in danger at Tamynse, and the 
 council ordered that all the remainder of the cavalry should 
 be sent to their assistance: Midias, to escape going out with 
 them, volunteered to be a trierarch, by which he knew he would 
 incur no personal danger. It was clear therefore that the people 
 owed him no favour : he had nothing to set off against his 
 evil deeds. When any misforti;nes happened to the people, 
 his practice was to exult over them. He never showed any 
 pity to others, and therefore he deserved none. Even the vote 
 of censui-e passed against him in the assembly had not made 
 him in the least more humble: he had taken pains to show
 
 INTRODUCTION. XI 
 
 that he was not afraid of it, and to exhibit as bold a front as 
 ever. The jury should give effect to the popular judgment 
 expressed at the time of the offence ; for nothing had happened 
 since to cause any change in their feelings. He (Demosthenes) 
 had been strongly urged to go on with the prosecution, and 
 on no account to abandon it : he had resisted all the offers 
 made to him by the friends of Midias and all their menaces, 
 and was determined to press the case to conviction for the 
 sake of public justice. Such a course was the more imperative 
 on account of the number of foreigners who had witnessed the 
 outrage ; in whose estimation the dignity of the commonwealth 
 would be lowered, if it appeared that such things could be 
 done at Athens with impunity. He rebukes Eubulus and others 
 who were about to intercede in the defendant's behalf, warning 
 them that they ought not from any motives of private friendship 
 or enmity to impede the course of public justice. He (Demo- 
 sthenes) was the more entitled to redress for the forbearance 
 which he had shown in not returning the blow or resorting to 
 any kind of violence. It was necessary that men should be 
 punished by the legal tribunals for assaulting their neighbours : 
 'if not, people would take the law into their own hands, and 
 the most mischievous consequences would ensue. One blow 
 would beget another, and common affrays might terminate in 
 bloodshed and murder^ Demosthenes had respected the laws, 
 and was entitled to their protection. If the jury did not put 
 them in force, every man might expect that his own personal 
 enemies would serve him as Midias had served Demosthenes. 
 They should regard his case as their own, and give him the 
 same measure of justice which they would look for themselves, 
 if they suffered the same injury. They, like him, were weak 
 in their own individual persons ; they were strong only by 
 the laws ; and they should exert that power with which the 
 constitution armed them for the protection of their fellow- 
 citizens. They had every motive for inflicting condign punish- 
 
 * Kennedy seems to have misplaced §§ 1 — 76 ; see Analysis.
 
 ill DEMOSTHENES MEIDIAS. 
 
 ment on Midias : the cause of the injured party, the peace of 
 society, the vindication of the law, the honour of the state and 
 her religion." 
 
 In the numerous references relating to points of gi-ammar 
 'Goodwin' or 'Goodw.' stands for: — 
 
 Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb, 6th ed. 
 W. W. Goodwin, PL D., Professor of Greek in Harvard Uni- 
 versity, JVIacmillan and Co., 1875; 
 
 •Madvig' or 'Madv.' for : — 
 
 Syntax of the Greek Language, by Dr J, N. Madvig, Pro- 
 fessor in the University of Copenhagen, Transl., Rivingtons, 
 1873. 
 
 The numbers on the left of the text are the sections of the 
 Zurich edition which I have used in reference, those on the 
 right are the chapters (subdivided by letters) of Buttmann 
 and Reiske's pages.
 
 MANUSCRIPTS, EDITIONS, AND SUBSIDIA, 
 
 [Chiefly from Buttmann.] 
 
 Codicum manuscriptorum, quorum ante Bekkerum usus editoribus 
 fuit, potissimi sunt Farisieiises Morelii, de quibus vid. infra ubi de Edit. 
 Paris. ; et Eeiskiani. Illorum cum nullum Bekker in Parisiensibus suis 
 aRuoscere potuerit, ut ab his illos secernerem, siglae Par. sive Paris. 
 addidi numerum quo Morelius eos distinxit, Paris. I. cet. 
 Eeiskius duos codices ipse diligenter contulit hos : 
 Aug. — qui apud ilium est Augustanus I. 
 Bav. — Bavarieus, Monachii etiamnum, opinor, asservatus. 
 Ceterorum, qui nonnisi singulis quibusdam locis a Tayloro aliisque 
 inspecti fuerunt, quorumque ut Barocciani, Italici nonnisi exiguus usus 
 fuit, notitiam quaere in Eeiskii praefatione. 
 
 E Codicibus, quos Imin. Bekker integros omnes contulit, Midianam 
 continent hi : 
 
 Parisienses, signati apud ilium solis litteris 2 T k r s t, mihi sic : 
 
 Par. S, Par. k, etc. 
 Coisl. — Coislinianus, Bekkero v. 
 A7itv. — Antverpiensis, eidem fl. 
 
 Laur. — Laurentianus, in Bibl. Laurentiana Florentiae, Bek- 
 kero n. 
 Ven. — Yenetus, in Bibl. S. Marci; eidem F. 
 Horum codicum omnium antiquissimus et optimus est Par. 2, cui 
 proximi accedunt T et Laurent. Secundum locum obtiuent Aug. et 
 Paris. I. 
 
 [The Zurich Editors, Baiter and Sauppe, follow S (Par. 2) too 
 closely.] 
 
 Taylor. Demosth. Oratio in Meidian Gr. Lat. cum notis. 1743. 
 
 Spalding. Meidias. 1794. 
 
 Buttmann, Dr PhU., Demosthenis Oratio in Mediam cum Annota- 
 tatione critica et exegetica (Ed. V.). Berolin. 1864. 
 
 Oratores Attici editi et adnotationibus criticis instructi ab Jo. G. 
 Baitero et a Herm. Sauppio. (Turici 1839 — 43.) 
 
 [Text of KotA Mfidiov, Part VIII. Vol. III. 1842.] 
 
 Demosthenis opera recensita ab Yoemelio. (Paris. 1843 — 45.)
 
 XIV DEMOSTHENES MEIDIAS, 
 
 Demosthenes ex recens. G. Dindorfii. IX. Voll. 8 maj. (Oxoniae 
 1846—51.) 
 
 Westermanni recensio editionis Voemelianae quae exstat in Ephe- 
 merid. quae inscribuntur : fiir Alterthumswissenschaft. Hrsggb. v. 
 Bergk. u. Caesar. 1845. 
 
 Westermann : Untersuchungen iiber die in die attischen Kedner ein- 
 gelegten Urkunden. (Lips. 1850.) 
 
 Hermanni Midias Anagyrasius. (Getting. 1852.) 
 
 Ejusdem commentatio de probole. 
 
 Meier: Die Privatschiedsrichter u. die offentlichen Diaeteten Athens. 
 (Halis 1846). 
 
 Arnoldus Schaefer : Demosthenes u. seine Zeit. (Lips. 1856 — 58.) 
 
 Attic Orators from AntiphSn to Isaeos, by E. C. Jebb, LL.D. (Lon- 
 don, 1875.) 
 
 Jo. Sev. Vater edidit Dissertationem : Animadversiones in locos quos- 
 dam ex Midiana Demosthenis etc. Jenae 1796. 8vo. Aug. Boeckhii 
 Comment, de chronologia Orat. Mid. inserts est Commentatt. Acad. 
 Berol. anni 1818.
 
 ANALYSIS OF THE SPEECH. 
 
 [The rhetorical appeals have a square bracket.] 
 
 EXOKDTUM wpoolfxtov §§ 1—12. 
 
 Part I. §§ 1—3. 
 
 §§ 1, 2. Meidias' insolence towards all. Dem. did as any one would 
 under the circumstances (cf. § 108) in having recourse to the process 
 of Trpo^oKr). 
 
 § 3. He has done his part in acting loyally upon the people's verdict 
 against Meidias. 
 
 Part II. §§ 4—12. 
 
 §§ 4 — 8. Dem. is entitled to beg for justice, as Meidias' offence Is of a 
 public nature. 
 
 §§ 8 2 — 12. Laws on trpo^oXal, and the orator's comments on and appli- 
 cation of them. 
 
 NABEATIO St^yijo-iJ, WcrtJ. 
 §§ 13—22. The facts of the case. 
 
 AKGUMENTATIO §§ 23—212. 
 
 § 23. Announcement of the collection of evidence as to Meidias' mis- 
 deeds towards others. 
 
 Ante-Occupatio TrpoKaTd\7j\pLS §§ 24 — 41. 
 
 §§ 24 — 28. Exposure of fallacies which Meidias will advance as to pro- 
 cedure : 
 §§ 29, 30, As to his being sacrificed to Dem.'s enmity :
 
 Xvi DEMOSTHENES' MEIDIAS. 
 
 §§ 31 — 35. As to the offence being of a private nature affecting the 
 
 individual Demosthenes: 
 §§ 36 — il. As to similar offences which have been leniently dealt ^vith. 
 
 CONFIEMATIO wlffTeiS §§ 42 — G6. 
 
 §§ 42 — 50. Laws on i''/3pi5 cited and discussed. 
 § 51. Suggestion that Meidias' offence amounts to dafjBeia. 
 §§ 51 2 — 55. The sanctity of choruses and chor^goi shown by citing 
 oracles, the conclusion being drawn (§ 55) that to insult a choregos is 
 
 §§ 56 — 61. This contention is supported by cases in which rival choregoi 
 have waived their rights out of respect for the Dionysia: 
 
 §§ 62 — 64. By cases of enemies who have forborne to assault an enemy 
 when he was choregos. 
 
 §§ 65 — 66. No enmity has ever caused a choregos to be treated so badly 
 as Dem. has been treated by Meidias. 
 
 Amplificatio av^Tjats §§ 62 2 — 212. 
 
 §§ 62 2 — 67 2. If Meidias gets off no one will care to spend money on a 
 
 chor^gia. 
 §§ 67 2 — 69. Meidias might have humihated the choregos Dem. by him- 
 self volunteering a choregia and winning the prize. 
 § 70. He deserves death, not mercy; for the forbearance of a victim 
 
 ought not to shield a bully. He should be punished for what such 
 
 conduct might lead to — 
 g§ 71—75. And has led to. 
 § 76. Dem.'s forbearance from retaliatory violence gives him a claim on 
 
 the Court. 
 §§ 77 — 82. Meidias' original ill-conduct toward Dem. and their litigation. 
 §§ 83 — 96. Meidias' cruelty towards Straton, the arbitrator who decided 
 
 in favour of Dem. 
 [§ 97. An appeal that similar severity should be shown to Meidias.] 
 [§§ 98 — 100. A brief review of Meidias' claims to consideration ending 
 
 with a recurrence to the theme of § 97 (cf. § 184).] 
 [§ 101. Which leads up to the simile of the Ipavos (cf. §§ 184, 185).] 
 §§ 102 — 107. Meidias' defamation of Demosthenes since the trpo^oK-q 
 
 and his treatment of Aristarchos. 
 [§§ 108 — 113. Anticipation of the peroration introduced as if impromptu 
 
 during a supposed delay while the clerk of the Court looks for a law.] 
 The Law on subornation and comtption. 
 %% 114, 115. The falseness of the charges against D6m. inferred, or 
 
 Meidias' dai^eia, from M. allowing D. to hold sacred offices. 
 §§ 116 — 122. The case of Aristarchos resumed and finished. 
 [§§ 123 — 125. Appeal based on the recital of Meidias' efforts to evade 
 
 justice by ruining his accuser.] 
 [§§ 126, 127. Eesume of the case and appeal thereon to the Court.] 
 §§ 128 — 130. Offences of Meidias against others besides Dem. 
 §§ 131 — 135. Meidias' desertion from and quarrel with the cavalry. 
 §§ 136 — 137. The general insolence of Meidias. 
 § 138. The remedy, confiscation of his property.
 
 ANALYSIS OF THE SPEECH. XVU 
 
 [§§ 139, 140. Denunciation of Meidias' satellites. The Court collect- 
 ively can protect its individual members for Meidias and his crew.] 
 
 §§ 141, 142. The argument — "Why is Dem. the only one out of so 
 many victims to prosecute?" refuted. 
 
 §§ 143 — 150. Alkibiades, who was exiled for insolence, contrasted with 
 Meidias. Alkibiades had struck a choregos with impunity, which 
 act is defended by Demosthenes. Alkibiades' noble birth is con- 
 trasted with the baseness and horror of Meidias'. This is probably 
 in anticipation of an attack on his own mother, cf. Aeschiues, 
 c. Ctes. p. 431, as being a Scythian and irregularly married. 
 
 Eefutatio. 
 
 §§ 151 — 168. The invalidity of Meidias' claims to favour on account of 
 public services is exposed. 
 
 §§ 169 — 174. He has been more than sufficiently rewarded for his ser- 
 vices, taken at his own valuation, by honourable offices which he 
 has disgraced. 
 
 §§ 175 — 181. Cases of misconduct with respect to festivals which have 
 been severely dealt with are contrasted with Meidias' more serious 
 offence. 
 
 § 182. Offences of other kinds, though less serious, have caused poor 
 men to be executed. 
 
 [§ 183. An appeal to the Court not to show that there is one law for the 
 rich another for the poor.] 
 
 [§§ 184, 185. An appeal against clemency (cf. 97 — 100). Simile of the 
 Spaces (cf. § 101).] 
 
 [§§ 186 — 188. An appeal to the Court not to let pity for Meidias' chil- 
 dren and tears overcome their regard for Dem. and the laws.] 
 
 §§ 189, 190. Refutation of the plea that Dem. is a p-qruip. 
 
 §§ 191, 192. The plea that Dem. has carefully prepared his speech is 
 turned to Meidias' discredit. 
 
 §§ 193 — 2Ul. Meidias' defiant attitude towards the Courts and the 
 hypocrisy of his devices to excite pity are -exhibited (it is suggested 
 (§ 198) that even his backers detest him) : 
 
 §§ 202 — 204. Also his insolent want of sympathy with the people. 
 
 [§ 204 2. Appeal to the Court not to pity his tears (g§ 186, 196).] 
 
 §§ 205 — 209. The orators and rich men, especially Eubulos, only back 
 him out of enmity to Dem. 
 
 [§§ 210 — 212. An appeal to the Court not to regard wealth, but to con- 
 fiscate Meidias' property and let his rich associates make it up to 
 him if they will.] 
 
 PEEOEATIO eVao7os §§ 213—2:7. 
 
 Part I. § 213. 
 [§ 213. Appeal to the Court not to abandon D^m. to any rich pleader.] 
 
 P.uiT II. §§ 214—219. 
 §§ 214—219. Eecapitulatory. See §§ 2—5.
 
 XVm DEMOSTHENES MEIDIAS. 
 
 Pakt III, §§ 218—225. 
 
 Final arguments. 
 
 § 218. The publicity and importance of the trial and the irremediable 
 
 nature of the offence are urged. 
 §§ 219 — 222. The security of aU private individuals is involved in the 
 
 verdict. 
 §§ 223—225. The power of the Court given by the laws is extolled. 
 
 (Cf. § 140.) 
 
 Part IV. §§ 226, 227, 
 
 §§ 226, 227. The popular indignation evinced at the time of the out- 
 rage and of the irpo/3oXi} is again recalled (cf. §§ 214 — 217) to support 
 [the final brief appeal for a severe sentence, especially on behalf of 
 the god against whom Meidias has been guilty of acri^eia.]
 
 TESTIMONIAL 
 
 SCRIPTORUM VETERUM AD HISTORIAM HUJUS ORATIONIS 
 LITISQUE MIDIANAE FACIENTIA. 
 
 Dionys. Halic. Epist. ad Ammaeum de Demosthene p. 121, 20, 
 Kara tovtov y^ypairrai rbv dpxovra (tov KaWlcrTpaTov 01. 107. 4) koI 6 
 Kara MetSiou X6yos 6v ffwerd^aTO fiera tt)v Karaxn-poTOvlav ijv 6 drj/xoi airroO 
 Karfx^i-poTovrjo'fi'. 
 
 Plutarch. Demosth. 12. (p. 851.) A^Xoj 5' iffrl kuI tt)v Karh MeiSiov 
 vapauKevao'dfJLei'os elireiv b'lK-qv dvo fxev inl rots TpidKovra yeyovilii irr), 
 firjdiiro} d' ix'^^ hx^" ^^ '''V '"'oKireiif fi-qdi Sd^av. 6 Kal fxaXicTTd /jloi doKei 
 deicras iv' dpyvpiifi KaradiadaL ttiv irpbs rbv dvOpuiwov ^x^P'^-V Oiy ydp ri 
 y\vKu9v/J.os dv7)p tjv odd' dyavdcppuv (II. v, 467.), ciXX' ivTovoi Kal /Siatos irepl 
 rdj dfivua^. bpQv 5' ov (paOXov ovd^ rrji ai/roO Sui'dyuewy ^pyov, avbpa koI 
 ■KKovTii) Kol \byip Kal (pLXois ev ire(ppayfj.ivov KaOeXeiv, rbv MetSi'ai', iviSoiKe 
 Toh vwip airroD deo/m^vois. ai 5^ rpicrx^Xtai Ka$' eavras ovk dV /xoi doKovai 
 rrjv A-qfiocrdevovs dfijSXvvai. iriKpiav iXTri^ovros Kal Swaju^vov irepiyivecrdai. 
 
 Aeschin. c. Ctesiph. p. 61. (441. Rsk.)"H ravra -^drj rd irepl Meibiav Kal 
 Toiis KovdvXovs ovs ^Xa^ev ev tj opxvo'Tpg, xopvy^s u)v' koX us dwiboro rpid- 
 Kovra jxvCiv dpta rrjv re els avrbv vjSpiv Kal rijv tov brjixov Karaxei-poToviav, 
 ■^v iv AiovvcFov KaTexfiporbvri(ye MeiS/of. Adde verba a Spaldingo in prae- 
 fatione posita. Nee ab re esse videtur hie ponere ejusdem Aeschinis ilia 
 de Midia ibid. p. 69. (506. Rsk.): 'EttI ydp Oeo<ppd<XTov dpxovros (01. 110. 1.) 
 — wXaybpas vfifls t'iXeade MeiSiav re eKCivov, op i^ovXb/nrjv dv ttoXXQv ^veKa 
 ^yv, Kal QpacrvKX^a rbv Aiff^iov, Kal rplrop 5^ /xerd tovtuv ip-i. 
 
 Isidor. Pelus. Epist. IV, 205. IIcDs 5^ Avp-ocrdivris — rbv Meiblav ovx 
 (IXe rbv TOiavra aiirbv KaKO, dtaOivra; 8ti fx^v ydp ejBovXeTo avrbv eXetv, 5ib 
 Kal watn-l crd^vei tt)v KaTrjyoplav iypa\pe, brjXov. bid ri ovv oiix elXev; ovk 
 iTTfidr] dadevecrr^povs tovs Xbyovs rrjs to}v ex^pujy bvvaarelas ivb/xicrev ; ov yap 
 Ti Xa^wv, us A.l(Txi-vi)S l(f)r], diriboTO ttjp KaraxeiporovlaV ov ydp 5^x""<^' '''W 
 alriav ttJs aicrxpoKepbelas i) ixeyaXo\pvx^o- tov prjTOpos, ov5' 6 rots iTriTpdTrois 
 d(f>€is rd irarpi^a fierd ttiv vLktjv, ovtos dv fXa^ev ai(TXpus dirb ttjs Kt<paXris' 
 dXXd Toi)s ix&poiis laxvporipovs iqyrjffdjj.ej'os tov Xbyov, Kal cjs irpbs ttjv €K(Lvwv 
 ^Lav ov8ap.ov (paveladai T-qv t^x^V Xoyiffafxevos, tvirpewQis KaridfTO T-ffv avp.- 
 tpopdv, dp.ei.vov rjyqcxdfievos ry ■jrpq.bTrjTi Kadv^eivai 56|at rov Kplaa SiKaaTwv 
 rfrrdaQai. 
 
 Phot. Biblioth. cod. 265. p. 800. Kal 6 Kara Mei^iov bk Kal 6 Kar 
 Alax^vov Xbyos alriav Ic^xe rov fxri rrjv avrrjv Kara irdvra dpeTrjv r<^ Ay- 
 p.o(jdeviK(^ SiaauKTaadai x^P'^'^TTJpi. Kal ydp iv to7s 5val tovtols Xbyois eK 
 biaXeifXfxdruv rivuv rats avrals evvolais ein^dXXwv d/xiXXaffOai 8ok€i wpbs 
 eavrbv wcTTrep dffKovpievos, dXX' ovk iir avrois dyuvii^bpievos rols ipyois. Sib 
 KaL Tives Icprjcav eKarepov Xbyov iv tvttois KaraXeKpdijvai, dXXd fMrj ff^os 
 iKdoffiv biaKiKadapdai. 
 
 ^ From Buttmann.
 
 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. 
 
 B. C. 
 
 Pgmostlienes aged 18 
 
 Trierarch by avrldoaii instead of Meidias' brother .... 364 
 
 Dem. prosecutes his guardians .......,» 
 
 Action for abusive language against Meidias ,> 
 
 Affair of Straton. 
 
 Dem.'s first etridoffn .......... 358 
 
 ? Action f^ouXijs against Meidias (8 years before speech, § 82 2) 
 Expedition to Olynthos (?). 
 
 Expedition of Pholdon to Euboea 349 
 
 Meidias assaults Dem. at the great Dionysia 
 Probole against Meidias ..... 
 
 Despatch of reinforcements to Euboea 
 
 Return of the Athenians from Styra 
 
 D§m. becomes a member of the jSowXt} 
 
 Dem. aged 32 (§ 154) The speech against Meidias (aged from 45 — 50) 
 
 Meidias elected pylagoras with Aeschines ...... 340 
 
 Meidias died before the trial of Ktesiphdn 330
 
 AIBANIOY 
 TnOQESiS TOT KATA MEIAIOT AOFOT 
 
 HEPI TOT KONATAOT. 
 
 ''Eoprrfv rjyov ol *A6rjvaioi Aiovvaco, -qv fKoKovp ano tov Beov Atofvcria* ev 
 Se TavTT) TpayiKoi Koi KafiiKoi Koi avK-qraiv x^poi diTjycovi^ovTO, KaBicrra- 
 crau 8f Tovs \opovs ai (f^vXai, 8(Ka Tvyx^avovcrai,' x^P^y^s Se tjv 509 
 ficd<TTr]i (pvXijs 6 TO dvaXaifiaTa nape^oiv ra TTfpt tov )(opov, 6 Toivvv 
 AT]Hoa6fVTji Tijff iavToij (pvXrjs, rrjs Ilav8iopi8os, edeXovTrjs VTrearr) 
 Xoprjyos. ix^P^ ^^ KfXPVP-^^'^^ ''"'? MeiSi'a, rmv TrXovalav evl, (prjal fiev 
 Koi aWa napa rrjv ;(op»;yiai' avrov nenovdevai KUKas, to Se TfXevToiop 
 €7ri Trjs 6px'](TTpas KovSvXovs eXa^ev ivavTiov navTODV Tav OeaTcov. eVl 
 TOVToy KQTrjyopTjafV «V tco 8i]pa) tov MeiBiov <os rja-e^riKOTOs fls ttjv 
 (opTqv Koi tov Aiovvcrov. eKaXelTO 8e tJ ToiavTt) Karrjyopla Trpo^oXj]. 6 
 fifv ovv brjpos KOTfyvooKf TOV MfiSiov T^v dae^fiav, dycovl^ovrai 8e vvv 
 fv 8iKa(TTr]pi(o nepl Tijs tov 8r]fiov KUTaxfipoTovias' eSet yap KaTayvovTOS 
 TOV dTjp.ov SiKaaTTjpiov Kp'ivai 8evT€pov, i'(TTiv ovv 6 aycov irtpi vno- 
 Tip,T)(T(cos. ov yap ntpl tov fn]8tv dSiKflv 6 Mdbias dycovi^eToi,, aXXa 
 TTtpl TOV TipT)p.aTos, TTorepov v^peons t] daf^eias 6(p€i\ft biKrjv. optKos 
 ovv 6 Xoyos Tij (TTuafi, tov fiev Meiblov XtyovTOS v^pLV (ivai to 
 Trpaxdfv, fTreibfj TeTVTTTrjKev avBpa iXevQtpov, tov 8e Ar^poaOivovi 
 dae^fiav, eVetSij X^P^y^^ ° TfTvnTrjpevos, Ka\ ev Aiovvctlois, kui ev rw 
 dedrpm. 8ia yap tovtwv kuI rjaeftrjKevai tov Meih'iav (prjcriv' as eivai 
 bi/irXovv opov Kara crvXXt]\JAiv, orav prj eK^dXXovTes to vno Ta>v avTidiKOJV 
 flcrayofievov ovopa Koi erepov avTa 7rpocrTi6cip.ev. (ouTrep ivravOa 6 
 Arjpoo'devrjs, tov MetSiov XeyovTos v^piKevai, ovk eK^dXXei fiev ov8e tt]v 
 v^piv, TrpocTTidrjai 8e avTrj koi Tijff aa-e^eiav. 
 
 1 V. I, iTVtpev. 
 D. 1
 
 2 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 
 
 AAAH TnO0ESlS. 510 
 
 Aia(j)opoi irapa Adrjvalois ij-yovro iopral, iv ah ^v to, UavaBrjvaia, 
 bTTfp rjv din\a, piKpd re koi ptyaXa' koi to. pev ptyaXa Kara irevraf- 
 rrjplba ereXuro , ra 8f piKpa Kara rpifTtjpida. iv ptp ovv vols ptyaXois 
 yvpvaaid riva iy'ivovro, Ka\ irpoii^dWero d(^' fKacrrrjg (pvXTJs (Is yvp- 
 vaaiupxos, Xap^dvav ^ptjpaTa ds ro yvpvd^eiv tovs (m.Te'KfcrovTas rfjv 
 fopTTJv Koi dcocroiv rds TovTutv SaTrdvas rois rfjs eavTov (pvXfjs. rjyfTO Se 
 Trap avTois Koi ra Aiovvaia, koi raiiTa StTrXa, ^iiKpd re koi pfydXa' 
 Km ra pev ptKpd rjyero kut '4tos, to. Se peydXa Bid rpieTrjpibos ip Tois 
 XtjvoIs, iv ois TTpov^dXXfTo x^pfjyos deft' fKua-TTjs (pvX^s irpos to rpifpftv 
 ^opovs 7rai8a)V re Kai dvBpav' iXd^xfiave 8e ds tovto xP'lf^'^''''^' 
 iniaTdar]! fie r^j fopTTJs ^yoivi^ovTO npos dXXt^Xovs oi ;^opr;yoi Kal 
 Tjpi^ov, vpvovs fls Tov Aidvvaov uBovres' Kai tw vikuvti Tplnovs to 
 uBXov 7]v, intiSri tov avrov "HXiov kuI 'AiToXXava Ka\ Aiovvaov aoVTo. 
 TTavopfvrjs fie Ttjs (opTijs iv Tea npaiTa prjvl Trpovl^dXXovTO oi xopTjyol 
 T^S peXXovarjs eoprrjs. iv to'lvvv rw napovTi Kaipa TTpof^XrjBr^aav oi 
 Xopiyoi eKdcTTTjs (l)vXt}S. iandvi^f fie ?; IlavBiovis, ^ tov Arjpoa-divovs 
 
 (flvXl], X^P^yOV, Kal 7]piXTJ(T{ TO TTpUITOV STOS, TO 8(VTfpOV, TO TpiTOV' 
 
 (60s fie fjv irpo prjvos Trjs iopTTJs tov apx^vTa avvdydv tovs xopr}yovs 
 (Kaa-TTjs (PvXrjs (Is to KXrjpovadai Trepi Toiv aiXrjToiv' Ka\ iXdovTcov tQiv 
 Xoprjyav (KdaTTjs ^uXljy nXrjv tov Trjs Havbcovibos, Idaiv 6 AijpoaBevrjs 
 T^v eavTov (}}vXrjv aTipa^opivrjv napd Trdvrcov tw prj KfKTrjcrdui xopijyov 511 
 avT(7rayy(XTov Ka\ avToxfipoTovtjTov eavTuv xoprjyov Trj cpvXrj Kadi(TTr}(Ti' 
 KavT(i6(v inrjvdTO napd ndvToiv' Kal 8rj KXrjpovpivov avTov w(pl tuv 
 avXt]T5iV uvv(wpa^(V avTa i] Tvxr] Trj TxpoBvpia' Kal (Xax(V aiiTci 6 
 KoXXia-TOs TOIV avXrjTOJV 6 Tr]X((pdvTis. 6(Xu>v ovv 6 ArjpocrBevrjs 
 Koa-prjaai tov avTov x"poP nXiov tChv uXXav, inoir)(j(v avTovs (popiaai 
 Xpvaovs a-T((pduovs' MetSt'aj fie toiv 7roXiT(Vop(VQ>v Tis cSv (T(p68pa 
 •nXovaios koi ttoXXo bvvdp(vos, ix^pos tw Arjpoadevd y(yova>s fita tos 
 aiTias as e'pei /xera piKpov iv tw Xo'yo), noXXdKis Kal (iXXa iraprjucoxXfi. 
 Kai (TTtjpia^f, Kal 8r) Kai, as 6 Arjpoa-divrjs Xiyd, dpvvovTuv tu>v KpiTuiv 
 Tw KaXuis aauvTi 8ovvai Trjv viktjv' vvttcov avrovs 6 MetSuis eXeye 
 "irXrjv ArjpoaSevovs." odev 6 ArjpoaBivrjs il36a iXeyxo>v avTOV Kal 
 TeXeuTcof (IS ToiavTTjv 7/Xd( pav'iav 6 Meibias aaTe iv Ta ^edrpco 
 KovbvXov avTO) Trapaaxfiv Kal Trjv iepdv 7r(pippfj^at iadiJTa. Kal Idoiv 
 6 8^pos iiTeavpiTT(v' o napd rots naXaiois eVi kokov iXap^dv(To' 
 an(X6a)V fie 6 ArjpodBivr^s i(TK(-^aTO tov napovTa Xoyov, KOTrjyopwv 
 
 1 Buttm. iir(T(\(iTO. 2 jjgg_ ^fiuo^ras, SiSoVat rdj. 
 
 ^ Mss. \a-xelv.
 
 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 3 
 
 avTov Brjuocriciv dBiKrifiaTov' iv u> Koi 8ta/3aXXfi top Mfi8iav ds 
 KXfyjravra dno rSav xpvo'atu arefpavcov ovtivovv Trapa tov ;^piia"o;^ooi». 
 
 ayet roiwv avrov tnl rfjv Kpia-iu 6 pfjTcop, KaTa(f)opa TrXficTTrj Koi 
 
 Tovto a(po8pa 7Tpo(T-)(^pr)(jap.evoi. f) yap tov Mfibiov ttoiottjs koI ») raiv 
 
 TTpayfidrayv irponeTeia rf] KaraSpop-fj crvppaxii' t] 8e ordcrty opiKi], 
 
 ^TjTOvvTav fjpoov I'Sioi/ ovopa tu> iyKKrfpaTL 6 peu yap Meiblas ISicotikou, 
 
 6 8i pr)T(>>p drjpoa-iov dvai KaraaKevd^fi' opos yap fariv ov to piu 
 
 irtTTpaKTai to be XetVfi Tzpos to TtXfov tov ovopaTos tov cTnTedrjcropevov 512 
 
 TO) Trpdypari' cos eVi tov to KevoTd(Piou dpv^avTos Koi Kpivoptpov 
 
 Tvp^<i>pv)(ias' fvrav&a yap nenpaKTai peu to opv^ai, Xfinei 8e to Ta(pou 
 
 opv^ac' Xf'yft yap 6 (pevyoov, " (opv^a pev, ov TU(pov 8f' ov yap eiipov 
 
 VfKpov' 6 Se 8i(0K<ov dvTKpepei oti "to diopv^ai K€voTd(f)iov Tvp- 
 
 ^a)pv)(lav /caXac ov yap avTos ^beii oti KivoTac^iov icTTiv' aXX wy 
 
 Tacpov 6pVTT(0V, intl KfvoTdcpiov evprjTai, d^iols pf) dovvat diKrjv. ovTda 
 
 KavTavda TTfTrpaKTai. pev to Tv^ai tov ^rjpocrdivrjv, Xflnei Se to xaXetrai 
 
 TOV avToxfipOTovrjTov ^opriyov. 6 yap Arjpoadevrjs Xeyfi on ''' ^(op-qyov 
 
 fTvyj/as," 6 8e MeiSt'ay oti "x°PVy^^ dnXcos ovk fTv\j/a, avToxfiporovrjTos 
 
 yap rjtrda, dXX' ibmrrjv' tovto Se ovk fCTTC drjpoaiov dSiKrjpa.' dirrXovs 
 
 8e 6 opos elSovs tov kutci a-vXXrjyjrLv' KUTa avXXrjyf/tv fie i(TTiv, OTav 6 
 
 SiMicav T^v avToi) diKaioXoyiav /cat t^v tov (^fvyovTos fls ev avvayTj. 
 
 ev6a yap ov to ptu (KJ^aXXei tis, to fie fie';^6Tat, aXX apf^ortpa 
 
 crvyKpoTei Ka\ avXXapfidvti, Toiid' virdyopev tw elSet. (paivfTai ovv 6 
 
 prjTap iv TToXXoty tovto woiatv pepeai Ka\ (pdaKcov apa avTa Kai ttjv 
 
 noXiv vlSpiCfcrdai. Kf<pdXata fie Ta Tjj o-rdcret npoaijKovTa iaTi tw 
 
 X6yu>' TO. fie npooipia KaTacpopiKO, v'rrep^oXf]v e^ovTa ttoXXtjv Kai Ta>v 
 
 TTfpKXTaTLKtiv av^rjcriv. to yap "npoi drravTas Kai ov rrpos epe povou 
 
 Koi TO "del" Ttjv pfXiTTjv tjJs droTrt'ay Kai ov TTpos ana^ iK TV)(r]s 
 
 fjpapT-qKoTa [avTov'] tfiKvva-i. Kfc{)dXaia fie tov Xoyov tovto, opos, 513 
 
 dudopiapos, yvcaprj vopoQtTov, avXXoyia-pos, nrjXiKorrjs, npoi ti, Kai pia 
 
 Tmv dvTideTiKSv, ped' fjv epninTei to pfTuXrjTTTiKov Kai dvTiXrjnTiKov, 
 
 ivTavda 8ta Tetra-dpajv opcov 6 pr/Tcop (pirXeKei ttjv KaTTjyopiav, deiKVVtov 
 
 OTI br^pocr'ia MetSias rjhUr^a-ev. eaTi fie 6 npioTos opos ovtos, oti oi ev 
 
 eopTTj dhiKOvvTes Brjpoaiov d^LKTjpa ttowikti' fievrepos opos, kui paXia-Ta 
 
 01 xop-qybv dbiKOvvTes' TpiTos opos, oti Trac-a vppis br]p6(Ti6v ecTTiv 
 
 dbiKqpa- irapdXoyi^fTai fie evTavda tK ttjs opcovvpias ttjs v^pecos, 
 
 XeyeTai yap v^pis f] bC ala-xpovpyias, Kai t] bid Xdycoj', Kai rj bid nXrjycov, 
 
 brjpoaiov be dbUripa jqyoi/VTO ttjv alaxpovpyiav tjj ovv dpmvvpia 
 
 ■napeXoy'ia-aTo' TeTopTos opos, oti 6 ndvTas del vf-ipi^av brjpocria dSt/cei* 
 
 ^ Om. Buttm. ^ mss. totti^. 
 
 * Tianspoa. Bekker, Tur. edd. 
 
 1—2
 
 4 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 
 
 fl yap TO brjiMOcriov fK navTcov crvviaTaTai, apa trjpocriov raBiKrjpa. Tidrjat 
 te cnrtppaTiKas (v rw Trpooiplco tovs TtTrapas opovs. (K Tovrav flcrlv 
 iv Tois aytStrt rpely" t6i> fie rerapTOP opov ridrja-iv iv rfj irapeK^dcr ft, 
 Koi 8iKal(os' Xeycoj/ yap on 6 nuvras ii^pi^av 8i]po(Tia d8iK(7, irape^tp- 
 )(^fTai Xeywj' tov irporepov avrov ^lov, ('xft S« 6 irapuiv Xoyos hvo npooi- 
 pia, TO vpatTov (K 8ia^o\fjs elXrjppevov tov ivavTiov, Koi e'/c (7V0Tacre<uf 
 To\) oiKfiov Trpoccinov, /cat eK Trpocrox^fjs. eori 8e i] npoTaais biptpTjs, 
 Koi TO pfv TTpuiTov pepoi aKaTaaufvov' to 8e devTepov koi airo biptpts' 
 Koi KaTaaKfva^fi Tovrav tKaTtpa. fira enKpepei to crvpntpaapa, iv a> 
 farlv jj TTpo(TO)(rj. opos tcara (TvWrjy^Lv ' XeyeTai 8e ovTas, OTau tov 
 ^(vyovTos dvTovopa^ovTOs 6 Stco/ccoi' koi Tovra KaKflveo virtvdvvov avTov 514 
 fivai "Kiyjj T« ovopaTi, (ocTTf diirkovs ecTTiv, eTrel hvo jrepte^^et 
 eyKkripaTa. Ttapdhei.yp.a 6 crTpaTrjybi 6 ^laadptvos tt)v napaKUTa- 
 TfOeicrav Koprjv vno tov rrpfa^evTov, Ka\ Bijpoaloov ddiKrjpaTcop Kpivopfpos, 
 ica\ dnoKpipoptpos prj br]po<jia ^hLKrjKfvai dWa ^idcracrdai, 6 Se Trpecr- 
 ^evTTjs dp<poTfpoi.s avTov (})a(TK(ov vmv6vvov eivai. to npooipiov dno 
 TOV uPTiBiKov, 6 fie Xdyos fit tvos eWovs Trpoayerai, rJToi diKaviKOv' 
 TovTov yap Koi to TiKos diKatop, Kal ij KaracTKevi) fita tov SikoIov, 
 
 ' MSS. 8nr\(2s. 2 Buttm. Mss. irapaTedujav, 
 
 2 Buttm, w/joayerat tov. Meier -eroi, ■qyovv tov.
 
 AHMOEGENOYE 
 O KATA MEIAIOT AOFOS 
 
 HEPI KONATAOT. 
 
 1 rriHN fxev daeXyetav, to avSpe<; hiKacTTai, koa, rrjv v^tv, 1. a, 
 -L ^ 77/309 a7ravTa<i ael y^prjrai, MetSta?, ovheva ovB' 
 vfiwv oine roov aWoov 7ro\nwv ayvoecv olfMai. eyco 5', 
 oTrep av koX vjjiwv eKaaro<i \y^pLad(il<i\ irpoelXero Trpd^at, 
 
 1. dffiXyeiav.'] Lt. immanitatem, nearly. It may be that this more 
 general term is intended to include v^piv, so that Kal rrjv v^piv = 'that is, 
 the gross insolence.' Anyhow, observe that the first words strike the 
 keynote of the whole speech, which is all directed towards proving or 
 persuading that the conduct of Meidias has amounted to more than iV/Spis. 
 
 dLKOLaral.] The renderings j'ud^'e and juror, juryman, neither of them 
 convey the meaning of St/cacT-Tijs. Save as to jurisdiction the biKa<TTa.l 
 were more like magistrates (Justices of the Peace). See my Translation, 
 p. 1, note 1. 
 
 oi'SeVa od^'.] The double negative, though now vulgar in English, is 
 often found in Chaucer, e.g. Cant. Tales 1. 891, ' I wil not letten eke non 
 of this route. ' 
 
 6tr€p hv Kcd vfiQv ^Ka<rros...TovTo Kcd auros.] The first Kal is not super- 
 fluous, as Buttmann and Schaefer think; for the two conjunctions appro- 
 priately emphasise the exactness of the correspondence between the 
 actual conduct of Demosthenes and the natural conduct under similar 
 circumstances of the plain citizen. For Trpdacti}...iroi^u} of. § 41 2. 
 
 v^piffdtls.] The sense conveyed by this participle without the quali- 
 fication as I was (cf. § 108) is in contradiction to Demosthenes' subse- 
 quent account of the actual conduct of the victims of Meidias' i'Ppis, cf. 
 §§ 20, 129, 141. I think v^piadeh was inserted in text or margin by 
 some grammarian who saw that the natural order required a participle 
 early in the sentence, but did not see that but for rhetorical emphasis the 
 participial clause ov /xivov. . .Xa^w.. .iradup would come immediately after
 
 6 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ I, 2. 
 
 TOVTO Kol avro<i iiroirjaa, KaX Trpov^aXofiTjv dSiKetv tovtov 
 
 irepX TTJv eoprtjv, ov [jlovov 'ir\r]<ya<i vir avTov \a/3oov rot? 
 
 Atovvcr[ot.<i, dWa koI aXka iroWa Kac ^lata TraOwv Trapq. 
 
 2 irdcrav rrjv '^oprjyiav. eVetS)} Be, Ka\co<i kol ra BcKaia h. 
 
 iyu! 5' and was to be understood as the suspended protasis to vpoelXero 8lv 
 TTpa^ai. 'And I myself actually carried out (iTroirjffa) the exact (Kal...Kai) 
 course of procedure which {ovep irpa^ai) each one of you would have deli- 
 berately adopted [had he been grossly insulted].' 
 
 Kal irpov^ako/jirjv.] ' That is to say, I_jBid a plaint.' The term 
 irpo^dWeadai meant 'to accuse_b2Jthe process irpo^oXr),' which was an 
 apphcation for a vote of the eKK\T]aia giving the complainant leave to 
 bring to public trial before the court of the riXiaia an offender against 
 religion. The plaintiff applied to the irpvTcivets and it was their duty to 
 bring the matter before a sj^eeial assembly of the people in the temple of 
 Dionysos (§§ 8 — 11). This process could also be resorted to in cases of 
 official misconduct on the part of magistrates or of giving evil counsel 
 (XenophOn, Hellen. i. 7. 35) or false information to the people or of ctvko- 
 <t>avTla (see Introduction to my Translation, jd. ii.). The iKKXrjda voted 
 by show of hands (xetpoTovia). When the explanatory kuI couples words 
 in the same sentence, as here, it is better not to follow Buttmann in 
 saying that it is placed for 'yoip explicativo. ' It is to be rendered in 
 English by aye, — that is, — that is to say, — I mean. 
 
 aSiKe'ii' rovTov.] 'That the defendant was (ddiKos) guilty of evil-doing.' 
 
 vtt' avTov.] As 7rX7;7ds Xufi^dvu is used as the Attic passive of njirru, 
 valoj, the phrase takes the passive construction vwh rather than irapa — : 
 cf. Demosth. c. Apaturium, p. 896, o 8i liappiivuv edLKd^ero Tourqi twv re 
 ir\7]ywi' wi' fKapeu vtrb tovtov, k.t.X., c. Cononem, p. 1261, and see Index, 
 s.v. viro. 
 
 Aiovvaloii.] The Great Dionysia in Elaphebolion, just before the 
 vernal equinox, see L. and S. s.v. Aiovvaia. Buttmann thinks that the 
 author of the second argument did not reckon rd /car' dypoiis as not 
 concerning the city, nor rd ^ KvdeaT-qpia as not being AiovvaLO. proper . 
 (cf. § 10), and so means the Lenaea by his fxiKpd. 
 
 ■}rapa....xopvy^O'f-] ^or this preposition denoting coextension of time cf. 
 §§ 14, 101, TTopd irdvd^ ocra irpaTTovai, 'along with the whole course of .their 
 conduct,' and § 184, irapd iravra Tbv ^lov. The xo/"77''» was the chief of 
 the ordinary public services {eyKVKKioi. XeiTovpylai.), the others being yv/x- 
 vaaiapx^o- (including Xajxiradapxia), ecTTiacris and the minor service dpxi- 
 Beijipia. The duty of the choregos was to engage, equip, and maintain 
 while in training one ( ? or more) of the solemn public choruses, av\r]T(2v, 
 tragic, comic, pyrrhic, cyclic. According to Lysias, 'A7roXo7/a AwpoSoK/os, 
 p. 161, the tragic chorus was more expensive than any except the avX-rf 
 Twv (30 minae), and according to Demosthenes, infr. § 156, the avX-rp-uv 
 dvbpuv was much more expensive than the tragic chorus. Mr Holmes 
 seems to limit the choregos to dramatic choruses, whUe Dr Smith's Diet, 
 of Antiquities says it was the duty of the choregos "to meet the expenses 
 of the chorus in all plays...; and of the lyric choruses of men and boys, 
 the pyrrichistae, cyclian dancers, and flute-players": whereas the fur- 
 nishing of more than one chorus in one year seems to have been only
 
 § 2.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 7 
 
 iroLwv, 6 Brj/j,o^ a7ra<f ovTa)<; copyicrdT] koX Trapw^vvOr} 
 Kol <r(p68pa iaTTovSacrev e'^' ol? ijSiKrj/xevay fjioc crvvr]8eL, 
 axTTe irdvTa irotovvro^ tovtov KaC rtvcov aXXcov virep 515 
 avTov ovK iireiaOrj ovh^ d7re/3\eyjrev et? Td<i ovatwi ras" 
 rovTcov ovSe Td<i inrocrx^crei<i, dWd fiia yvcofir} kut- 
 2 ex^LpoTovrjcrev avTov, ttoWol fiot Trpoaiovre'?, co avSpa C. 
 
 BlKaaTUL, Kol TQ)U iv To3 8tKa(TT7}pl(p VVV OVTWV VfXCOV 
 
 Kol rdov dWcov ttoXitwv rj^lovv koX irapeKeXevovTO iir- 
 e^ekOelv kol irapahovvat tovtov eh vfj,d<;' oo<i /xev ifMol 
 
 occasional (of. Lysias, I.e.). It should be observed that the regulations 
 for the appointment of choregoi admitted of a tribe failing to appoint a 
 choregos for three years (of. § 14). This failure may have been limited 
 to the chorus of flute-players. From Demosth. c. Leptinem, p. 463, it 
 appears that there were about forty choregoi a year or more, probably 
 exclusive of volunteers ; but it is not known, I fancy, what the average 
 number of choruses of various kinds came to for a year. It is quite pos- 
 sible that the chorSgic expenditure given in the above-cited passage of 
 Lysias is much higher than the outlay demanded by the state. 
 
 2. Ka\<2s.] Cf. Madvig § 176 c; infra § 9, /caXws.../cai avfKpepovTus 
 
 txwv 6 VO/JLOS. 
 
 TO. StKata.] ' What (as) was (then, under the particular circumstances 
 of the case) just.' 
 
 i<p' oh.] The government is by iairovdacrev, as ■fjoiKTj/xii'Ci) takes an 
 accusative of respect. 
 
 ■}]5iKT}ixlvio IJ.01.] This personal form of construction is regular with 
 <rvuoi5a. For an instance of its occasional use cf. Thuk. i. 100 fin. oh 
 TToXifj-LOV riv TO x'^p'-ov al '^pvia. 65ot KTi^ofievov. 
 
 •n-dvTa iroiovvToi.'] ' Made every effort,' ' tried every means,' cf. L. and 
 S. s.v. irds, in. 2. 
 
 c. TToWoi fxoi.] Here the apodosis begins, 
 
 ij^iovv.] The graphic imperfect as well as that of continued action. 
 
 vfias.] The court Heliaea, which was the body of Athenian citizens 
 of full manhood (of 30 years and over) in its judicial character. Cf. 
 note on Kal irpovj3a\6tJ.r]i', § 1. 
 
 iire^eMuv.] Used absolutely for ' follQjt.up a.case,' 'take proceed- 
 ings,' 'prosecute,' here and §§ 47, 103, 118, 120, 123: with accusative of 
 person and genitive of charge § 107 (cf. Antiphon, p. 112). 
 
 cis n^v ifioL] Buttmann rightly places a colon before us instead of 
 the usual comma. The orator interrupts the natural pause by a reflec- 
 tion introduced as an impromptu continuation of the completed sentence, 
 the fj-if marking the fresh start, rather than emphasising the personal 
 pronoun as in Xenophou Cyropaed. i. 4. 12, e^w fxkv ovk otSa.
 
 8 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 2, 3. 
 
 BoKei, Bl dfx,(f)6Tep\ w avBpe<; ^Adrjvaloi, vrj tov<; 6eov<;, Kal 
 Beivd 7r€7rov6evai vo/jLL^ovTa i/J^e, Kal 8lkt]v d/j,a ^ovXofievoi 
 Xa^elv wv i^rl t(ov aXkoiV iredeavTo dpaavv ovra Kal 
 3 ^SeXvpov Kal ovBe KadeKTov en. ovrco Be tovtcov c'x^ovtcov, 2. a. 
 oaa fM€V 7ra/j' efiov irpoarJKe ^vKa')(drjvat, Trdvra BLKatw^ 
 vfilv rerrjprjTai, Kal KaTrjjopTjacov, iirecBr] Ti? etcrdyei, irdp- 
 eifit, (6<i opdre, iroXkd fxiv, w dvBpe<i 'Adrjvaiot, ')(^pTqfiaT 
 i^ov fiot Xa^elu ware firj KarTjjopetp, ov Xa^cov, iroWd'i 
 
 Si" d/jL(p6Tep\] 'For both reasons I solemnly aver, worthy Athenians, 
 first (Kai) thinking that, as to myself, I had been abominably treated, 
 and secondly (/cat) wishing at the same time to exact retribution for the 
 instances in which they had been witnesses of the defendant's being 
 reckless and ruffianly in the case of the other citizens (cf. Trpbs d'Tracras, 
 init.), aye, and no longer to be kept within bounds.' Note the em- 
 phatic position of i/i^. The afKpoTfpa goes back to the gist of the two 
 first sentences of the speech, which he proceeds to restate in different 
 language and inverted order. Again at the close of the first division of 
 the exordium (§ 4) we have a third variation oGd' w? wepl w 7rp6s ep-k 
 ea"irov5a(7(iTe avroi, tovtuv dpeX-qcere, oijd' los, 'iva MetSias dSeuis to Xoittov 
 v^pi^, K.T.\, This is a fine specimen of the orator's deLvoTTjs. 
 
 uv.] Attracted to the government of diKrjv from a accusative of refer- 
 ence after dpaavv tvra, k.t.\. 
 
 3. 6(Ta p.iv.'l Par. S. '6(ia fikv oZv. Taken up by a 5', § 4. 
 
 ifxtv.'] 'You wUl find' (Holmes); ethic dative, Madvig § 38/. 
 
 TtTi^pt]Tai.] 'Have been faithfully attended to.' Here as in Demosth. 
 De Corona, p. 317 Jin. <pvKa.TTUv ip,k Kal Ttjpeiv iKiXevtv ottcos /xtj napa- 
 Kpov<To/j.ai fj.r]5' i^airaTrjaw, and in Antiphon, p. 117. 14, rr]pe1v is used in 
 the sense ' give heed to ' as a complement to the idea of tpyXdrrew. Butt- 
 mann is scarcely correct in saying that it does not differ from (pvXdrreiv 
 in meaning. It connotes the inoral attitude of a good ipvXa^ more dis- •• 
 tinctly than (pvXaTTeiy. 
 
 eTreiSri rts eiadyei.] 'Now that the case is introduced,' i.e. by the 
 presiding magistrate, who was in this case an archSn, one of the 
 thesmothetae. From these words Meier argues that the hearing of 
 the case had been unfairly postponed. For ris see my note on Pindar, 
 Isth. VII. 1. 
 
 J TToXXa iJ.h...iro\\di Si.] Cf. Soph. Oed. Tyr. 66. The idiom of 
 I repeating a word with p.h — 5^ is noticeable in Pindar and Sophokles. 
 Demosthenes had withstood on the one hand the temptation of a bribe, 
 on the other hand the annoyance of solicitations and threats. 
 
 e^6v.] Cf. Goodwin, § 110 2: 'And though I had the chance of 
 receiving a large bribe from Meidias, worthy Athenians, on condition of 
 not prosecuting, I did not take it, and on the other hand I withstood 
 many entreaties and comphments, aye, and let me tell you (much) inti- 
 midation.' For xaptras cf. Demosth. p. 341, De Fals. Leg. init. /jL-qSe/dav 
 fi-^e x^-pi-" M'JT"' wdpa, k.t.X.
 
 §§ 3 — 5-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 9 
 
 Se Beijcrea Kol ')(aptra<i Kot vrj At" aTretXa? v7rofieiva<;. 
 
 4 a 8' iv Vfiiv jneTa ravra i(7TLv * viroXonra, oaw * irXeiocnv o. 
 ovTo<; 7]va)')(X'j]Ke koL irapyj'yyeXKev {ewpwv 'yap avrbv dprt 
 irpo rcSv hcKaaTr^plwv ola eTrolei) roaovrw p,uXXov ikTrt^o) 
 
 2 TO SUaiov €^€LV. ov <yap av KarayvoLrjv vjjboov ovhev6<i c. 
 oiiff" <09 trepl &v Trpo'i i/jie iaTrovSdaare avrol Trporepov, 
 TOVTOiV dfieKrjcreTe, ovO' (W9, iva MeiSia? aSeoG? ro Xoiirov 
 v^pl^rj, "^Tjtfytetrat Ti<; v/jloov 6/x(t)/j,OK(io<i ciXXo rt, irXrjv o 
 
 5 TL nv 'i)'yr)Tai h'lKaiov. el fiev ovv, (W dv8pe<i ^Adrjvaioi, 3. a, 
 7rapav6p,(t)v rj irapa'iTpe(T^eia<i rj tlvo^ dXXr]<i TOiavTr]<i 
 
 (ISffTe.] For the commoner i<p' (^re, cf. Demosth. p. 68, i^bv avroh ruv 
 \oLTrwi> apxef 'EXXtJcw;', aJcrr' avrov^ viraKOveiv jSatriXet. 
 
 vwofi.elva.s.'l Not a case of zeugma. Both fair words and foul are 
 represented as annoyance. 
 
 4. a. 5' eV xifuv, K.T.X.] The sense which seems to be wanted is — 'I 
 have done my part as accuser: as to your part I have not meddled with 
 that; for the defendant has, I trust, by attempting to interfere with you, 
 only made you all the more eager to grant me justice.' But this is not 
 given by the mss.; whether or no we accept the yap after oVy which 
 some Parisian mss. have. My slight alteration of vir6\onra, — to viro- 
 \i\onra, — gives the sense suggested, if the yap be retained. Spalding 
 altered to & 5' iv vfiiu, ravrd icTiv viriXoiira. oVy yap, k.t.X. If the mss. 
 be followed up to 6a<j3, then yap must be omitted. 
 
 ■^i/wxXTjKe.] Joined with 7rapa77AXc>> Demosth. p. 1-461, cf. also 
 p. 432 and p. 341 De Pais. Leg. init. 'has teased, solicited' (Shilleto). 
 
 vapriyyi\K€v.'\ ' Has canvassed ' (Shilleto). Other ms. readings are 
 iraprjyyeiXe (an assimilation to the tense of iwoUi) and irepir/yyeXKev, 
 TrepirjyyfiXev (Shilleto, on p. 341, says irepiayyiWcj does not occur in 
 Demosthenes). 
 
 2. KaTayvoi7]v.] 'T would not insult (condemn) you by thinking.' Cf. 
 § 152 for the sense, for 'construction as well cf. Plato, 3Ieno, 76 c, sal ap.a 
 ifioO I'crws KariyviiJKai on eipil tJttwv tuv koKuv. 
 
 ■n-poTepov.'] A. Buttmann omits this word on the authority of a few 
 MSS. including the best, but it is wanted and means ' when I claimed the 
 probole.' 
 
 'iva.] The natural consequence of acquittal is ironically represented 
 as the intention of those who should vote for it. Cf. § 90. 
 
 riyrp-ai 5i/catoi'.] Several mss. SUaLov rjyrJTai. 
 
 5. el nh ovv.l Not the dramatic and conversational nkv ovu taken as 
 one phrase = ' nay rather,' 'nay more'; but /j.^i> is taken up by S^ after 
 iireidrj and ovv has its ordinary force. Cf. Lysias, p. 102, ivofn^ov p.iv 
 OVV...VVV dL.., infra, §§ 15, 19, 20 2. 
 
 irapavdfiiov.'] A ypacp-q Trapavop.wv was an impeachment of a citizen 
 who had proposed any law or measure contravening existing laws. The
 
 10 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 5, 6, 
 
 alTLa<; rjfieWov avrov Karriyopelv, ovBev av v/jbwv rj^iovv 
 helcrOat, vojmI^cov too fikv KaTTjyopcp irepl rwv toiovtcov 51G 
 7rpoar]K€LV i\ey^€iv fiovov, tm Be ^evyovri Kai irapairel- 
 a6ai. eTreiSr) Be tou? re KptTa'i hta^6elpavT0<; tovtov koX b. 
 ht,a TOVTO Trj(; (f)v\7J<i aSi'/co)? a^aipedeiariq rbv TpcTroSa, 
 6 Kol avT6<i 'Tr\r]<yd<; el\7](f)(i)<i koI vl3pia-fjbevo<i ola ovk oIS' 
 et rt<i ak\o<; irwiroTe ')(opi)yo^ v^pladt], fjv virep tovtojv 
 dyavaKTrjcra'i Kol Gvvop<yiadel<i Karax^tpoTOvlav 6 Br]/j,o<i 
 eirot^craTO, ravrrju elcrep-^oixai, ovk OKvrjcrui Kat oetauat. 
 el yap olov T6 TovT elirelv, iyw vvv (jieuyo), etirep v^pia- c. 
 
 De Corona is for the defence iu such a case, while the De Falsa Legatione is 
 for the prosecution in a ypa(prj Trapawpea^eias, 'for misconduct of embassy.' 
 
 TOLavTTji. ] Some good mss. place this word after KaT-rpfopetv. 
 
 •^^louf.] 'Deigned,' i.e. 'thought worthy of myself,' a sense (used 
 ironically § 164) most nearly akin to the simplest sense 'think right' 
 §§ 48, 81. Hence come the senses 'to resolve,' 'consent,' 'think 
 one's due,' 'claim,' 'demand,' 'request as a right,' even 'order' §174, 
 and 'asi^ire,' 'think oneself worthy' (? § 164); last comes the sense 
 'to think true,' 'deem,' 'maintain' as an axiom. The sentiment is 
 contradicted by the opening of the De Falsa Leg. Ze-qaopLai 5^ iravTuv 
 vp-uv a Kal TOLS fxi) Seyideiffi, blKaibv icmv virapx^i-v. 
 
 /cat irapaLTilcrdai.'] ' To crave acquittal as well.* 
 
 K/jtrds.] The judges in the contest of the choruses of flute-plaj'ers. 
 
 rovTov.'] Some mss. give rote after tovtov. In this sentence again 
 Demosthenes' personal grievance is artfullj' connected with a public 
 offence and an injury inflicted on a whole tribe. Tlie dikasts' minds are 
 thus predisposed to accept the following argument in support of his 
 procedure against Meidias for a 'public offence. 
 
 6. a-yavaKTr}(Ta^.] Whatever be the derivation, 6.ya- is certainly not 
 allied to pi-^a^. The orator introduces a summary of § 2 iireidr) 5L.. 
 KaTexetpoTovrjcrev avTov. 
 
 avi>opyLffdeii.] 'In symjaathetic indignation' (Holmes). 
 
 eicripxopai.] 'I am following up in this court'; daipxopai is the 
 technical term for opening a case. The construction is bold. He says 
 ' I am coming into court with respect to your condemnation ' instead of 
 ' with respect to the impeachment granted me by your condemnation.' 
 L. and S. seem to regard Tbv ayOiva (Demosthrp. 260), bUas (ib. p. 841) 
 as the direct object of elaipx; but in both cases eh vp.as is present, so that 
 we really have the suit as an accusative of respect; as is probably the 
 case even when els vp.M is not present. 
 
 Kal Seiffdai.] 'I shall not hesitate to supplicate as well'; the Kal 
 balances Kal TrapaiTeladai. 
 
 olov re.] The verb is often omitted with oZos re, cf. Soph. Oed. R. 23, 
 (7r6\ts) 17597 <raXeyei KavaKOV(picrai ndpa \ ^vduiv 'iT ovx o'ia re (^juiviov crdXou.
 
 §§ 6 — 8.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 11 
 
 7 devra fn)^eiiLd<i Slki]^ rv^elv ecrri rt? av/ji(f>opd. Beo/nai 
 ovv vfKov airavTCiiv, w av8pe<i hiKaarai, koI iKerevco, 
 irpwrov fiev evvoiKw<i aKOvaai fiov \eyovTo<;, eireir, iav 
 iTTiSel^a) M-CtSiav tovtovI firj /jlovov et? ifie, dWd Kal et? 
 v/j,d<} Kal et9 Toi)? vofiov^ Kal elf Tov<i dX\ov<i diravTa'? 
 
 2 v^piKora, iSorjdrja-at, Kal ifiol Kal vfiiv avroL<i. Kal yap d. 
 ovTO) 7r&)9 ^'%et, w dvSpe<i ^ KOrjvalot,' v^pia/xai fiev eyw, 
 Kal irpoire'mfKdKtaTai to o'a)fia rovfiou rore, dycovieiTaL 
 Se Kal KpiOrjaerai to irpdyfjia vvvi, Trorepov e^elvai Set 
 rd roiavra 'jroielv Kal eh top TV')(ovd^ vfiwv aSecS? v^pi- 
 
 8 ^eiv, rj fjirj. eX Tt<f ovv vfxwv dpa Kal rov efnrpoaOev ^(^povov e. 
 7(ov IBicou Tivof eveKa yiyveaOai rov dywva TovBe virekdp.' 
 ^avev, ev6ufir]del<; vvv ore Brj/xoaia o-v/xcfyepei fiyBevl firjBev 
 i^elvai Tocovro irocelv, (w? VTrep kolvov tov Trpdyfiarof 
 
 iari Tis ffvfjL^opd.] 'Is as it were a penal degradation.' The plea 
 ' serves him right ' undoubtedly does amount to an accusation against 
 a complainant. The term avix<popa is often used per euphemismum for 
 the condition of one under punishment for, or under grave suspicion of, 
 crime or illegal conduct, as in §§ 58, 96 (for Stratdn's arifda). 
 
 7 2. Tore.] The perfects with rore denote the abiding effect of the 
 action, 'It was I who on that particular occasion suffered the outrage, 
 it was my person that suffered the indignity under which I am smarting.' 
 Cf. § 155, TT}viKavTa be tov Trpdy/xaTos rjirrai, ore irpwrov fj.iv BiaKoaiovs Kal 
 xMovs TreTroiijKare avvreXeis vfieis. 
 
 TOV TVXOV0' vfjiQv.] 'Anyone of you upon occasion,' 'any ordinary 
 individual of your number.' 
 
 8. el ovv. ..dpa.] 'If then as is not impossible.' The particle dra 
 often indicates the speaker's opinion that a hypothesis is probably in 
 accordance with actual fact. 
 
 Kal t6v Ifjiirp. xpovov.] The accusative of duration of time is generally 
 taken with viro\dfj.j3ave, but the Kal and the tense of ylyveadai are much 
 more forcible if we render ' was under the impression that this trial 
 was (one that was) being got up even during the time before (the assault) 
 about some private affair.' By rbv dywva ToVSe is meant the Utigation 
 which seemed inevitable to those who knew of the quarrels between the 
 parties. 
 I fiTjdevl firjS^v.] A stronger and more general negation than ovdevl 
 I ovdiv, which would be used in reference to a particular case. 
 
 ws virip Koivov.] 'Considering that the issue is of public interest.' 
 Lit. 'considering that (he is giving ear and voting) on behalf of the case 
 (it) being of public interest. ' Note that this Greek idiom ' the case being ' 
 is equivalent to the English 'a case which is ' when a particular case is 
 referred to.
 
 12 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 8, 9. 
 
 bpTOf, Kal 'jrpocre')(ciiv aKovadrw Koi ra <f)aiv6fieva avro) 
 2 oiKaLorar elvat ravra ylrrjcpiadaOo). avwyvwaerat 8e 
 TrpciJTOV fiev v/xiv rov vofiov, Kaff ov dcnv ai irpo^oXai' 
 fieTo. he ravra Kal irepl rwv dX\o)v ireipdao/xat, BcSdcrKeiP. 
 Ae^e TOP vofiov. 
 
 NOMOS. Toi)? irpvrdvei'i iroieiv €.KK\r]aiav iv Aiovv- f.5l7 
 trov rf] varepata twv Ylavhiwv. iv he ravTrj j^pijfiaTt^eiv 
 Trpdyrov fieu irepl lepcov, erreira Td(; 7rpo^o\d<; irapahiho- 
 rwcrav Td<i yeyevijfiei'a^ eveKa Tr]<; 7rofi7r7]<i r} rdov dyoovoov 
 TftJy iv T0t9 Atovvaiot.<;, oaai dv firj iKTeTKTfievai uxtlv. 
 9 'O fiev v6fio<; ovt6<; iariv, <o dvhpe^ ^Adrjvaioi, KaO' 4. a. 
 ov al Trpo^oXaX '^i'^vovTai, Xeywv, wairep rjKovaaTe, iroielv 
 TTjV eKKXijcrlav iv Aiovvaov fierd Udvhia, iv he Tavrrj 
 iireihav '^pijfxarLaoycrtv ol irpoehpoi irepl wv hcMKTjKev 6 
 2 dp')(wv, ')(^pT]p,aTi^eiv Kal irepl wv dv rt? i]hiK7]K(io<i y irepl 
 
 Kol Trpoo-^x'^''- ] The Koi — kclI couple d/couo-arw to yf/rjcpicraadu, on which 
 vtrep depends more than on aKovaaTu. Still the sentence runs better 
 if we omit the comma and Kal between oVros and irpo<rix'^''i with which 
 virkp would then be taken. The participle irpoaix'^^v means 'giving 
 attention ' with a common ellipse of tov vovv. 
 
 Si/caioVar'.] V. I. diKaiorep'. 
 
 2. dfayvuxreTai.] i.e. ypafifiarevs, the clerk of the court. 
 
 voieiv.] The accusative and infinitive of laws and decrees is governed 
 by an introductory phrase containing ido^€{v) or elTr€(v), cf. § 10, which 
 is often, as here, suppressed. 
 
 Tuv Havdluv.] Mss. ii> TlapSiovi. 
 
 oaai, K.T.X.] It was lawful to accept from the defendant a sum 
 assessed by the archon (iiripoXrj) in settlement of a case begun by the 
 process of probole ; even as Demosthenes himself is said to have done 
 from Meidias. 
 
 9. ol TrpdeSpoi.] 'The Presidents'; i.e. the ten weekly presidents 
 of the 50 Tpvraveti, who, being the members of the senate of 500 (/SouXtj) 
 elected from one of the ten tribes, acted for 35 or 36 days together as a 
 presiding committee over the Senate and the assemblies of the people. 
 Thus the representatives in the Senate of each tribe became irpvTaveis 
 once in the lunar year of about 50 weeks. The chairman of the irpofdpoi 
 ^ was called ^TrtcrTar/js. 
 
 6 d'pxwj'.] The Arch6n Ep6nymos presided at the Great Dionysia 
 which is the festival here mentioned, the Arch6n Basileus at the Lenaea. 
 
 The Pandia festival was probably in honour of Zeus, and fell on the 
 14th day of Elaphebolidn, just after the Great Dionysia.
 
 §§ 9, lO.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 13 
 
 TTjv eoprrjv r) 7rapavevo/j,7]K(6<i, KaXdo^, do av8pe<; ^AOrjvalot,, 
 Kai (rvfi(f)€p6pr(o<i e^cov 6 v6fio<;, (o<i to irpdyfia avro 
 fiaprvpel. ottov yap, iir6vT0<i rov <^6^ov rovrov, (^aivovraih. 
 TLva ovhev rjTTOv v^piaTai, ri ')^prj Tov<i roiovTovi 7rpoa--l 
 BoKav av TTOielu, el fjurjBeh eTrrjv dycov firjSe klvSvvo<; ; 
 10 ^ovXofiaL Tolvvv vplv KOI Tov €^rj<; vofiov dvayvwvai} 
 rovTovi' KoX yap e/c rovrov (jyavepd irdaiv vpXv r} re rcvv 
 a.Wa)P v/jLwv aTrdvrcov evXd^eta "yevrjaerai koX to rovrov 
 6pd(To<i. Aeye rov vofiov. 
 
 NOMOS. Eu777opo? etirev, orav r] Tro/xTrrj y tc3 c. 
 
 Aiovvcrq) iv Yieipaiel koX ol Kcofiwhol koI ol rpaywSoi, 
 
 Kai rj eirl Ar^vaia) irofiTTT] koX ol rpaywSol Kot ol koo/xuiSoI, 
 
 Kol roL<i iv daret i^iovvaloa rj Tro/xTrrj koL ol TralBef koL 
 
 2 KWfjLO'i Ktti OL KQ)fj,(pBol Kul ol rpaywBol, KoX Sap<yr]\i(i)v 
 
 2. »faXa5s...o vofios.] Cf. § 2, and Madvig, § 176 c. The subject is 
 added because it has not before been expressed in the sentence. 
 
 iwovTos.] 'When this deterrent is present, certain individuals all 
 the same exhibit gross insolence, what ought (one) to expect such people 
 would be doing if no trial or risk were involved?' In oratio recta av 
 noietv would be iiroiovv av. 
 
 10. TovTovL.'\ \ Spalding preferred tovtij}, 'the law next in order to 
 this.' 
 
 Twv dWuv vfjLuJu aTrdvTwv.] Bekker omits awavruv, cf. § 15 2, vixiv 
 TOLS dWois, vous autres, &c., but cf. § 58. 
 
 iv neipaiet] Probably rd kut dypoiis Aiovvcia is meant, which was 
 celebrated in the demes (Aristoph. Acharn, 250 — 267), of which Peiraeus 
 was one; see note on i^Lowtxioi's, § 1. 
 
 ol rpayi^ooL.'] The competitors stand in this passage for the contest, 
 as often; not quite equivalent to rpayuidia &c., as L. and S. say s.v. 
 Tpayij)56s. 
 
 A-qvcdii).] Cf. Aristoph. Acharn. 504, ovttI Aijvalcj) r' ayuv. Hesychios 
 tells us that the Lenaeon was a large enclosure in Athens containing a 
 temple of Dionysos, Lord of the winepress, in which dramatic contests 
 were held before the theatre was built. 
 
 2. Qapy-rjXluv.] Mss. d QapynXiwv or -ojvos, except one iv Qapyriklwv 
 irou-irrj, whence A. Buttmann infers tCjv QapyriXloov. Cf. § 8. 2, twv 
 llaj'5/wj' (mss. iv liavUovi.). The Thargelia was a festival to AjdoUo and 
 Artemis on the 6th or 7th in the month Thargelion, a few days jmst 
 the middle of May, when the expiatory human sacrifices of two (papfiaKol 
 were celebrated. Mr Wharton's Qapyri\ia, 'harvest home,' does not 
 express the nature of the festival happily. The name is probably con- 
 nected with diXyw (not with rpvyrj).
 
 I 
 
 llf DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS, [§§ lO, II. 
 
 TJ7 TTO/xTrf) Kol TO) dywvL, fxr} i^elvai fiy]re ive)(^vpdaai 
 Xr fi7]T€ Xafjb^dveiv erepov erepov, fxrjSe rcov vireprjfiepwv, ev 518 
 
 fj...TavraL^ Tal<; rjixepaa. idv Be ra rovrcov tc irapa^alvrj, d. 
 v7r68iKO<; ecrrco tco iradovrt,, kuI irpo^oXal avrov earcoaav 
 iv Trj eKKXtjata rfj ev /\iovvcrov, <w9 dhcKOVVTO<i, Kadd irepl 
 Ta>v aXXcop rdov dSiKovvrcov yeypaTrrai. 
 11 ^Evdu/xelade, co dvSpe'i hiKacrrai, otl ev tc5 irporepw 5. a. 
 vofjioi Kara roov irepl rrjv eoprrjv dBiKovvrcov ovarj^i r^? 
 irpo^o\rj<i, ev TOVTM /cat Kara rcov roi)? VTreprjfiepov^ 
 etairpaTTOVTOiv, rj koI dW oriovv TLvo<i Xa/x^avovTcov 
 2 i] I3ia^0fievwv, iTronja-are Td<i Trpo/BoXd'i. ov <ydp OTTtw? b. 
 TO aojfia v/3pi^ea6al Tivo<i ev TavTac^ Tal<; rjfiepai<;, rj 
 TYjV 7rapacrKevr)v rjv dv €k twv IBlcov iroplaatTo Ti? et? 
 Xetrovpyiav, weade ^(^prjvai, dWd icaX Ta BUr) Kal "^rjc^w 
 
 T'S TOfiir^.] Dative of point of time. 
 
 fiil e^eipai.] Most MSS. fJ-vre, Buttmann /itjti. 
 
 ivexvpda-at.] ' To distrain,' the same sense as the middle, Aristoph. 
 Nub. 241, here used aEsoTutely or with the genitive iripov. 
 
 inrepTin^pwi'.] Those who had failed to make payment by the day 
 which a court had fixed as the limit to the time allowed for payment of a 
 debt or a fine. 
 
 Kal irpo^oXal avrov.'] Taylor defended this objective genitive by 
 Xenophdn, Hellen. i. 35. 7, oitLves tov hrifiov i^Tjirdrrjaav irpo^oKds avrwv 
 elfat. 
 
 11. it> Ta5 trpoTipcii ro'/xtf;.] Equivalent to 'by' or 'according to,' cf. 
 Demosth. p. 496 Jiii. to. \j/rj(fii(T/x.aTa iv oh dreXeis elalv ovtoi, Pindar, Isth. 
 II. 38. 
 
 ova-rjs.] ' The process probolS being instituted,' cf. § 26. 
 
 TivSs.] Cf. Madv. § 60 2. 
 
 pia^/jLivup.] Used here in the absolute construction. 
 
 2. ov yap oTTws.] ' Not only did you (lit. not deem it right) deem it 
 wrong.' The clause introduced by dXXa Kal is virtually negative. Cf. 
 Madv. § 212. All mss. but one good one read wrongly... oVws fxrj. 
 
 v^pl^ecrdai.] Governs ttJc irapaffKevr]v by zeugma. 
 
 rjv dv...TropiaaiTo.] The optative with rjv is owing to the historical 
 tense i^eaOe, the dv suggests a suppressed condition, ' if he pleased,' 
 cf. Goodwin, § 63 2, and § 62. 
 
 aXXa Kai.] ' But you actually restored, ' at any rate during the 
 festival, that which by law and verdict becomes the property of the 
 winning parties to the parties who had lost the case and had been the 
 original possessors.' That is, the actual holders before the judgment.
 
 §§ II — 13-] .DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 15 
 
 Tu>v eXovroiv 'yiyvojjbeva, tu)V tjXwkotcov koX KeKTrj/ievwv 
 
 12 €^ dp'xr)^, Ttjv <yovv eoprrjv, d'lrehwKare elvai. vfiet<i fxev c, 
 Tolvvv, (ti dvSpe^ ^Adrjvaioi, ircivre^; et? ToaovTov dcpl'^de 
 <pi\av6po)7rla<i koX evcre^ela'i, ware koI tcov irporepov 
 yejevijfievoov dSiKTjfxdToov to Xa/x^dveiv BiKrjv eirea')(^e.re 
 TavTWi Td<; ■^fi€pa<;' MetSta? 8' iv avrai-i ravrai^i ralf 
 rj^epai<i d^ca rov Bovvat rrjv i(T')(drriv BUrjv ttolcov hefxdi'i- 
 
 2 aerai. ^ovkojxav he Kad^ eicaarov dir dp')(ri<i wv treiTovda d, 
 e7rtSe/^a<? koI irepl tcov TrXrjywv elTrelv u<; to reXevralov 
 \^7rpoa€veTeLV€ /not. ev yap ovhev ianv i(pi' w tojv ireirpay- 
 
 13 fievcov ov 8tVa(09 wv diroXwXevai, ^avrjaeraL. iirecSr) 6. a. 
 ydp, ov KaOecmjKOTO'i ')(opri'yov rfj UavSLOViSc (pvXfj rpt- 
 
 Tov eT09 Tovri, Trapouarjq Be t^? iKKXrjaLaf;, iv rj tov 
 dp-^ovra eiTiKXripovv 6 v6fjiO<i rot? ')(^opoi'i toi)? avXrjrd^ 519 
 KeXevec, Xoycov koI XoiSopta^ yLjvofxevT]-?, koc KaTrjyo- 
 
 12. iHffxere.'] ' You stayed,' L, and S. iv. b. Cf. § 84, imcx^lv 
 ideiTO fxov Trjv dt-air-qv. 
 
 2. KaO' ^Kaarov.] This formula, like Kud' ?ca, Kar' oXlyov^, Kara dia- 
 Kociovs, K.T.X., is used as one word as a subject or an object in any 
 oblique case, and takes, as here, a genitive after it. Cf. Herod, ii. 93, 
 diroppalvovcn kcLt' oXiyovs ti2v niyxP'^^- 
 
 errtSei'las.] 'After setting forth each detail, from the first, of my 
 sufferings.' 
 
 iv...Qvoiv.'\ Cf. ?v oi'5' oTiovv, Demosth. pp. 404, 64.3, 'Not one single 
 one.' Note the transference of tuv Tmr par/ nivuv into the relative clause, 
 where it is a genitive of cause. 
 
 13. iirtidr) yap.'] iweiSrj belongs especially to irapeXdwv vireffxap^Vy 
 for which the English equivalent ' when ' should wait ; yap merely 
 introduces the narration. The protasis of this long sentence occupies all 
 § 13 to ^Xaxov. For KadeffT-qK. cf. § 68. 
 
 Tplrov eVos tovtL] ' For two years before this year.' The same phrase 
 can also mean ' more than two years ago.' Cf. Demosth. p. 1257, i^rjXdo- 
 fiev fVos tovtI rpiTov ei's lldvaKTov <ppovpd% vfuv irpoypa<pei(Ty)^. For the cir- 
 cumstances cf . the note on xopvy^"-"^ § 1 ./*"• 
 
 6 v6/ioj.] Either this or KeXevei. is surely out of place, yet I find no 
 objections raised to the order. Perhaps the verb is a gloss. 
 
 auXijrdj.] Holmes renders this 'flute instructors,' but the 6 avX-rp-qi of 
 § 17 is clearly the same as the tov avXrjTqv of § 13 fin., but not the same 
 as the 6 StSdir/caXos tov x^pov of § 17. The avX-nrai in question were most 
 likely the leading flute-players for each chorus, the ' first flutes.' 
 
 yiyvop-ivrjs.] ' When discussion and abuse were arising.' The present 
 tense refers especially to Xoidopias.
 
 16 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 3 — 1 5. 
 
 povvro'i Tov fiev dp')(^ovTO<i rwv iirLiiekrirwv t^9 cf)v\r}<;, 
 rwv S' iTTifieXr/Tcov tov ap'^ovTO^, irapeXdcov v'ire(T')(^6p,if)V 
 i<yco '^opviyrjaeiv ideXovrrjf; koI KXrjpovfMevcov irpwro^ 
 
 14 alpeladai tov avXrjTtjv eka-x^ov, vfxei<i puev, to dvBp€<; ^Adrjv- h. 
 aloi, TrdvTe^ afx^oTepa (W9 olov re fidXiaT airehe^acrde, 
 Tr-fV T iira'yyeKiav T'qv €/j,tjv koI to crvp^^dv diro Trjq 
 Tv')(ri<i, Kol dopv^ov KOI KpoTov ToiovTov d)<i dv iiraivovvTe^ 
 re KoX avvr]cr6evT€<; iiroLrjaaTe, MeiSia? B ovToal fi6vo<i 
 Twv iravTOiv, w<? eoiKev, ri'^Oeadrj, koi 7rapr]KoXov6r)ae Trap' 
 oXrjv Trjv XeiTovpylav eTrrjped^cov p,oi (Tvve')(^u><i Kai fitKpd 
 
 15 Kol fielt,ai. ocra fjuev ovv, Tov<i '^opevTd'i ivavTiovp,evo<; 7. a. 
 ijfitv d(p€6P]vai TT]^ (TTpaTeia.'i ^voo'^Xrja-ev, ij irpo^aXXo- 
 fjL€vo<; Koi KeXevcov eavTOv eh Aiovvo-ia ')(eLpoToveiv eiri- 
 fieXrjT^v, ^ ToXXa irdvTa oaa ToiavTa, edaoi' ov yap 
 dyvoM Tov6\ OTC TQ} fiev iirrjpea^oiJbevfp tot efxol kol 
 v^pi^ofievo) Ttjv avTrjv opyrjv €Ka<TT0v tovtcov ijvrrep dXX 
 
 2 oTiovv TU)V SeivoTdTcov TraplaTT], vfjuv Se Tol'i dXXoc^i, Tot9 
 
 KXfipovnivuv.l ' When we (the choregoi) were casting lots.' 
 
 14. ir/xets /u^v. ] ' You for your part.' Mei5/ax 5'. ' M. on his part.' 
 ws olov re.] Cf. Madvig, § 96. 
 
 K a I dopv^ov.] ' In fact. ' 
 
 ws dv inaiv.] ' As you naturally would when approving and showing 
 sympathetic delight ' ; cos TroL-qcraiTe av ei eTraivoTre Kal ffvvTjordeiTjTe. Cf. 
 Thuk. VI. 57 § 3. Xen. Cyr. i. 3. 8, Kal tov Kvpov iiripeaOai irpoTreTw^ ws aj* 
 nah uriMwoj vTroTrT7]<T<Tuv, 'and that Cyrus enquired impetuously, as a boy 
 naturally would, when as yet unembarrassed.' For irapi]Ko\ov9. cf. § 69 2. 
 
 15. otra /xev ovv.] Cf. note on el fxh ovv, § 5. Here however /xiv is 
 taken up by dXX' a iravres, k.t.X. 
 
 ivavTiovpLevos.l 'By opposing the exemption of our choreutae from 
 military service. The passages quoted by Buttmann, from Plato, Apol. 
 §§ 19, 20 (to show that ivavTiovcdai means kwKwlv), prove that it only 
 means ' oppose.' The double construction with both dative and infinitive 
 is found Apol. § 19, rovrb iffriv, 6 fxoi evavriovrat. to. iroXiTiKo, irpaTTeiv. 
 
 eavTov.] Object both to irpopaX\6fievos and x^'-P°'''°^^^^> or rather 
 Ktkevijiv — xetporoJ'eZi'. 
 
 oaa TotaCra.] Perhaps av eiTroi/xi, or dv ^x^'A" X^Te'" is the thought 
 suppressed after oVa rather than iffriv, cf. Plato, Gorgias, § 86. 
 
 Ty ju^j/.] Render /ikv—dk here 'although' 'yet,' because what 
 
 dyv6w mainly refers to is introduced by 5^, cf. §§ 183, 206 2. 
 
 iir7jpea^ofj.ivi{i.] ' Suffering indignities' ; the imperfect participle.
 
 §§ 15, l6.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 17 
 
 €^0} rov Trpdy/naTO^i ovcriv, ovk av tcro)? a^ia ravra KaO^ 
 avra dya}vo<; (f^avelrj' dW* d irdvTe^ dv o/j.o[co<; dKOV(ravT€<; b. 
 16 dyavaKTijaaire, ravr ipco. eart Be inrep^oXrj rwv /iera 
 Tavra d fieWco Xeyetv' Kol ovS" dv i'Trej(eLprj(ra eycoye 
 KaTTjyopelv avTov vvv, el fi^ koI rore ev tw Sijfio) irapa- 
 ')(^prjixa i^}]\ey^a. rrjv ydp ecrdrjra rr/p lepdv [lepdv c. 
 yap er^wye vo/jll^co nrdcrav oarjv dv Tt? eveKU t^9 eoprrji^ 
 TrapaaKevdar^rat, ew? dv XPV^^v) '^^'' '^ov^ (TT€(f)dvov<; 520 
 2 Tov<; ')(^pvaov<i, 01)9 i7roi7]crd/j,r]v iyw Koo-fiov tu> %opf3, eV- 
 e^ovXevaev, w dvhpe<i ^ KOrjvaloL, Bia(f)6€Lpat fiov, vvKrcop 
 iXSaiv iirl ttjv olKiav rijv rov ')(^pvao')(oov. koI 8i€(f)d€cpev, 
 ov /juevTot 7rdvTa<i ye' ov ydp iBvvrjdr). KatToi roioviov d. 
 
 1. Toh ^^cj.] One MS., Par. S, followed by the Zurich edd., omits 
 ToTj. Cf. § 45. 
 
 16. vTrep/SoXij.] 'For there is a transcendency about his next pro- 
 ceedings which I am oiTthe point of relating.' Cf. Demosth. p. 1127, ws 
 ow ixoXkxt' dv CLTravTas v/Jids riyovfiaL yvCivai Tr]v virep^okrjv S)v TjdiK-^ixed^ VM^^^s, 
 (ppaaw. After X^yeiv, Ziii-ich edd. place a comma ; Buttmann a colon, 
 rightly, I think, the following Kal meaning 'indeed,' and its clause following 
 up a vdvres S.i'...d,yavaKTrjaaiTe. 
 
 pdi>.] 'Before this Court,' cf. § 28. 
 
 i^rjXey^a.] Supply a /xiXKu Xiyeiv. Here iv T(f drifxifi means 'before 
 the assembly' as a court, cf. iv 8k TolaS Icros, Soph. Oed. R. 677. 
 
 irapaaKevaffrfrai..^ V. I. given by Ziirich edd. TrapaaKevd^Tjrai. 
 
 ?a)s.] MS. T^wy defended by Buttmann, condemned by Shilleto, De 
 Fals. Leg. p. 446, § 374. 
 
 XPV^^V-] Passive according to Hermann (on Antig. 23) and A. Butt- 
 mann, who cites Herod, vii. 144, ai 5e (v^es) is to ft.kv eTroiTjdrjcrav ovk 
 
 2. iTToi-qadfxrjv.] True middle, 'I had had made.' 
 
 8ia<p6€lpal fiov.] For the possessive genitive where one might expect a 
 dativus commodi or incommodi cf. § 17, dii(f>d€ipi fiov, § 69 2, rod ffwuaros... 
 diroffxicrdai. fiov, perhaps § 91, iviirXTjaev avroO. 
 
 dU(pdup€u.] Aorist tense. 'And he did spoil them.' The ye of the 
 next clause almost means ' I admit.' For irdm-as (Buttmann) the Ziirich 
 edd. and others read from one ms. irdaav referring to rrjc iadrp-a, cf. 
 §26 2. 
 
 Kalroi TOLovTov.'\ Best MSS. KOI roiovTov. Keiske Kalroi tout6 7' from 
 one MS. ' And yet ' means ' and though he was partly foiled he did so 
 much that.' Demosthenes' account of this mischief is scarcely backed up 
 by the evidence of Pammenes, § 22, and this vague appeal to general 
 opinion suggests that the actual foct was really not very serious. Where 
 
 D. 2
 
 18 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 6 — 1 8. 
 
 ovB€l<; TTcoTTOTe ovSeva ^rjcrlv oKrjKoivac ToXfirjaavTa ovoe 
 
 17 TroirjcravTa iv ry TroXei. ov/c aTre^pT^ae B avrw tovto, 
 dWa Kal rov BcSdaKokov, w dvSpe^ ^ Kdrjvaloi, Bii(f)0€tpe 
 fiov Tov 'xppov' Kal el /xr) Tj]\€<})dvr]<; 6 avXrjrrjq dvSpcov e. 
 fie\rnaTO<; irepl ifxe rore iyevero, Kal to Trpdy/xa alcrOo- 
 fjievo<i TOV avdpoiirov aTreXda-a^ avTO^ avyKpoTelv Kal 
 BiBda-Kecv weTO Beiv tov ')^op6v, ovB^ dv rj^wviad/jieOa, (o 
 dvBpe<i ^Adrjvatoc, dXk" dBiBaKT0<: dv elarjXOev 6 'xppo^ 
 
 2 Kal TrpdyfiaT alcryiCTT dv eTrdOofMev. Kal ovB ivTavd f. 
 eaTTj Trj<i v^peQ)<;, dWd toctovtov avTM Trepcfjv, SaTe tov 
 i(TTe^avo}[xevov dp'X^ovTa Bii(^6etpe, toi)? 'X^oprjyoii^ avvijyev 
 iir ifie, ^owv, direCkwv, ofivvovcn irapeaT'qKw^ toI<; KpcTa'i';, 
 Ta irapacTKrjvia (j^paTTOiV, irpoarjXoov tStcor?;? (ov Ta Bt]p,6- 
 aia, KaKa Kal Trpdy/xaTa dfivdrjTd fiot, irape^^^cov BceTcXecrev. 
 
 18 Kal TovTcov, oaa ye iv toj B^fim yeyovev, rj 7rpd<; tol<; KpcTai<; 8. i 
 iv TM OedTpw, vpuel<i ecrre pbot fidpTvpe<i irdvTe<i, co dvBpa 
 BtKacTTaL KaiTOi twv Xoycov TOVTov<i '^prj BiKaiOTdTov<; 
 i^yeladai, oi/s dv oi Kad^fievoc tc3 XeyovTt fiapTvpcocriv 
 
 Greek has a double negative we generally omit the second ; here, as in 
 § 148, it is more convenient to omit the first. 
 
 17. di^cpOeip^ /iov.] Aorist tense. For /xou cf. § 16 2, and for 5t5a- 
 ffKaXov and auXTjr^s cf. § 13, note on aJXijras. 
 
 iyevero.] ' FjQsed himself.' The aor. iyivero often bears this shade 
 of meaning. 
 
 TOV avOpuirov.] 'Sent the fellow (rbi' SiddffKaXov) about his business.' 
 
 avrds.] For nom. after ddi> by attraction ; cf. § 143, Demosth. p. 414, 
 ^yoi''fX7)i' TrpCiTos avrbs irepielvai 5eiv, Madvig § 160 Eem. 
 
 ov8' av TiyuiVLad/xeda.] Does this imply that choruses which failed in 
 rehearsal discreditably were disqualified from the formal competition, or 
 does it mean ' we should have been nowhere in the competition ' ? 
 
 2. trepirji'.] 'But he displayed such an exuberance of it as to try to 
 tamper witli the presiding archon.' Cf. § 33 for i(jTe<pavwixivov, and § 9 
 for the arcbon. 
 
 /KpiTttts.] Cf. § 5. 
 
 rd ■wapadKTfVLa.'] According to Ulpian Meidias naile^_ up„ thfi-Side 
 scenes to oblige Demosthenes' chorus to come round by the front entrance, 
 and so get him laughed at for the delay. 
 
 18. oi KaQrjixevoi..'] 'The Bench.' Cf. the use of Lt. sedeo.
 
 §§ 1 8—20 ] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 19 
 
 1 a.\7]$el^ elvaL. 7rpoSLa(j)delpa<i roivvv rov<i Kpirai; tcS b. 
 dyoovc Toov dvBpdiv, 8vo ravra coa-Trepel Ke(}id\aia icj) 
 &7raai, rol<i kavru) veveavievfievoi'i iTridrjKev. ifiov fxev 
 v^pcae TO adofia, rfj <pvXfj Be Kparovarj rov dywva 
 
 19 alricoTaro'i rov firj vcKrjaat KariaTrj. rd fxev ovv eh 521c. 
 i/jie Kol Toi)<; <f>v\eTa<i rjcreXjrjfieva koI irepl rrjv eoprrjv 
 dhiKrjixara tovto) ireTrpay/xeva, icpi' oh avrov irpov^dk- 
 6fi7}V, ravT ear IV, w dvhpe^ AOtjvoIol, koI ttoXA, ere pa, 
 
 U)v oa dv 0i09 re w Bce^ecfit Trpo? v/jLd<i avriKU 8rj jxaXa. 
 e-xoo Be Xi'yeiv koI 7rovT]p[a<; eT€pa<i TrafnrXrjOei'i avrov, d. 
 Ka\ v/3pei'i el<i ttoXXoi)? vficov Kal ToXfirjfiara rov fiiapov 
 
 20 TovTov TToXXd Kal Becvd, e^' ot<f tcov TreirovOoroyv ol /xeV, 
 w dvBpe<i BiKacnai, KaraBeicravTef; tovtov Kal to tovtov 
 dpdao'i Kal T0V<i irepl avrov kralpovi Kal ttXovtov Kal 
 rdXXa Brj ocra irpoaedTL tovtw, Tfavyiav etxj^ov, ol S' eVt- 
 
 2 '^eiprjaavre'i Blktjv XafM^dveiv ovk eBwrjOrjcrav' elal S' ol 
 BieXvaavTO, tcrfu? XvcrireXelv avroi^ T^yov/xevoi. ttjv fiev ovv e. 
 
 2. Tois iavT(f veveavievfi^vois.] ' To his madcap effronteries.' 
 KpaTovffri.] 'Though it did the best in the contest'; imperfect parti- 
 ciple. Note the contrast with i/iKacTmerely to ' gain the prize,' ' be tech- 
 nical victor.' 
 
 KaricTTr].] ' He constituted himself the chief cause.' 
 
 19. fih ovv.] Cf. §§ 5, 15, 20 2. The /^iv is answered by ^x" W, 
 K. r. X. 
 
 irdW ^repa.] The language is, probably intentionally, vague ; but 
 the orator might profess to refer to §§ 77 ff. 
 
 tx,io 8i \4yfi.v, K.T.X.] These misdeeds are again alluded to in § 23, 
 only for the enumeration one is led to expect at once to be postponed 
 mitil §§ 129 ff. 
 
 20. Karadeia-avTes.] 'Having conceived a mortal dread of.' 
 
 Kal rdWa S-q, k.t.X.] 'And, I may add, all his other advantages.' 
 Cf, Kal l<Txv^ Kal (fttWos /cat ttXovtos 5r], Plato, Meno, p, 87; /cat vyiaivnv 5^, 
 id. Rep. II. p. 367. The Stj indicates the obviousness or unquestionable 
 propriety of an addition to an enumeration. 
 
 iaxov.'] V. I. on margin of a Par. ms. ^7701', but the aorist is wanted ; 
 they kept quiet at the natural time for showing resentment in the several 
 cases. 
 
 2. fieri 5' oi'.] V. I. elffl 5k Kal oZ (ot »coO. 
 
 avTo'is.] Omitted in two good mss. and by Ziir. edd. 
 
 rqv ij.iv ovv.] Cf. § 5 for niv ovp...8i. ' Now on their own behalf those 
 
 2—2
 
 20 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 20 — 22. 
 
 virep avrwv hiKrjv €Xov(riv o7 ye treicrOevre';' Trj<i 8' vTrep 
 Twv v6f^o)V, oi)<f 7rapaj3a<i ovto<; KaKeivov<i r/hUei kgX vvv ifie 
 
 21 Koi Trdvra^ rot-? aX\ov<i, v/xeU eVre K\r]pov6fiot. iravrwv 
 ovv ddpocov €u Tifxrjfj.a iroir^aacrOe, o tc av hUatov rjyrjade. 
 i^eXey^oo Be irpcSrov fxev, oaa avro^ v^pio-drjv, eireid' ocra f. 
 vfiet'i' fMerd ram a he koI top (iXkov, w dvhpe<i 'AOrjvatot, 
 fiiov avTOV irdvTa i^erdao), koX Bel^o) ttoWmv Oavarcov, 
 ovx ei'O'i, ovra d^cov. Xeye fioi rrjv rod xp^^^oxoov irpw- 
 T'qv \a^cov fxaprvpiav. 
 32 MAPTTPIA. Uafifjiivr]^ Ua/ifxevov; *e7repxo9* ex&) g. 
 
 \ '\j, yofcro^oetov ev rf} dyopa, iv a> KoraylyvofiaL Kai epya^o- 
 
 fiat, rrjv XP'^^^X^^'^^^ Tex^nv. eKh6vTo<; Se /lOt Aijfio- 522 
 crOevov^, <i> fxaprvpoo, aTe(^avov ^j^pfcroOf ware KaraaKevdaai,, 
 Kol l/jidTiov Sidxpvo-ov TTOiiicrat, o7rco<i 7ro/u,7rev(rat iv 
 avToh rrjv rov Acovvaov Tro/XTrrjv, Koi ifj,ov avvreXeaavTO'i 
 
 at any rate -who were bribed (not to prosecute) have sati?faction ; but of 
 the satisfaction due to the laws by transgressing which the defendant 
 kept injuring the above-mentioned (victims) and now also (injures) me 
 and all the rest (of us), you are executors (lit. heirs).' 
 
 21, Tt>77/xa.] 'Penalty.' Lit. 'assessment,' i.e. of fine, darnages, 
 punishments generally. In such trials as the present, aywy Tt/xi?ros, the 
 penalty was not fixed by law or the nature of the case, but the prosecutor 
 might propose a penalty. This the dikasts might accept or choose another 
 for themselves. If the penalty was fixed the trial was dyci}v drLixrrros, as 
 no assessment was required, cf. § 90. In revising my Translation, p._8, 
 I was led by a misprint in Mr Hohnes' first edition to put this point 
 exactly wrong. 
 
 v^piad7]v.] The aorist tense limits the time to the period within the 
 scope of the definite charge on which the accusation was based. The 
 orator however does not confine himself to this_ period, but brings in 
 (§§ 77 — 125) all his earUer grievances against Meidias. 
 
 v/ie'is- n.] V. I. vfxeis rjSiKTiffde fi. The best iiss. give the text. 
 
 22. ^TTfpxos.] So best mss. Buttmann suggests '^E/)X'ei>s 'of the 
 deme Erchia' as a possibility. V. I. twapxos. Eeiske proposed IIe/37a(rei>s 
 ' of the deme of Pergasa'; Voem. vvapx'^ with the ms. ^x'^v. 
 
 KaTaylyvofxaL.] The rarity of this word in Classical Greek literature 
 is no argument against the genuineness of § 22, as Pammenes would not 
 be bound by a literary standard. 
 
 iKdovros.] 'Having commissioned me to make'; wVre does not go 
 also with iroiTjaai., its insertion being optional in this construction. Cf. 
 Heindorf on Plato, Protag. § 71 (Soph. Philoct. 900, iirei<xev wcrre fir/ ix' 
 d7ei.'). Cf. Madvig § 146 Rem. 2, § 145 Kern. 3.
 
 §§ 22 — 24-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 21 
 
 2 avra, Kat €-^ovTo<i irap i/xavTo) eroifia, elcnrrjhrjaa'i 7rp6<; 
 fie vvKTcop MetSia? o Kpivofievo^ viro Atj/Moadeuov;, e-^^fov 
 fieO^ eavTov koI aX\ov<;, CTre'x^elpTjae Siacfidelpeiv rbv crrecf)- 
 avov Kol TO l/jLartov, kuI tlvo, fiev ainwv iXvfirjvaro, ov 
 fievTot TTavra 76 iSvvrjdT) Sia to iiTL^avevTa fie KcoXvaac. 
 
 23 IloWa /xev tolvvv, co avSpef ^ A.drjvaloi, koX irepl d)V 9 a. 
 Tov^ a\Xov<; rjhiKrjKev e^co Xiyeiv, Scnrep etTrov ev ap-^fj 
 Tov \6yov, Kol avveiXo'^a v^pea avTov koX dTifiLa<i Tocr- 
 avTa<i 0(7a9 aKovaecrde uvtIku ^rj fidXa. rjv 8' rj avWoyr} 
 
 24 paBta' avTol yap ol ireTVOvdoTe'i irpocrrjea-av fioi. ^ovXofiai b. 
 he wpb TOVTcov elirelv ot9 i7ri)(^eip^cr€iv avTOV aKrjKoa 
 e^airaToiv vfid<i' TOv<i yap virep tovtwv \6yov^ ifiol fiev 
 dvayKaLOTOTOv^; irpoenrelv r)yovfiai, vfiiv 8e '^TjacficoTd- 
 T0V9 aKovaat. 8cd rt ; otl tov BiKalav Kal evopKOv deadai 
 
 irofiiretjffai.] V. I. ■wonveia-ri. Note the difference of accent between 
 this 3rd slug, optative active, TrojUireOcra: infin. active, and ird/xneva-ai. (if 
 extant) 2nd sing. imp. middle. 
 
 iv ai>rots.] This evidence as to a crown and garment to be worn by 
 Demosthenes does not tally with § 16. It is possibly either not genuine 
 (at least in part), or a faulty expansion of an abbreviated memorandum ; 
 but see next note. Evidence in Athenian courts was furnished by the 
 reading of depositions made by the witnesses. It is likely that more than 
 one deposition ought to follow the evidence of the goldsmith. 
 
 •2. 6 Kptv6/x€vos.] 'Who is being brought to trial.' Cf. § 82 2, abso- 
 lutely § 136. 
 
 Kal TLva fxh avrwy.] This phrase and Trdvra are not easily applicable 
 to two articles only. Note the accents Kal tlvo. [in partitione aut oppo- 
 sitione praestat accentum hujus pronominis non inclinari. Schaefer]. It is 
 possible that the crowns and robes for the chorus were originally specified 
 above after iro/j.irrii', and that Tbv ari^avov Kal rb lixdriov were altered into 
 the singular after the loss suggested. The serious disagreement with § 16 
 is an argument against the evidence being altogether spurious. 
 
 23. xoXXd /iii>.] The /x^v is answered by ^oOXo/xat 8^,§2i', ijv d' i] 
 ffvW. — fiot being parenthetical. 
 
 Koi vepi.] 'Also.' In addition to the evidence on my own case. 
 i?j' 5' 17 ffvWoyrj.] 'The collection, I may observe, was easy, for the 
 victims kept coming to me of their own accord (to unfold their wrongs).' 
 
 24. inrip toi/twj'.] For this preposition in the place of the more usual 
 irepl cf. §§ 8, 40, 121, 152, and often in Demosthenes. 
 
 Sti rod 8iKalai>.] 'Because an argument which shall have prevented 
 yoiu: being misled will be the cause of your giving (liaviug given) your 
 vote with justice and in accoidance with your oath.' Note the position
 
 22 UEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 24, 25. 
 
 Tr]v ylrrjcpov 6 KwXvcra^ e^aTraTrjOrjvat \6yo<; vfxa<j o*to9 
 atTio<i ecrrai. irdXv Brj jMaXia-Ta iravrwv rovrrp t(w \6'y(o 
 'iTpoae-)(^eiv vfMa<; Set, Kol fivrjfiovevcrai tovtov, koI tt/jo? 
 25 eKacTTOv diravrav, '6rav ovTO<i Xiyj}- eari he irpoorov fxkv c. 
 CKelvo ovK dSr}\o<; epwv e^ wv ISia 7rp6<; Tiva<; avrof; 
 Bie^tcav dirriyyeXkero fiot, co<i eiTrep a\7]dco<; eireirovdeiv 
 Tavra a Xiyco, St/ta? to/a? fioc Trpoa-TjKev avrrp Xa^eiv, 
 
 of v/xas which goes both with Oicrdai and f^anaT.jdrjvai. Taj'lor proposed 
 KuMauv, with which however the present infinitive would be wanted. 
 
 iroXii 5i], K.T.X.] 'Far more (carefully) than to all else must you attend 
 to this argument and keep it in mind, and (so) meet each of the de- 
 fendant's points when he shall be addressing you.' Spalding conjectured 
 8ti dv for Srav, comparing Plato, Gorgias, p. 503 e, ^Ka<TTvv...o ai> TtOrj. 
 
 517.] The particle does not here emphasise the superlative. Cf. § 77 2, 
 ^ovXofxai 5tj. 
 
 vpoffix^iv.'} Cf. § 8, Trpoo-^xw^. 
 
 25. ^<TTL di.] The 8^ introduces the main argument of the irpoKard- 
 \7]\pis which was opened at § 24 and at once interrupted by the digression 
 Toi)s yap virip roirwv \6yovi — outos ^iyy. It is in fact resumptive. 
 
 ■jrpCoTov iJ.^f.] Taken up by otSa rolvvv, 8ti § 29, and ' Arr-r/yeWe 
 rolvvv tLs fjLOL § 36. 
 
 OVK ddriXos ipQv.] For the personal construction cf . Madv. § 1 77 6. 'Now 
 in the first place it is manifest from what he was reported to me as stating 
 to certain persons that he will say this, that, if I had really suffered what 
 I assert, my proper course was to bring private actions against him, first 
 for the spoiling of the dresses and crowns, and all the indignities with 
 regard to the chorus, (lan action) for damage, secondly for the outrages on 
 my person which I allfege (an indictment) for outrage, not, as he avows, to 
 be publicly prosecuting him and proposing the i^enalty which he must 
 pay in person or in purse.' 
 
 SlKas I8iai.] The term Siktj 'action' includes I., ypa4>') 'indictment' 
 (i., yp. drjfjLocrLa 'public prosecution,' and ii., yp. I5la criminal prosecution, 
 for offence against a private individual), and II., SIkt] ISia, or more usually 
 diKT) without an adjective, ' civil action.' But in this passage 5koi idiai 
 includes by a sort of zeugma ypacfjTj ISla v^pews, cf. § 28, Meidias con- 
 tended that as a volunteer choregos Demosthenes was not a state official, 
 but only a private citizen. But a private citizen if ill-treated could, in 
 spite of A. Buttmann's statement to the contrary, bring against his as- 
 sailant a ypa(p7] u/Spewj (the penalty going to the Treasury, § 45 3), or if 
 he preferred compensation to vengeance, a diK-q aiKias. 
 
 irpoffrJKev.] Cf. § 26, ^5ei, Goodwin, § 49 2. 
 
 Xaxe'tv.] Lit. 'to get by lot.' The first step of a plaintiff or prosecutor 
 was to apply by a declaration (with payment of court fees, irpvTauela) for 
 leave to proceed, whereupon the archon had the declaration published, 
 § 103, and decided the order of hearing the dvaKpiais by lot (hence the 
 idiomatic use of Xayxdvu, X%ts).
 
 §§ 25, 26.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 23 
 
 ■ Twv fiev l/jLaTLCov KoX Twv ^(^pvcrwv aretpdvcov Tp]<i Sia(f)0opd<i 
 KoX rrji irepl tov X^P^^ rrrdar)'; eTrrjpeta^, ^\dl3r]<;, wv S' 
 619 ro <7Q}/j,a vj3pl(T6aL ^rific, v/Speio^, ov fid At' ov^l 523 
 hif^fioala Kplvecv avrov koX Tifirjfjua iirdyeLV o re ^P^ 
 26 iraOetv rj dirorlaaL. iyco Be ev fiev eKelvo ev olSa, koI d. 
 v/jbd<i Se elhevav XPV> ore el firj Trpov^aXofirjv avrov, aX\' 
 iStKa^ofirjv, oivavTLO<; rJKev dv evOv<; p,oi \6<yo^, g5? etirep _ 
 
 f]v TC TovTcov dXr]6e<i, rrpo^aXecrdat fi eSec koI i rap avrd a>''^ *" 
 s TaotKtjfMara rrjv TC/J,(opiav iroieLaaac' o re <yap X'^P^'^ rjv' 
 rrj^ TToXew?, r] re ia0rj<; rrj<; iopTTJ<; eveKa irdaa Trape- 
 aKeva^ero, eyoo re o ireirovdoo'^ ravra X^PVY^^ W' '^^'* ^^ ^• 
 
 Kal...iTrayetv.] If we compare § 21, ii> T[/ji.7jfia iroi-fiaaade, o tl av SUaiov 
 ifyrjdde with Demosthenes' suggestion of the penalty of death (§§ 21, 92 2), 
 of aTifxia (§ 32), of loss of property — perhaps a condition of aTiixla — (§ 211), 
 we might almost infer that Demosthenes had not proposed a penalty 
 {rlfirifxa iirdyeiv) but for this clause. Note that oii...ovxl are to be taken 
 closely with S-qfioalq., and this again with rlfj.ri/j.a iir6.yei.v. Grammatically 
 o{)...ov-xl negative irpoffrjKe supplied from above. The dikasts of course 
 understood that the penalty for an act which constituted a public offence 
 was heavier than that for the same act if regarded only as an offence 
 against a private individual. The mention of the rl/xri/xa is appropriate ; 
 as the desire to make it heavier had, accordmg to Meidias, determined 
 Demosthenes' choice of procedure. 
 
 26. iyu Si.] ' But I well know one thing, and you too ought to know 
 it, and-that-is {iKelvo). 
 
 Kal..di.] So often in Xenophdn. Cf. § 126. 
 
 wpoi'^aXdfirjv.] Many mss. have wpoii^aWdfjiyju by assimilation of tense 
 to iSiKa^dfirjv, and perhaps to the reading Trpo^dXXeaOai, though most mss. 
 have TrpojSaXiadai, which A. Buttmann, Meier and Bekker read. If 
 Demosth. had dealt with Meidias flagrante delicto, the case would have 
 been settled long before the actual trial, but the imperfect idiKa^ofx-qv, 
 'this were a private action,' is right because the alternative argument is 
 naturally regarded as applicable to present circumstances. 
 
 ws eiVep.] Meidias' supposed argimient goes down to ovaau, § 26 2. 
 
 I5et.] Cf. § 25, vpoffTJKev, Goodwin, § 49 2. 
 
 Trap' aiiTo, TdSi/c^/uara.] Flagrante delicto. For Trapa. cf. § 215 and 
 iropaxp'7A"», and for much the same use § 1. Lit. ' parallel to the offences 
 themselves. ' 
 
 2. iraaa vape^K.] 'Was all being prepared ' at the time he tried to 
 spoil it. The imperfect is probably right, though Eeiske approves a v. I. 
 TrapiffKfvacTTO. 
 
 ris dv ovv.] The protasis is eiVep ^v ti tovticv &\T)6h. "We should say, 
 'Why then should anyone have preferred a different retaliation to that 
 instituted by the law, d-c. ? '
 
 24 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 26 — 28. 
 
 ovv iripav e'tXero riixcoplav rj rrjv e'/c tov vofiov Kara rwv 
 irepl rrjv eopTrjv ahiKovvroiv ovaav ; ravr ev oW on 
 
 27 iravT av eXeyev outo^ t6t€. ^evyovro^; fikv yctp, ol^at,/ 
 
 Koi rjhLKT^KOTO^ €(TtI TO TOP TTUpOVTa TpOTTOV TOV SoVVat, 
 
 l,.^~t*..\-{ hiKrjv ScaKpovofievov tov ovk ovd^ W9 eSet jevecrOai \eyeiv, 
 SiKacTTCov Si ye croKJ^povcov tovtol<; re fjbr] Trpo(Te')(et,v koI 
 
 28 ov av \al3bi(TLV dcreXyaivovTa KoXd^eiv. iii) hr) tovto Xeyeiv f. 
 avTov iuTe, otc koi BiKa<i I8ia<i BlScocriv 6 v6/Jio<i p,oi koX 
 ypa^rjv v^pew^' BlScocn yap' aXX' oJ? ov TreiroLTjKev a 
 KaT7)y6p7]Ka, rj TreTrotT^/cftj? ov irepl ttjv kopTrjv dSiKcl, tovto 
 BeiKvvTco' tovto yap avTov eyco 7rpov/3aX6/xr]v, Kul irepl 
 
 2 TovTov Trjv y^rjc^ov otcreTe vvv vfxel'i. el 8' eyw ttjv eirl twv g. 
 Ihloiv hiKwv TrXeove^lav d<pel^ T17 iroXei Trapa-^^copca ttj^ 
 
 o\j(Tav.'\ Cf. § 11. 
 
 Tbre.] 'In that case.' Cf. § 125. 
 
 27. ' For it is natural, I fancy, in a defendant, I mean in one guilty 
 of wrong-doing, when trying to evade the i^rocess of exacting punishment 
 {the manner of his giving satisfaction) selected (present), to say that the 
 process not selected (being) ought to have been adopted.' The Ziirich 
 edd. after most mss., Bekker, and Meier read /xr] between rod and dovvai, 
 making the phrase a causal genitive 'to avoid paying a penalty.' But in 
 a case Hke the present in which the unlawful act is admitted by the de- 
 fendant he cannot expect to avoid paying a penalty, but only to mitigate 
 the severity of the sentence. 
 
 28. TOVTO.] ' What I have suggested,' see § 25. 
 
 Si/cas ldias...Kal ypafprjv.] Cf. § 25, note on Skas i5ia^. Here and below, 
 Tuv Idiuiv diKuii', the ypa<pr) u/Spews is not included as in § 25. 
 didoiai yap.] 'I admit that' (Holmes). 
 
 TOVTO yap...Trpov^a\6/xrjv.] Spalding after Wolf would read yap t6t€... 
 ■irpovpa\\bp.7}v. Verbs accusandi, or rather prosequendi (not KaT-qyopiw), 
 are occasionally found with a double accusative, one being ypacpy^v (Uktjv), 
 cf. Demosth. p. 311, ov5efj.iav...fypd\f'aT6 fxe ou5' e'Stw^e, § 13G8 ypatp-qv rjv 
 ebluiKe "Zriipavov. Here however tovto rather stands for an intiuitive 
 clause; cf. § 1, irpovpa\6p.tjv aSiKeiv tovtovI wepl ttjv eoprijv. 'For on this 
 charge,' ace. of reference. 
 
 vvv.] 'At the present trial.' Cf. § 16. 
 
 2. Trjv eirl tCjv.] The Tt2v is ironical. For the use of e7rt = lit. 'on the 
 basis of cf. § 70 iwl tov fioijdelv dirodLddvai. tjjv x°-P'-^' § ■'■^^ '"V f^i ttjs 
 TTOfMirrii Kal tov /xeOveiv 'wpb<pa(Tiv. 
 
 irXiove^iav.] ' Substantial advantages. ' 
 
 irapax<^P<a.] 'I am giving up to the State the right of vengeance.' 
 Cf. S40. -- —
 
 §§ 28 — 30-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 25 
 
 TCfj,(opLa<i, Kai rovTOV elXo/xijv tov dycova, a^' ov fiifhev 
 i(TTt Xrjfi/jia \aj3eiv ifioi, ^(apiv, ov ^Xd^rjv Bt^ttov tovt 
 
 29 ay et/coTO)? iveyKoi fiot Trap' Vfiaiu. Ol8a rocvvv, ort 10. a. 
 Kol TOVTO) TToWS ')(prj(T€Tai TO) Xoyw " p,^ p,€ A7]pocr6evec 
 TrapaScore, firjSe 8ta Arjp^ocrdevrju fie dveXrjre. on eVeiVw 
 TToXep^M, 8td TOVTO fie dvacprjcreTe ;" Ta ToiavTa iroXXaKi^; 
 
 oiS" OTL (pOey^eTUi, PovX6pevo<; <^66vov tlvcL ipoX Bid 524 
 TovTcov Twv Xoycov avvdyeiv. e%6t S' ou;^ ovto) tuvtu, h. 
 ovS' fc'77i;9. ovSeva yap twv dScKovvTcou vpeZ<i ovhevX 
 
 30 rwv Karrriyopwv CKSiSoTe' ovSe yap eTretSdv dSiK7]6i] ri?, 
 oo<i uv e/cacTTO? vytta? 6 iradwv ireiar], Troieiade ttjv rifico- 
 piav, aXXa TovvavTtov v6fiov<; edecrOe Trpo tcov ahiKrj- 
 fiaTcov eV dBi]Xoi<; fieu rot? dBitcrjcrovaiv, d8r]Xot<; 8e Toi<; 
 d8tKr]aofi€vot<;. ovtol 8e tl iroiovcnv ol vofioL ; irdatv c. 
 
 ITovTov.'] ' This form of.' This passage shows that money penalties 
 resulting from public trials, ypacpal b-qp-oalai, were fines to the State, not 
 payments to the prosecutor (excepting in special cases). 
 
 iviyKoi /iO£.] So the oldest and best ms., supported by the correction 
 of two others. Several Mss. give the un-Attic eviyKai /jloi, others iviyKa(.i/.i, 
 iv^yKotfu, eviyKalfirjv. 
 
 29. Toivvv.'] 'Again,' taking up vpCorov, § 25. 
 TToXXtJJ. ] AdverbiaL 
 
 iKe'i.v(^l\ V. I. TovTij). 
 
 ifMoL] Dativus incommodi. 'To bring together odium '=:' to excite 
 general odium,' 'to organise prejudice.' 
 
 30. ws ay.] 'Just as the several victims may have urged you.' 
 
 TOVVaVTiOV.^ Cf. § 40. 
 
 vofiovs, K.T.X.] 'You are guided,' he implies, 'by laws which were 
 passed dispassionately, and it is for transgressing them, not for injuring 
 particular individuals, that you exact punishment.' 
 
 eTr' aSriXois fj.^v.] For /xh — S^ with repeated word cf. § 3. For the 
 construction cf. Herod, iv. 154 eTrZ Ovyarpl dfirjTopL iyvt^^ dWrju yvvaiKa, 
 Paley on Aesch. Pers. 527. The conditions or attendant circumstances of 
 an action are indicated by this idiom. -Without knowing the future 
 offenders and, on the other hand, without knowing their future victims.' 
 Perhajis the present case is coloured by the use of eTrt with vo/xovi TldeaOai, 
 TLdivaL, Plato, Gorg. p. 488, Legg. ix. p. 838 c. It almost means ' in the 
 case of,' cf. Isaeos 8. 1, ib. 19. 181. 
 
 aSiK-qaop.hoLs.'] This middle is used as passive § 220, Thuk. v. 56, 
 Xenophdn, Cijrop. in. 29, Plato, Gorg. p. 509 d. Cf. § 36, Ernesti on Xeno- 
 phon, Memor. iii. 7. 9, Duker on Thuk. ii. 87, Madv. § 83 a, for the passive 
 use of middle forms.
 
 26 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 30 — 32. 
 
 2 vTna-xvovvrac Tol<i iv rfj irokei Slktjv, av dStKT]6rj Ti?, 
 ecreadai, 8l avrwv \a^elv. orav rolvvv rcov irapa^aivovrcov 
 TWO, TOV<i v6/ji.ov<; Ko\a^r)T€, ov roL<i KaTTjyopoi'i tovtov 
 
 31 e/cStSore, dWa tou? vofiov; vfuv avTol<i ^e^aiovre. dWd d. 
 fjLrjv 7rpo9 76 TO TOLovTov, OTL " AT]/iioadevT}<;" (j)r)cr[v, 
 
 " v^picTTat" SlKaio<i Kol K0iv6<i Kal virep aTrdvTCov ecrO' 6 
 X.0709. ov yap et<f Arjfxoadevijv ovra fxe rjaeKyaive fxovov 
 ravrrjv Trjv i^fiipav, dWd Kal et? %op''77oi' vfierepov ' 
 
 32 TOVTo 8' oaov Svvarai, yvolrjr dv e'/c ravSL tare Sj^ttou e. 
 rovd\ OTt Twv deafiodercov tovtcov ovSevl d6cr/jiodeTT}<; ear 
 ovofia, dXTC OTtBrJTToff' eKdcrrai. dv fxev tolvvv ISkottjv 
 ovra Tivd avrwv v^plari rt? 77 KaKw<i dirr], <ypa(f>rjv v^peQ)<t 
 Kal BiKrjv KaKr]<yopla<i ihiav (j)ev^erai, idv Be Oecrfioderrjv, f. 
 
 2 dTifio<i earat, KaOdira^. hid tl; otl rov<; vofMov<i rjBr} o 
 TOVTO iroicov irpoav^pi^ei Kal top vjiirepov KOivov (JTe(j)avov 
 
 2. aurui'.] Mss. avTuv. Text, Buttmann, Bekker, Meier, Ziir. edd. 
 vfxtv aJroij.] Dativus commodi, 'for your own protection.' 
 
 31. 6.Wa...ToiQdTov.'] 'But indeed to meet what he will say to this 
 effect.' 
 
 Kal virip.'\ 'Aye, and upholding the rights of all.' 
 ov yap, K.T.X.] ' He did not during that day behave-outrageously towards 
 me merely qiia Demosthenes.' The yap merely introduces the argument. 
 
 32, 33. It appears from these two sections that the special inviola- 
 bility of Athenian officials only attached to them when wearing their 
 insignia of office. 
 
 32. 6voixa.] He means to call attention to the thesmothet's persona 
 as a private individual, which is ordinarily indicated by his own name, 
 while his persona as a thesmothet is indicated by a title which belongs 
 to the State and which he only bears occasionally (from a legal point of 
 view). But, according to the author of the second Argument, Meidias' 
 contention was that as a volunteer choregos Demosthenes was not a 
 choregos ' within the meaning of the act,' as we say. Demosthenes how- 
 ever argues as if Meidias admitted that D. was choregos in the fullest 
 sense when he struck him, but that he struck the man, not the choregos. 
 The thesmothetae were the six junior archuns, who amongst other functions 
 acted as presidents of the court during trials consequent on probolae. 
 
 artS^irod'.] Cf. § 126. 
 
 oLTiixos.] The arifioi was disabled from taking any part in political, 
 legal or religious proceedings; in some cases he lost his property, and 
 even the personal protection of the law. The taint of the more serious 
 forms of driiiia descended to the children, 
 
 3. 7'377...7rpo(7-.] Cf. h. &nAS. s. V. TJSrji. 4.
 
 §§ 32 — 35] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 27 
 
 Kal TO T^9 TToXew? ovofia' 6 <ydp 6ecr/xodiTr]<i ovSevo^; 
 
 33 dvdpcoTTcov ear ovofia, dXKa t^9 TroXeo)?. /cat iraXiv 76 
 TW ap')(0VTa, ravro tovto, eav /xev eaTe<^avo3[xevov 7rard^ri<; 
 
 rj KaK(o<; el'jrrj'i, dTifio^;, edv he ISicoTtjv, ISia vTr68i,KO<i. Kal g. 
 ou fiovov irepl tovtcov ovtco tuvt e;^et, dWd koX Trepl 525 
 TrdvTWV ol<; dv rj TroXt? Tivd doeiav rj (7re^avrj(^opiav rj 
 Tiva Tifjbrjv 8ft). o'vTio TOLvvv Kol ifXE €1, fj,ev iv dXX.ai<i Tca\v 
 rifiepai^ '^SiKijo'e rt tovtwv Met8ta9 ISicottjv ovra, Ihla koX 
 
 34 hiKTjv TrpocrrJKev avrw hihovat,' el he ')(opri'y6v ovra v/xerepov 
 cepofn]Via<i ovcn]<i irdvd oaa ijSiKTjKev v^piaa<i (pau'erat, Stj- 
 fioo'La'i op'yrj'i KOI Ti/j,(i)pia<; BUaio^ ecrrc rvy^dvecv' d/xa yap 
 Tft) A.7]fioa-6evet kol 6 X^PVJO'; v^pl^ero, tovto 6' eVrt t^? 
 TToXeci)? \ovo[ia\, koL tuvt avTai<i Tat<i i^fj,epac<i, ah ov/c 
 iuKTiv ol vofioi. XPV ^^' oTav p,ev TLdrjade roi)? v6/j,ov<i, h. 
 oTToloi Tivi'i elcTi (JKOirelv, eirethdv he Orjcrde, (j)v\dTTeLu 
 KOL "X^prjcrdac' Kal yap evopKa ravd' Vfuv ecTTl Kal dWco<i 
 
 35 hUaia. rjv 6 Tr}<; ^Xd^rj'i vfitv v6/M0<i irdXat, tjv 6 T7;9 
 alKia<i, yv 6 T779 v^peco<;. el toIvvv dTre'X^prj T0v<i toI<; 
 At,ovvaloi<; tl 7roLovvTa<i tovtcov KaTa rovTov<i Tov<i v6fiov<i 
 hiKTjv hchovai, ovhev dv vfuv Trpoaehet Tovhe tov vofxov. 
 
 33. Thv apxavTa-l Probably the arclion who presided over the Dio- 
 nysia, the Archon Eponymos. 
 
 ravrb tovto.'] A neuter nominative in apposition with the whole 
 sentence, cf. §§ 30, 39, 40, Madv. § 19 Rem. 3. 'Yes and once more, as to 
 the archon — in the same way, &c.' Cf. § 37 2. 
 
 Trara^Tys.] So oldest Mss. The rest 7raTd^7;...e:7ri7. 
 
 aotiav.'] 'Saii«tity,' cf. the Lt. sacrosanctus. 
 
 aT€cpavr](popiav.] The wearing of a wreath was the badge of ofiSce in 
 Athens, cf. § 17 2. 
 
 34. Kal TttOr' avTah.] Eeiske's emendation for /cat t6 (/carrot) Taurais. 
 •And that too within the very days.' 
 
 oTToioL Tives.] Taken together, less definite than oirotot alone. The 
 difference cannot be shortly expressed in English. 
 
 IvopKa.] V. I. the tame eijopKa preferred by the Ziir. edd. 
 
 35. 7]v 6 TTJs ^Xd/37;s...i"/3/Dews.] A good example of anaphora and climax, 
 vfuv.] Om. Ziir. edd. and others. 
 
 ToOSe TOV vofiov.] Cf. § 8 2.
 
 28 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 35—37- 
 
 aX)C ovK aTrixPV' crrjfietov Si' eOeaOe lepov vofxov avToJ l. 
 2 Ta> 0€a> irepl t^9 iepofir]vla<i. et Tt? ovv KaKeivoi^i Tol<; 
 irpovirdp'^^ovcn vofioi'i koI tovtw tS fier e/tetz/ou? redevri 
 Kol irdcri Tol<i \oc7rot<i ear evo'XP'i, o tolovto^ irurepa fiij 
 Bo) Bid TOVTO BiKTiv rj fjLel^o) BoLT] BtKaicof; ; iy(o fiev olfiac 
 
 36 'ATrry^yyeWe Toivvv Ti^ fioi, Trepuovr avrov avWiyeLP Jl.a. 
 Koi TTVvddveaOat, ricn irwirore avfjb^e/3r]Kev v/3pi(TdP]vai, ^ ^ 
 Kal Xiyecv rovrovi koi Birjyecadac tt/oo? u/xa? /jieWeiv, 
 olov, M dvBpe<; ^ Ad'qvaioL, rov irpoeBpov ov irore (paaiv 
 
 iv vfitv VTTO TLo\v^ri\ov TrXrjjTJvai, koI top deafioderrjv 
 09 evayvo^ eifkriyrj Tr)v avXyrpcBa dtpatpovfjuevo^ Kal TOiov- 
 Tou? Tcvd<;, CO? idp 7roXXov<i erepov<i Betvd koX iroWa 
 ireiTovOoTa'; iinBei^rj, rjTTOv v/jid<; icf) ot? iycio ireiTOvOa 526 
 
 37 opyLovfievovi. ifxol 8' av Tovvavriov, w dvBpe<i ^ KOrjvaiot, b. 
 
 ^Ofade-I Markland proposed to insert the yap usual after crujietov Si, 
 
 /f.T.X. 
 
 aury r^ OeQ.] 'Expressly out of reverence for the god,' Dativus 
 comnwdi. 
 
 L€pofjir)vla$.'\ Hesych. Upon-qvla.' iopTd<ri/j.os rj/xipa. Cf. Pind, Nem. iii. 
 2, ii> Upoixrjviq. Ne/xed5t. 
 
 2. d ToiovTos.'] ' Is it just that an offender of this class be excused 
 paying the penalty owing to this aggravation of offence, or shall he pay 
 a heavier penalty ? ' Of course ^ av or 97 Kav have been proposed, but the 
 omission of ai' expresses a case imagined as certain; see my note on 
 Pind. Pyth. iv. 118. 
 
 36. iv vp.1v.'] In some public assembly. 
 
 d<paipoviJ.€vos.] 'When trying to rescue,' according to Ulpian, who 
 tells us that some youths were trying'to carry off a flute-girl. The 
 thesmothetae were responsible for the good order of the streets at night. 
 
 5eica Kal TroXXa.] The usual order is given by some mss. and edd., 
 but here the TroXXa requires emphasis, Meidias' point being the multi- 
 plication of instances. 
 
 ws vp.as... opyiovpLivovi.] Acc. abs. 'As though. ..you would be less 
 indignant at what I have endured.' Cf. Demosth. p. 1041, Kal to p.kv 
 dtpeXe'iv t6 aijue'cov o/xoXoyei, t6 5' cicoi^at Trjv dvpav oux op.o\oyei uiawep 
 aWov Tivbi SveKa rd (n)p.eia d(paipoOvTas ij roO ras 6vpas dvo^ai, Isokr. 
 Paneg. 14, p. 30, Plato, Gorg. p. 491 a, ffKvrias \iyuv oudiv iravet Jjc trepl 
 TovTUJv rjpuv 6vTa rbv \6yov. This construction exposes the fallacy of the 
 supposition under which the object of the speaker's animadversion has 
 been speaking or acting; while wj with the gen. abs. expresses the
 
 §§ 37 — 39-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 29 
 
 SoKetre iroielv av cIkoto)^, elirep rod KOivy ^eXrlarov Bet 
 fxeKeiv v/j.Iv. ti9 yap ov/c olSev vfiSv rov fxev iroWa 
 TOiavra jiyvecrOai. to /jltj KoXd^eadai toi)? e^ajjuaprdvovraf; 
 aiTLov 6v, Tov he firjEeva v^pi^eiv to Xoittov to BIktjv rov 
 ael \T}(^6evTa, i)v irpoarjKeL, BcSovat /jlovov acriov av fyevo- 
 2 fievov ; el fxev roivvv aTroTpe-^ai, av/xcfiepet roixt aWov^, c. 
 TovTov KoX Bi eKelva Kokaareov, koI fiaWov je oaa-nrep 
 av 77 irXem koI /juei^o)' el Be Trapo^vvai Kal rovrov koX 
 
 38 TTOLvra'^, eareov. en tolvvv ovB^ 6/jiolav ovcrav tovtw KuKei- d. 
 voi^ (jvyyvwixriv evprjaofiev. irpwrov fiev yap 6 rov decrfxo- 
 OeTrjv 7raTd^a<i rpet? f^%e 'Trpo(^dcrei,^, ixedrjv, epcora, wyvoiav 
 Btd TO (TKOTOvi Kal vvKTo^ TO TTpdyfia yeveadai. eiretd^ 
 
 6 TloXv^rjXo^ ^pyV '^^'' TpoTTOV TrpoTrerela (f)ddcra<i tov 
 XoyLcrfiov dfiaprwv eiraicrev' ov yap e')^0p6<; ye viry) p')(^ev 
 2 wv, ovB^ e</)' v/3pec tovt eTToirjcrev. d)OC ov MetSi'a tovtcov e. 
 ovBev ecTT elrrelv' Kal yap i^6pb<i rjv, Kal fxed' rjixepav 
 elB(o<i v^pi^e, Kal ovk cttI tovto v fiovov, dXX' iirl irdvTWV ' 
 
 39 (paiverat 'jrpoyprnxevo'i fie v^pl^eiv. Kal firjv ovBe twv f. 
 
 supposition under which an agent acts without any irony or adverse 
 reflection, lis with the accus. absolute participle Soph. Oed. R. 97, 101, 
 Oed. Col. 380 expressing an asserted reason is a different idiom. 
 
 37. etTrep.] After this word some mss. and edd, give vir^p wrongly, 
 I think, but cf. § 39, note on ovx virip. 
 
 1. Kal 5t' iKelva.] 'Actually because of the cases he brings forward.' 
 
 Kal. ..ye.] ' Yes and all the more in proportion as they are numerous 
 and grave.' Cf. § 33. 
 
 38. ^ireid.] 'In the second case Polyzelos having out-run (cf. § 41 
 2) prudence {reason) through wrath and hastiness of temper forgot him- 
 self and struck the blow.' All mss. a/j.apTui'. Some mss. ^(p-qcev read by 
 Zlir. edd. with (pddaai (so good mss.). Other edd. <pda(ras...d/j.apTelv 
 i(pr]<Tev. 
 
 oil ydp. ] The particle implies — ' This account of the matter is 
 shown to be correct by the consideration that.' 'For he did not do 
 this deed as an enemy of old standing nor in a career of gross inso- 
 lence.' For i(p' cf. §§ 55 2, 72. 
 
 Kal ped' ■^p^pav.l This clause refers to the first case. 
 Kal OVK.] 'Aye, and not on this occasion only but on all occasions he 
 has manifestly been making a deliberate practice of grossly insulting me.' 
 
 39. Kal iJ.riv.] ' Nor do I, to come to another point, see any com- 
 parison between my conduct and that of these injured parties.'
 
 30, DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 39. 40- 
 
 Treirpayfievcov efiol koX rovroL<; ovBev ofioiov opw. irpwrov 
 fjbev yap 6 Oeo-fioOeTri'i ov^ virep vjxwv ovhe twv vojxoiv 
 (j)povTiaa<; ovB' a'^avaKrrjcra'i ^avqcrerai, aXV Ihia ireca-dei^ 
 cTTOo-ft) BrjTTOTe dpyvpLO), Kadv^eU top d<y(2va' eTretd o 
 TrXrjyeU eKetvo<i viro tov UoXv^jjXov, tuvto tovto, ISca 
 BiaXvad/jievo<;, ippaxrOaL ttoWo, Tot9 vofx.oi'i elirodv kol vfilv, 527 
 40 ovB' elarjyaye rov UoXv^rjXov. el fM€V tolvvv eKeivwv kutt]- g. 
 <yopelv /SouXerai rt'; iv tm irapovrt, Bel Xeyeiv ravra, el B 
 VTrep wv eyw tovtov KarrjryoprjKa aTroXoyetcrOat, iravra 
 fjidXXov 7j ravra XeKreov. rrdv yap rovvavriov eKeivoL<i 
 avr6<; jxev ovre Xa^dov ovBev ovr i'mx*^tp7]cra<i Xa/Selv 
 2 (f)avi]a-ofiai, rr/v S' VTrep rwv voficov Kot rrjv vrrep rov 
 6eov Kal rrjv virep Vfiwv rLficoplav Bi,Kalo)<i (f)vXd^a^ Kol 
 vvv dTToBtBwKW^i vfuv. iirj roivvv edre ravr avrbv XeyeLV, 12. a. 
 
 oix inrip.] 'Will be seen not to have any regard for you (the dikasts 
 as representing free Athenian citizens) or the laws, but on being pri- 
 vately induced by some paltry money payment to have corruptly dropped 
 the suit.' vw^p is common with (Ppovri^eiv, cf. Demosth. Olynth. i. p. 9 
 etirep inrip (cf. § 37) crurripLas omtQv (ppovTi^ere. 
 
 Kaev<l>eis.] Cf. §151. 
 
 rairb tovto."] Cf. §§ 33, 40. 
 
 StaXucrd/nefos.] The irpbedpos may have accepted an apology on con- 
 sideration of extenuating circumstances. 
 
 ippQcdai iroXXA...ei7rwj'.] 'Having dismissed from his mind.' Cf. 
 Demosth. De Fals. Leg. p. 419 ippwa-Oai irdWa 4>paxTas t($ aocpf So^oKXet. 
 The phrase ^x"^/*"" toXXA elTriiv (cf. Plato, Phaedr. p. 272 e). 
 
 40. iKelpuv.] The tovtois of § 39, the thesmothet and the irpdedpos. 
 
 Tis.] Ironical, glancing at Meidias; see my note on Find. Isth. 
 VII. 1. 
 
 virip wv.l With a.iro\oydaeai this preposition generally governs the 
 person not the charge, but is occasionally used to govern the charge as 
 here ; see L. and S. s.v. airoXo-y^ofiat. 
 
 Trav...Tovi'avTiov.] Cf. §§ 30, 33, 39. 
 
 iKelvois.] ' To them,' the thesmothet and irpSedpo^. 
 
 avTds.] 'For myself.' Demosthenes after all, according to Aeschines, 
 falsified this boast. 
 
 2. TiiMwpiav.] 'The duty of vengeance' (cf. ypaipal 'rights of in- 
 dicting,' § 45) imposed upon Demosthenes by the vote on the probold. 
 Cf. §§ 28 2, 120 tV "rov SiKalov to^lv. For (pvXa^as cf. § 3, 
 
 a7ro5£5c,;>ct6s.] ' To have made oyer,' as if a deposit, on bringing the 
 case before the court. ^Cf. § 30.
 
 §§ 40 — 43-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 31 
 
 41 yu,7?S', av ^id^ijrai, ireldecrO' w? SlKaiov tl \ijovTi. av 
 'yap ravd^ ouTajf iyvooafxeva v'irap')(r) Trap vfilu, ovtc ivia-rai 
 avTcp Xoyo^; ovSe et?. Troia fydp 7rp6(paai<i, rt? dvOpwrrivri 
 Kol fierpta aKTj-yjn^ (pavelrat tQ>v Trenrpa'yfievwv avru> ; op'yr] 
 
 2 VT) Ala' Kal yap tovto tv^ov Xe^ei. d\7C a (ikv dv Ti<; b. 
 d<f)V(o Tov Xoyca/jbov (f)ddaa^ ^^^X^f^ Trpd^at, f:av v^pc(TTiKW<; 
 7roci](rT}, St opytjv 7' eve (f)r]aaL "neTronjKevac' a S' dv e/c 
 "TToWov Gvve')(w'i eVt 7roX.Xa? r]fjbepa<i irapd roi)? v6/xov<; 
 irpdrroiv rt? (pcopdrai, ov fxovov S^ttov tov firj fier opyfji; 
 aTre^et, aWa kuI ^e^ov\ev[xev(o<i 6 TOioOxo? v^pc^cov iarlu 
 rjSr] (j)avep6<;. 
 
 42 'AXXa firju oirijviKa Kal ireiron^KW'i d KaTTjyopS Kal c. 
 v^pei TTeTTOitjKco^ c})aLV€Tai, TOj)? vofiovi 7JSt] (TKOTrelv Set, 
 
 w dvhpe<i SiKacrrai' Kara jdp rovTovi SiKdaeiv oficjfioKaTe. 
 Kal decopeW^ oatp /xel^ovo^ 6pyrj<i Kal ^rjjjLia<; d^iovcrt TOi)? 
 kKOvaia)<; Kal Bl v/3piv ir\ri[ip>e\ovvTa<i rcov a'XXcw? tto)? 
 
 43 e^ajxapravovTOiv. TrpwTov fxev roivvu ol irepl t^? /SXa^?;? d. 
 
 , 41. ' For if what I ask be thus determined on by you beforehand, he 
 : will not have a word to say.' The phrase ivecm \6yos is rare, but cf. 
 Eurij). Iph. in Taur. 998 ttws 5' ov davov/xai; ris 5' hecrri /xoi X070S; 
 
 7ro(a...Tis.] Cf. Soph. Oed, R. 99 irofy ica6ap/x(^; tLs 6 rpoiros riji 
 ^vfX(j)opas ; 
 
 vrj Ala.] ' He will say.' This formula, like Lt. at enim, introduces 
 an anticipated answer or objection on the part of an opponent to what 
 the speaker has advanced. Contrast §§ 3 Jin., 109. 
 
 Kal yap.] 'For he will perhaps say this.' For the adverbial use of 
 Tvxov see L. and S. s.v. Tiryx'w'w, B. ni. 
 
 1. <ped<Tat.] Cf. § 38. 
 
 For Trpdcrau) taken up by irot^w of. § 1. 
 
 v^picrriKuis.] Contrast i<p' il^pei § 38. 
 
 ivL.] For iveari. 
 
 0wpaTai.] This verb is the regular term for searching for or catching 
 a thief, cf. Aristoph. Ran. 499 (pwpdauv iyuy' elff^pxofJ-ai. Hence it comes 
 to mean ' detect' generally. 
 
 aTT^x^L.] Note the optional untranslatable ynij. 
 
 ijSt;.] 'But it is also thereby plain that one who behaves thus is in- 
 dulging in gross insolence deliberately.' 
 
 42. vppei.] Dative of manner, cf. Madv. § 42. 
 
 d^toD<rt.] I.e. ol v6fj.ou
 
 32 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. • [§§ 43, 44. 
 
 ovToi voixoi irai^Tef, iv €k tovtcov ap^Mfiai, av fxev eKwv 528 
 ^\a-<^ri, SlttXovv, av 8' aKwv, airXovv ro ^\d^o<i Kekevovaiv 
 eKTivetv. et/coTft)?* 6 fjuev yap iraOwv Trai/raT^oO ^oijOeia^; 
 BiKaio<i Tvy^dveLV, toJ SpdcravTL S' ovk icrrjv ttjv opy-qv, av 
 2 O' €K(iov av T ciKcov, eTa^ev 6 v6/jio<;. eireiff' ol (^ovlkoX tot)? 
 fiev eK 7rpovoia<i airoKT Lvvvvra^ Oavdrq) Kal a€C(f)vy[a koX 
 Bijfievaei roov virapy^ovTOiv ^rjfxiovcri, roi"; B' aKovaiwi al- 
 44 oea€Q)<; Kal c^CKavO pwiria'; 7roW7J<i yj^laxxav. ov fiovov 13. a, 
 S' eTTt TovT(ov T0C9 eK irpoaipeaewi vj3pi(JTaL<i p^aXeTTOt? 
 bvra'i IBelv eari toi)? vo/jlov^, dWd Kal e^' diravraiv. rl 
 yap Brj TTOT , dv Tt9 ocpXcov BIktjv pt,r) eKrivr], ovKer eirolrjaev 
 o v6/j.o<i rrjv e^ov\7j<; IBlav, dXkd irpoaTLfidv eTTera^e tc3 
 
 43. iV iK TouTwv.] ' To begin with these, ' Elliptic usage like ha 
 avvTiiiO) Tavra, ws avvrifiw, Eur. Troad, 441. 
 
 dv n^v cKwv.l Two MSS. eKWv ris. 
 
 avXovv TO /3\a/3o5.] ' To pay up the amount of damage singlefold.' 
 
 TV dpdffavTi.] Dativus incommodi. ' But against the offender the law 
 
 ordained that our indignation should not be the same whether he has 
 
 acted (sc. Spaaji, fecerit) voluntarily or involuntarily.' 
 
 2. o( (povLKoL] Sc. vo/jLoi. For the laws on homicide see Demosth. 
 p. 629, NoMos. rot's 5' avdporpbvovs e^eivai dwoKreivuv iv rrj rifxedaw^ /cat 
 dTrayeiv. The aTrdyeip here seems to mean to hale before the Eleven for 
 execution. 
 
 iK vpovoias.] ' Of malice prepense.' 
 
 Kal dficpvyig..] ' Or perpetual exile, or confiscation of all their pro- 
 perty. ' That the penalties are not cumulative common sense shows, not 
 to mention Demosth. p. 504, but in some cases confiscation and exile 
 together were imposed, and also forfeiture of life if ever the guilty person 
 were found on Attic soil. 
 
 aiS^aeios.] The technical term for the appeasing of the relatives of 
 the dead by a homicide, and also for their condonation of the injury. 
 Here used in the latter sense. 
 
 44. tI yap.] 'For else why in the world.' The particles 5^ vot 
 give sarcastic emphasis. Cf. § 39. 
 
 t^o6\ris.] The action of ' ouster' or eviction. As soon as the payment 
 adjudged by a court was overdue, the defendant thus being vwep-^fiepos 
 (cf. §§ 10 2, 11), the plaintiff could get authority to 'oust' him, eject 
 him (for which Demosthenes uses e^lWeiv from \/Fe\ 'push,' 'press,' 
 ' roll '). From this root comes the gen. substantive e^ovXrjs for e^eFoXiji 
 or i^ooXTjs {00 for fo). Once e^ouXos for i^ovX-rjs 6//cas occurs. We should 
 regard this case, put by Demosthenes as one of vjSpis, as a case of con- 
 tempt of court. 
 
 idiav.] Predicative.
 
 §§ 44' 45-] ■ DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 33 
 
 2 Sr]jj,o(Ti(p ; Kal jraXiv Tt hrjiror, av fiev eKcov irapi* e/covToq b. 
 Tt9 ^CL^rj ToXavrov ev rj Svo tj 8eKa Kal ravr aTroarepr/cnj, 
 ovSev avToi Trpo? ttjv itqKlv eaTiv, av Se fiiKpov irdw 
 fj^^ Tifji,r)/xaTO<i ci^iov Tt9 "Ka^rj, ySta Be rovro tn^ekrjrai, ro tcrov 
 Tft) Brj/iiocrlxp rrpocTTifxav ol vofioi KeXevovaiv oaov Trep B)} 
 45 Tw ISicoTT) ; Bca ri ; OTt, iravB' , oaa Tt<? ^ia^6fievo<; irpaTrei, 
 KOLva a8tK7]/jLaTa koX Kara tcop e^co tov irpd'yfjLaTO'; ovrwv 
 r)<y€iTO o vofiodirr]';' rrjv fiev yap iV^i)i/ oXiywv, rov<; he c. 
 vofMOVi cLTravTbiv elvac, Kal rov p.ev ireiadevra lSia<;, top Be 
 ^laadevra Br]iJ.oa[a<; BelaOac /3oi]deia<i. Bioirep Kal Trj<i 
 v^peco'i avTT](: ra? fiev 'ypa(f>d<i eBwKev diravTi tm /Sof- 
 2 Xo/jbivb), TO Be TiiXTj/xa eTroirjcrev oXov BrjfioaLoV rrjv yap 
 iroXiv rjyelTO dBcKclv, ov tov iradovTa {xovov tov v^pi- 
 ^eiv erri'^eipouvTa, Kal Blktjv iKavrjv Tip np-wpiav elvat 529 
 TQj iradovTL, "^prj/jLaTa B ov TrpoaijKeiv twv tolovtcov e<^ 
 
 irpoarifj.a.v.'] Enjoined (on the court) to impose besides a payment to 
 the Treasury. Just below ' on the court ' is understood again before 
 irpo(XTiiJ.a.v. 
 
 2. cKuv trap eKovTos.l If any one take from a consenting; party. 
 The notion of reciprocity in 'consent' seems to render this idiom suf- 
 ficiently in English. Cf. Pindar, Olyinp. xi. 29, Nem. iv, 22, Aesch. 
 P. V. 218. 
 
 aTTOffTep-na-ri.] ' Withheld them ' on the lender demanding repayment. 
 
 ov5iv avT(fi.] ' There is ho question between him and the State.' 
 
 45. Sia ri ;] Some good mss. and some edd. omit this interrogation. 
 
 Kara twi> ^^w.] ' Prejudicial to the interests of those who are not im- 
 mediately interested in the case' (cf. § 15 2). 
 
 TOV fikv ■iTU(TdivTa.'\ ' One who has consented.' 
 
 Tots ixkv 7pa</»as.] 'The right of indicting.' Cf. § 40. Distributive 
 plural. 
 
 airavTi tc^ ^onXofx^vu}.'] ' To any one who chooses.' As the prosecutor 
 in a public trial got nothing by it and ran a risk of penalty if he failed 
 to get a fifth of the votes, there was little danger of the common informer 
 becoming a nuisance in Athens. Demosthenes' account of the false 
 charges against himself must be taken cum grano salis. 
 
 2. ri2v Toiol'Tuiv.'] Genitive of value (of the equivalent or consideration 
 for a payment), cf. Xenophon, Memor. i. 6. 11, ZuKpaT7]s oCoha TT}i 
 avvovalas apyvpiov kirpaTTeTo. Spalding would jDrefix olvtI needlessly. 
 
 €(f eavrQ.'] Schaefer explains eVi here by in potestatc aUcujus, and 
 renders ad semet ipsum vindicare. Cf. § 62 3. 
 
 D. 3
 
 8-1 DEVIOSTHENIS MIDI AS. [§§ 45 — 47. 
 
 46 eavTM Xafi^dveiv. Kal roaauTj] 7' e-)(^pr](Taro virep^oXfj d. 
 (oarre kclv et? hovXov v^pl^r) rL<i, ofiolco^ kScoKev virep tov- 
 Tov <ypacf)t]v. ov 'yap oaTi<; 6 irdayoiv oiero Selv CTKOTrelv, 
 dWd TO irpdyp^a oiroiov rt to yiyvo/xevov' eTreiBrj evpev 
 ovK iircT^SeLov, p^r^re irpo'i BovXov fJLrjd' oXw? i^eivat 
 
 2 Trpdrreiv eireTpe-^ev. ov yap ecmv, ovk €(ttiv, co dvB p e<i l-i.i} 
 ^A6r)vaL0i, TU)V irdvjwv ovhkv v/3p6(o<; d(f)oprjr6r€pov, ovh' 
 i(f>' OTO) pLaXkov vpA,v opyl^eadai irpoarjKet. dvdyvcoOi 8' 
 avTov fioL \a/3d)v rov t^? v^peco^ vofiov' ovZev yap olov 
 dKoveiv avTov rov lofiov. 
 
 47 N0M02. ['Eaj' rt? v^pltr] el? riva, rj iralSa rj yvvacKa b. 
 rj dvhpa, twv ekevdepwv i) roov SovXcov, rj Ttapdvopbov tl 
 TTOLrjar) et9 rovrcov Tcvd, ypa(peaO(o Trpo? rov'i 6ecrp.o6eTa<i 
 6 ^ov\6p.evo<i W.6i]vaia)v oh e^eariv, 01 he Oecrp^oderaL 
 elcrayovTwv et? rrjv TjXiaiav rpidKOvra rip,ep(jov dcf)" 779 dv 
 7} ypa(f)rj, idv pirj rt, hrjpLoaLov KcoXvr), el Be p.r}, orav fi 
 
 46. Kal ToaavTrj y'.] ' Wliy ! to such extreme lengths did he go that 
 even if an assault be committed on a slave, &c.' This law does not 
 appear to protect the slave against blows inflicted by his own master, 
 so that it really does not bear on Demosthenes' case much. The protec- 
 tion afforded to citizens was partly extended to their KTrifiara ^fj.\pvxo; but 
 not for the sake of the slaves. According to the author of the second 
 Argument, i''/3pts in this law meant alaxpovpyla. 
 
 €iriTpe\p€v.] V. l. ev-era^ev. This variant is probably due to a gloss 
 showing that eiriTpivu) here = ' command,' cf. L. and S. s.v. iir. 'He 
 commanded it to be unlawful to perform it either on a slave or at all.' 
 
 ■2. aiiTov.] ' The iiysissbna verba of.' 
 
 ovoiv yap olov. ] ' For there is nothing like hearing the very wording 
 of the law.' Cf. Plato, Gorg. 481 b, ovd^v ixevroi olov to avrov epwrav. 
 
 47. v^pi^rj.l V. I. v^piarj. The present however = ' be a v^purr-^!.' 
 irapdvo/j-dv rt.] 'Any act forbidden by the law.' 
 oh l^€(rTiv.] This proviso excluded oi aljxp^s ^e/3twKo'rej, cf. Aeschines, 
 
 Timarch. p. 54. 
 
 elaayoPTuv.] 'Let them introduce the case (ypa(f>-qv) into court': cf. 
 § 3, irrfiOr] Tts elffdyei. 
 
 TpiaKovTa.] 'Within thirty days from that on which the indictment 
 is entered.' To support d(ji' rjs dv without rj (which Markland would 
 insert), Plato Rep. 11. p. 370 wv dv avrois XP^'-"- i^ quoted. For the geni- 
 tive of time within which cf. Madv. § G6 ; d^' ri% = dwb ttJs rjfj.^pas rj^ {iv rj). 
 
 el 5k ixri.] 'But if it (any public business) does (hinder), on the first 
 available day,' lit. 'when it be first possible.' Cf. Madv. 191 b.
 
 §§ 47 — 49-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 35 
 
 2 TTOWTOP oJ,6v re. otov B' up KUTayvw ?; rj\iai,a, rifiaTfo c. 
 irepl avTOv irapaxpVf^cii otov av BoKrj d^to<; elvai iradelv 
 rj aTTOTLcrai. oaoo S' av rypd(f>Q)VTaL ypa(f)d<i tSt'a? Kara 
 TOP vofiop, edv Td fJiTj eiTe^ekdri rj eTre^Lwv firj fieraXd^rj 
 TO 'jre/xTTTOP /xepo^ rcop y^rj^cop, diroTLcrdTOi '^iXiWi opa')(jxa'i 
 Tc3 Bijfioa-iw. edv he dpyvpiov rijx'qdfj tt}? v/3pe(0<i, Be- 
 Beado), idp Tt9 iXevdepov v^plarj, p^ey^pi dp iKrlarj.] 
 
 48 'AKovere, c3 upBpe<; 'AOrjpaloc, rev p6p,ov t?;? 0iX- d. 
 avOpoiTTia'i, 09 ouBe roi)? Soi/Xou? v^pl^eadai d^iol. rl ovp 530 
 7r/309 6ea}P ; et Ti? eh tov<; ^ap/3dpov<; epeyKcop rov vo/xov 
 rovTov, Trap" a>p rd dvBpdiroBa eh Tov<i' FiX\,r]va<i KOfXL^erai, \ 
 eTraivcov vp.d<i koX Bie^Lwv Trepl Trj<i TroXew? etVoi Trpo? 
 
 49 aOTOi'9 OTL " elaiv "EW7)Pe<; rive'i dvOpioirou ovTca ^/xepoi, 
 Kol (f)iXdv9pa)7roi toz)9 rporrovi wcrre iroWd v(f> vp^cov 
 ijBiKTjfMevoL, Kal (f)vaet T179 7rp69 i5/ia9 e^Opa^ ainoh virap- 
 yovarj'i TraTpiKrj^, ofio)<i ovS" oa-cov dv TLfifjv KaTa6epT€<i 
 
 2. Karayvii).] Mss. Karayvwre. Some edd. KarayvQ ti. Wolf read 
 Karayvwady, r]' i]\iaia. Ti/j.. (against whomsoever a conviction has been 
 voted). 
 
 ocroi 5'.] 'And of all who.' The clause treats of the iirw^eXla, 
 ♦assessment of one sixth,' or fine for vexatious or frivolous prosecution ; 
 which got its name from one sixth of the rt/xTj/^a being the amount levied 
 in private suits. 
 
 ypa<pa.$ Idias.] Indictments for criminal offences against private 
 individuals in which the State was not immediately interested, but gave 
 5-qfj.o<xia ^o-qSeia to the injured party and regarded the doiKTiixara- as koivo. 
 (§ 45, cf. § 49). 
 
 Tiix.-qeri.'] Probably impersonal; 'if a penalty be assessed in money.' 
 The reading ^av rts eX, for eav i\. is mine. 
 
 48. ovSk...d^iot] 'Forbids even'; for d^tow=' order' cf. § 174. 
 tI ovv;] 'What, in heaven's name, follows?' The direct answer to 
 
 this rhetorical question is ' that the v^picTTr^s must deserve condign iran- 
 ishment.' It is deferred by a hj'pothetical question and at last given by 
 an 'indirect question' introduced by OKOTre'iad'' § 50. 
 
 49. Here we have a sort of j^ ^ology for the system of slavery . The I 
 orator had Thrace and Asia Minor especially in his mind. | 
 
 Kal <t>v(xei.] 'And though naturally their enmity against you is inhe- 
 rent by hereditary devolution.' We see the basis of Aristotle's ideas of 
 natural slavery. 
 
 6o-wv, K.T.X.] Schaefer explains oaovs &v TLnrjv avTwv Karadivres 5ov\ov$ 
 (as slaves) KT-qaiivTai., citing Porson, ' Gracci, cum verba duo diversus 
 
 — 3—2
 
 36 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 49, 50. 
 
 Bov\ov<i KT-^acovrat, ovSe rovrov; v^pii^eiv a^tovaiv, (iXka 
 vojxov Brjfioaia rov ravra KcoXvaovTa redetvrat, tovtovI 
 Kol 7roWov<i TjSr) irapajBdvra^ top vofiov rovrov i^rjfiLWKacrc 
 50 6avdra>" el ravr aKouaaiev koI avvelev 01 ^dp^apoc, ovk e. 
 av o'iecrde Srjfjbocrla Trdvra<i Vfid<; 7Tpo^evov<i avrdSv Troirj- 
 aaadai; rov rolvvv ov rrapd rol<i "KWrjat fxovov evSoKi- 
 fiovvra vofxov, dXkd koX rrapd rot? ^ap^dpot<i ev Bo^avr 
 
 casus regentia ad idem nonien aeque referuntur, ne nomen proprium aut 
 pronomen minus suaviter repetatur, in utrovis regimine semel ponunt, altera 
 oviisso.' But here we have two cases, genitive and accusative, unless we 
 explain ouS^ SovXovs, oaoiv av ti/j.tju Karadivres KTi^awurai, ou5e tovtovs, k.t.X. 
 The position of dovXovs is justified by the tendency which gives us Lysias 
 p. 118, Mojxai. v/xuv TO. diKaia xpTjcpicracrOai €vdv/j.ovfj.€t>ovs, on, k.t.X., Thuk. 
 I, 120, dyadwi/ 5i {ea-Tlf) adiKov/xhovs, k.t.X. It avoids ambiguity by indi- 
 cating that the idea expressed by the accusative is not connected so in- 
 timately with that of the word which governs the other case as with that 
 of the word which usually has an accusative with or after it. Here for 
 instance SovXcov might mean 'all slaves which they acquire' instead of 
 'all human beings which they acquire as slaves.' 
 ov5i a^iovcTiv.} Cf. § 48. 
 
 TiOetvTaL.] The perfect middle, Keivrai being used as the passive, 
 cf. § 57. Tidivai vo/jLov is said of the vonoBirrjS, Tidecrdai vofxav of a 
 democratic legislature. 
 
 irapapavTas. ] ' For having broken this law. ' 
 
 davcLTif}.] This ends the protasis, which is summed up by radra in 
 the additional hypothesis in the next clause. 
 
 50. crvveuv.] 'Understood the language," cf. Thuk. i. 3, oVot dXX??- 
 Xwv auvieaav. 
 
 OVK av.~\ The av goes with wonqaaadai. The direct form would be 
 dv TToirjcraivro. 
 
 Trpo^^vovs.] A proxenos was a public xenos, the State having the 
 same relation with him as a xenos to a xenos. In his own State he took 
 under his protection visitors from the other State, which in turn would 
 protect and entertain him as a public guest. 
 
 vofj-ov.] But for /jLovov and the dXXd Kal clause, vo/jov would very 
 likely have preceded the participle after the expression dependent on the 
 participle. Cf. Thuk. i. 11 § 3, 90 § 11, Demosth. De Coron. p. 258 fin. 
 TTiv TOTe Qrjpaiots pdi/xrjv Kai 86^av inrdpxovaav, p. 269, Sid rds i;7r6 tovtov 
 pXaa^r]p.las elpij/jL^vas, p. 295, Toiis (is ttjv ttoXlv dvOpihirovs dcpiKO/xevovs, 
 Pmd. 01. xrti. 53, rdi/ Trarpos dvTia Mrjdeiav dejxivav yd/jiov avTq.. In many 
 cases where the dependent ex^jression might be dependent on either the 
 noun or the participle this order gives a different construction (gerundive), 
 e.g. ib. p. 323, v/xds rjvavTLQadai t-q Kara tCiv ''E,XXr]vwv dpxy irpaTTOfxivri, 
 'that you have opposed the organisation of the despotism over Hellas'; 
 though Schaefer does not draw any distinction. Another shade of idiom 
 gives the position of KaXovfievos as in Thuk. i. 2 § 3, t^s 7^j ?J dplaTT] . . .7} 
 re vvv Qea-a-aXia KoXov/xivi]. So an adj., Soph. Oed. R. 1245.
 
 §§ 50 — 52-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 87 
 
 av ex^ii', crKoirelad^ 6 izapa^a'i 7]vriva Bov<; BUt]v a^lav 
 
 51 Et /X6V Toivvv, w avBpef ^Adrjvatoc, firj %o/37j70? wv 15. a. 
 ravT eTTeiTovOetv viro MetStou, v/3piv civ rt? fiovov Kariyvo) 
 
 Twv 'TreTrpayfievoov avru)' vvv Be fioc BoKei, Kav dae^eiav et 
 2 KaTayiyvoJcTKOi, rd irpoarjKOVTa iroLelv. t'crre 7ap Brjirov h. 
 rovTO, on toj)? ■^(opov^ vfiel<i uTTavra<; tovtov; Kal roii^ 
 iifivovi T&> 6ea} TTOielade ov fiovov Kara tov<; v6/j,ov<; toi)? 
 irepl TWV Aiovvcriwv, dWd Kal Kara rd<; fiavreiaf, iv al? 
 dirdaai'i dvTjprj/jLevov evpyjaere ttj iroXei, bfioLw<i e'/c AeX(f)d)V 
 Kol etc AcoBoovT}';, '^opovii iardvaL Kara rd Trdrpia Kal 
 
 52 KViadv dyvid'i Kal (ne^avrjcjyopelv. dvdyvwdi Se fioc Xa^cov 
 avrd<i ra? fiavTeia<i. 
 
 Sd^avr' dV.] 'Which would be thought' el' Tts eh rois ^ap^apovi ivey- 
 KCov...eiiwot, The position of ev is chosen to balance evdoKL/jLovvra. 
 
 6 irapa^ds.] The position is partly rhetorical, partly because of the 
 following participle and accusative. For iar. 5e5. cf. Madv. 115 b. 
 
 51. vjri M.] iTreirovffeiv is a virtual passive, cf. § 1 7rX7;7aj vir' avroO 
 Xa/Stii'. For the apparent inversion of the order of the participle and 
 verb cf. Thuk. i. 20 § 2 (Shilleto). 'If... I had not been choregos when I 
 suffered.' 
 
 v^piv.] Lit. ' one would only have given an adverse judgment against 
 his conduct as to outrage'; 'one would have decided that the guilt of 
 his conduct amounted only to outrage.' The ace. il^pLv is the ace. of 
 refer ence. 
 
 vvv'di.] ' But as it is.' 
 
 Kav... el.] The av in Kav refers to the second verb iroieTv, the direct 
 form being iroLoir] av. But most mss. give KaTayi.yvib(TKeL which Meier 
 defends. See L. and S. s.v. k&v. 
 
 KarayiyvilxTKOL.'] All mss. but the best add rt? which Buttmann 
 removed from the text. The present tense is emphatic, ' if he were to 
 be deeming him guilty of,' so too to. Trpoff-qKovra. is a definite phrase, 
 lit. 'what befits the present occasion.' 
 
 1. v/j.eii.'] The position is due to the tendency to avoid a string of 
 closely connected words. 
 
 Tu> 6e(^.] Dativus commodi. He is now enforcing the sanctity of the 
 chorus, and, by implication, of the choregos. noieiade, v. I, Troieire. 
 
 dvripyjfidvov.] 'Ordained.' A technical term for oracular injunction, 
 not often used thus in the passive voice. 
 
 IffTCLvai.] 'To institute.' L. and S. s.v. 'l(tttiixi, hi. 4, thus explain 
 also (wrongly) Find. I'ljth. is. 114, iaTaaev yap airavra xop^" if repnaffiv 
 auTiK^ d7u5i'os. 
 
 Kvudv.] ' Make the streets reek with steam (of sacrifice).'
 
 88 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 52, 53. 
 
 MANTEIAI. 531c 
 
 [AvB(t) ^Epe'^deiSaiaLV, uaoc UavStovoii aarv 
 valere koI TraTpioLaL v6/jLoi<; WvveO' eoprd<i, 
 fiefMvrjaOai Ba/c%0(0, Kol evpv)(ppov<i kut dyvia<i 
 i lardvat copatcov Vtpofilw X'''P''^ cififitya Trdvra'i, 
 KOL KViadv ^(Ofxolcn Kapi] ar€cf)dvoi<i irvKciaavra^i. 
 
 2 Tlepl v'yc€ia<i Ovecv koX ev')(^ea6aL Ad VTrdTM, 'Hpa/cXet, J. 
 ^AiroWwvL Trpocrrarripiw' irepl TV'xa<i dyaOdi? AttoWmvl 
 dyviei, Aarol, 'Apre^tSt, koI Kar dyvcd^; Kparrjpa<i 
 lardfiev koX 'XPpov<i Kol arecjyavrjcpopelv Karrd irdrpLa 
 OeoU 'OXu/xTTioi? irdvreacn Kal 7rdaai<;, [I8ia<i] Se^cd'i Kai 
 dptaTepd'i dvia-)(^ovre'i, Kal pbvaaihwpelv. >•' i 
 
 53 EK AnAHNHS MANTEIAI. e. 
 
 Tc3 hriix(p Tft) ^AdrjvaLOiV rov Ato? arjfjbaivei. ore 
 Ta9 ft)pa9 iraprjveyKare Trj<i 6vaia<; Kal rrjii decopla^, aiperov<i 
 
 52, wpaluiu . . .xa-piv.'] Hemsterhuis would read u>patou...xop6v. I 
 prefer Kal evpd xopo''Si taking xap"' as an accusative in agreement with the 
 idea of the sentence, of. Soph. El. 130, Aesch. Anam. 225, Eur. Hel. 77, 
 ' in gratitude to Bromios for fruits in due season.' I doubt the sound- 
 ness of the construction laravai xaptc. 
 
 Oveiv.l Infinitive used as imperative, of. Madv. § 141 Eem. 2. 
 
 •2. All uTrdry.] Cf. Aesch. ^^am. 509 ; At6s ui/'iffToi;, Find. ^em. I. 60. 
 
 irpo(TTaT-oplo}.] Cf. Soph. El. 637, ^ot^e irpo(TTa.Tr}pi.e, and Prof. Jebb's 
 note. 
 
 Ti5xas d7a^as.] This Attic formula is often found in Doric form on 
 Deljihian inscriptions. 
 
 KpaTTjpas, K.T.X.] A sort of zeugma, ' Set up bowls and institute 
 choruses,' cf. Find. 01. i. 88, Nem. x. 25. 
 
 /caTTa.] Doric for /caroo rd. 
 
 Idias.] Bead Buttmann's iOeias, for which he compares Eurip. Hel. 
 1101, ahovpifd' opOa.'s uiXivai irpbs ovpavbv \ pnrTovvTe. Or else read ISig., 
 'each for himself.' 
 
 Buttmann from an oracle in Dem. p. 1072 reads dctcrxovras /xvacri- 
 dupuv with a colon after Trdrpta. 
 
 53. The oracles from Dddona are in Attic. The first seems quite 
 irrelevant. Probably the end is lost, 
 
 6 ToO A(os.] Sc. irpo(p')]Tr)s. The chief priest of the temple at DCdona. 
 
 Oewpias.] Cf. § 115.
 
 §§ 53 — 55-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 39 
 
 TTCfXTreiv KeXevet dewpov^; evvea, koX tovtov; Bid Ta')(k(i)v t&J 
 Ait TOO eV To/iop&) T/96t? /3ou9 KoX 7rp6<; eKacrra) /3o6 hvo ol<i, 
 rrj he Aicovrj ^ovv KaWtepelv, koX Tpdire^av ■)(^aXKTJv 
 7r/J09 TO dvdOrjixa, o dvedrjKev 6 S^/u.09 o ^AOrjvalcov. 
 2 'O Tov Aios" (TTjixalvei, ev AcoSoovr], Alovvctm 87]/xoTekrj f. 
 lepd reXeiu koX Kparrjpa Kepdcrat Kal '^opov'i IcndvaL, 
 ^AttoWmvi dTTorpoTraLU) j3ovv Ovcrai,, Kal are<^avr](j>opelv 
 iXevOepov^ Kal SovXovi, Kal iXivvetv filav rjjjLepav. Ail 
 KTrjcrioi /Sovv XevKovl] 
 
 6i EiVti', w dvSp€<: ^AOrjvaioi, Kal avrai Kal dWai ~J^ ' 
 TToWal fiavreiai rrj TroXei Kuyadai. ri ovv etc rovroiv 
 Vfx,ci<i ivdu/xeicrdai Set ; on rd^ (xev dXka'i dvaia^ Toi<i 
 e(^' exdaTrj'i fjiavT€ia<; TrpQ<^aivo^evoi<i deoi^ irpocrrdTTOVcri u- <= 
 dveiv, laTavai Se ■)(opov<i Kal (TT€(f)avT](})opeLP Kard rd 
 irdrpia 7rpd<i dirdaai^ rat? dipiKvovfievai^ fiavreiai^; irpoa- 
 
 55 avaipovaiv vfxiv. 01 roivvv X^P'^'' '^^^'''^'^ ot yiyvo/nevoi b. 
 
 Kal 01 x^pij'yol 8)j\ov on Td<; fxev rjfiepa^ eKeiva<;, a? 
 
 crvvep^of^^Oa irrl rov djcova Kara Ta9 fzavTeia^i ravra^, 
 
 virep vfidSv iaTe(j)avo')/ji€6a, oyu-oto)? re /jieWcov vikcw 
 
 2 Kal 6 TrdvToov vcrraro'i yevijaeadai, rrjv he ru)v eiri- 
 
 Toyuapi^.] Tmaros, the mountain near D6d6na. 
 
 dvidijKev.] Probably when they sent deupoi to enquire about the 
 means of expiating their neglect. 
 
 2. drifioT€\rj.] V. I. Sr/^toreXe?. Buttmann cites for the ace. the 
 instances in L. and S. and Hesych. drjuoTeXij iepa, els & dufiara didwcnv 17 
 TToXts* 07}/jL0TLKa Bt, «'s & ol Stj/xol. I'or upa reXuv he cites XenoiAon, 
 Laced. 13. 5. 
 
 54. iK TovTwv ivdvp.eiadaL.'] ' Lay to heart, as an inference from 
 them.' 
 
 irpooTdrrofcrt.] Sc. ol del ■>rpo(pyp-evovTet. Note that Trpo<pai.vo/x. being 
 a technical temi from oracular revelations and orders (cf. Herod, i. 210, 
 vn. 37) suggests wpocpTjT. 
 
 Ijrdvai.] ' But to all the oracles that keep coming, they always add 
 an order, to institute choruses.' " ■ " ■ " ■'■ " —-•'■ 
 
 55. The choruses and choregos wore special crowns as public repre- 
 sentatives, but crowns seem to have been generally worn. Cf. § 53 •2. 
 
 e(jT€(pavu)iJ.e6a.] Perfect with reference to ffrecpavovrai, which is a 
 graphic tense relating to no siK?cial time.
 
 40 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 55, 56. 
 
 VLKLcov vTTep uvTov TOT rjSr] (TTecpavovrat vikmv. tov 
 ovv et? TLva tovtcov twv 'x^opevrwv rj twv yoprj'ywv 
 v/3pi^ovTa €77 e-^Opa, koI ravr iv avTu> tm aycovi, 
 Kol iv TM TOV 6eov lepo), tovtov dWo ri irkrjv aae/3elv 
 <f))']aofj,ev; 
 
 56 Kal firjv lare 'ye Tovd\ on ^ovKofievot fxrjSev dyco- c. 
 
 ^ vi^eadat ^evov ouk iSoo/caTe aTrXw? rcov '^^^opTjycov ovSevl 
 irpoaKaKecravTL toO? ')(^opevTa<; aKoirelv, dXk idv (xev 
 Kokearj, TrevTijKovra Bpa-)(^pLd<;, idv Be Kadl^eadaL KeXevar], 
 ^iXia? diroTlveiv ird^are. tlvo<; eVe/ca ; ottw? fJLr) tou 
 iare(^av(jop,evov Kal XetrovpyovvTa rw deep ravrrjv Trjv 
 ijfiepav KoXfj fiTjS" itrriped^T] fxriS" v/3pi^r} /xrjSel'i i^eiri- 
 
 2. 6 I't/cuJv.] For this tense cf. Pind. Neni. v. 5, last part of my note. 
 'But during the day (ace. of duration of time like r/fii pas... as, siqjra) of the 
 prize-winners' thanksgiving the successful choregos then, and not before 
 that, wears a crown on his own account.' It is hardly hkely, as a literal 
 interpretation of Demosthenes' language might suggest, that out of all 
 the choruses there was only one victorious choregos. The choreutae 
 are introduced here partly to conciliate men of modest fortune, partly 
 to lead up to the next argument from the sanctity of the choreutae to 
 that of the choregos. 
 
 cV ^x^P9■■^ Cf. 60' i'^pei §§ 38 2, 72, *in settled hatred'; not on a 
 fresh impulse of hatred for which the excuse of passion might be urged. 
 
 Kal ravT avrf.] 'And that too actually at the time of the com- 
 petition. ' 
 
 56. dTrXws.] 'Unconditiona,lly.' 
 
 ffKOTTHv.] ' To be examined.' With irpocrKaX. , npos tov dpxovra is 
 understood, whicirgivesthe supj^ressed subject for crKOTrelv. 
 
 KaX^ar].] Supply from above ev avrt^ ry dyuvi. ' If he serve 
 a summons (during the competition).' It is clear that the choreutes 
 could go on performing, but that the chorus would be disqualified on the 
 objection if he proved to be a foreigner. Of course the sacred character 
 of the choruses excluded arLfioi. According to Ulpian, foreigners were 
 debarred from performing in an Athenian chorus by the law mentioned 
 § 57. The object of these provisions was obviously the protection of the 
 performance rather than of the individual performers, so that to use 
 them as an argument for the sanctity of the choregos is special pleading. 
 
 Ka0ii'((T6ai.] 'Take his seat among the spectators'; i.e. leave off 
 performing. 
 
 XarovpyovuTa.] The introduction of this word is artful. It applies to 
 choreutes and choregos in different senses, but its use helps to connect 
 their cases in the minds of the dikasts. 
 
 i^eiririjSfs.] ' Of malice prepense.'
 
 §§ 5 6 — 59] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 41 
 
 57 TT}8€<i. elra tov filv ^(^opevTrjv ouS' 6 irpocrKaXeaa<i kuto- d. 
 Tov I'ofiov d^rifico<i €(TTai, tov Se ^0^7770^ ovS' 6 air/K6-\Jra<i 
 irapa iravra^ Toi)? v6fiov<i ovtq) (f)avepw'i Bcoaec Blk7]v ; 
 dXXa fM7]v ovBev ecrr 6(f)eXo<i /caXco? koI (f)iXav6pa)7rco<; 
 Tov<i vofiov^ virep tcuv TroWdov Kelcxdai, el tol^ direidovat 
 KaX ^la^ofievoif avrov^ rj irap iifxciov opyrj rwv del Kvpicov I 
 fly 'yevrjcrerai,. '"-- 
 
 58 ^epe S/) tt/Oo? Oewv KuKelvo aKeyjraaOe. irapaiTrjaofiai -'^' 
 3' vijbd<i p,r}hev d')(6ecrdrjvai /u.ot, edv eirl av[jL^opat<i tivoju 
 'yeyovoTcov ovofxaaTl fivrjadw ' ov ydp oveiSiaai fid roi)? 
 6eov<i ovSevl Sucr^epe? ovSev ^ovKojievo^ tovto ttoitjctco, 
 dWd Sel^ai to ^idt,ecr6aL koI v^pc^eiv koX Ta ToiavTa 
 TTOielv (W9 airavTe'i vfiel<i ol uXXot (fievyeTe. "^avvlwv eaTi b. 
 8?;7rof Tt? 6 TOi)? TpayiKov^ '^opov^ SiSdcTKCOv ' ovto^ 
 
 59 daTpaTeia^ edXo) koI Ke^pv'^^^ crvficpopa. toutov fieTa 
 rrjv dTV^i'av tuvtijv ificaOwaaro rt? <})i\oveiKa>v X^PVJ^^ 
 
 57. (7vyK6^as.] A very strong word. 
 Ketffdai,.] Used as perf. pass, of Tidrj/jLi. 
 
 Tuv del Kvpiwv.] 'WTio are successively temporary administrators.' 
 
 58 — 64. Meidias' violence is contrasted with the forbearance of 
 rival choregoi, who even waived their rights out of respect to the Dio- 
 nysia, or, we may suggest (except as to Iphikrates), because their own 
 choruses could not stand a strict scrutiny. 
 
 58. irapaLTrjaoiJLai.] Lit. 'I beg you by-the-way.' 'I pause to beg 
 you.' For this force of the preposition cf. irapoXuiXe, § 91, Aristoph. Eq. 
 37, Find. Nem. x. 30. 
 
 iiri av/jLcpopois.] 'Into calamity.' Distributive plural. The pre- 
 position means 'in an abiding condition of (cf. in' ^x^P9- § 55 2) and 
 the construction is like TriTrretc iv, ^a\dv iv. For this euphemistic use 
 of (xvp.<popa cf. ffvp-cpoprj exo^«''os, Her. i. 35, Plato Legg. 85-4 d, 93-i b. 
 
 ovop.affTL.'l Keiske's correction for ovop-ari.. 
 
 oi) yap, K.T.X.] ' For, believe me, it is not with the wish to bring up 
 any painful reproach against any individual. ' 
 
 di5d.aKui>.] So most and best mss. Buttmann, from a few, tVci- 
 
 Sli/JKUV. 
 
 do-rparetas.] 'Was convicted of shirking military service and han 
 experienced misfortune ' ; i.e. drtfua. 
 
 59. (piXoveiKiov.] 'In his keen spirit of emulation,' 'in his eagerness to 
 win,' more lit. ' in his love of competition,' cf. § 60 2, 66. The Zur. edd. 
 read (piXovLKwv from Par. S, (pCKoviKuv.
 
 42 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 59, 60. 
 
 rpayqiBwv, olfiai, (deoa-SoTiSiT?. ro fxev ovv TrpwTov ijya- 
 vi'iKTOVV 01 ovrL')(^opri<yol Kol KCoXvaeiv ecpacrav, w? 8' c. 
 eTrXrjpwOr} ro Oearpov KoX rov 6')(\ov o-vveiXey/jLevov elBou 
 eVi rov dywva, wKvrjaav, elacrav, ovSel'i rj-^aro, dWd 
 ToaovTov T>79 €v<Te(3eLa<; iv eKacrro) rt? dv vixoov tSoi to 
 (7v/K€Ya)pi]fcd<i ware iravra rov fiera ravra ■^povov 
 ScSdaKei TOV<; 'yopov'i koI ovhe rwv Ihlwv i'^dpcov ovSel<i 
 GO KcoXvef ToaovT d7r6')(^etTov ■x^opriydov Tivo<idyfraa6ai. aXXo? d. 
 ecrrlv 'ApicrretS?/? Olv7]tSo<^ (f)u\rj'i, r)TV')(rjKW<^ rt koX ovTO<i 
 TOiovrov, 09 vvv fxev koX jepcov earlv 77S77 Kai laco^ 
 i]Tr(i)v '^opevTrj'i, rjv Si 'Tto&' i^yefioov ri]<i (f)vXr]'i Kopv- 
 (fyalo^. icrre Se Sijvov TOvd\ on rov i^^^eixova dv d(f)e\,y 
 2 Tt9, ot^erat 6 A-oi7ro9 %opo9. dX>C o/x&)9 iroWciJv j(op7]<ywv e. 
 cf)c\ov€iKrj(TdvTO)V ov06l<i TTooTTOTe rovT etSe to irXeoveK- 
 TTjfjua, Otis' iroX/jiTjcre rovrov i^ayayelv ovSe KcoXvaai ' Bca 
 yap TO Becu avrov iiriXa/Bofieuov rf) 'X^eipX tovto nroirjcrai i^S'* 
 
 (dXXi Totrouroi'.] The adversative applies only to ouSetj ii^f/aro. 'But 
 any of you might see the spirit of concession from religious feeling so 
 strong in each choregos that Sannidn, &c.' Markland proposed rfj 
 evaepeig. ' (concession) to religious feeling,' but the genitive of cause will 
 stand. Buttmann explains the i^hrase as embodying the idea 77 rt5v 
 ^ Kdiqvaiwv evcri^ua toctovtov (ru7xwpet ry tQiv UpQiv xicr^w. For to crvyKex^- 
 prjKo^ of. Thuk, I. 142, €v tQ iu.7j /xeXerufTi, Madv. 180 b, Eem. 2. 
 
 diod<TKet.] With expressions signifying duration of past time the 
 present tense includes the perfect, cf, Pind. Nem, x. 10, apiffTevei irdXai. 
 
 roaovT aVfxei.] The subject is to be gathered from the preceding 
 clauses — ' So extremely averse is the general sentiment to laying violent 
 hands on one of the choregoi.' The phrase to (TvyKex^pv^os colours this 
 clause. For rov, mss. give tou tcD;/ and twi>, and the oldest reads rov rov 
 Xopiryo" rivos a^j/aodai, which yields a poor argument, as Meidias was 
 not a choregos, cf. § 61 ■2. The Ziirich editors give toctovt' oWx" ■'"'2'' 
 XopT/Qv, omitting nvos a^pacrOai. The clause is evidently a concise form 
 of the sentiment of the first sentence of § 57. 
 
 60, ■)7rl'X'?^'ws.] Cf. § 59 T7)v arvx^o." ravT-qv. 
 
 Kal yipwv...Kai.] ' Quite (tjSt?) old and consequently.' 
 
 iiyefiuu Kopvcpalo^.] The leader of the chorus. 
 
 otxerai.'] 'Is ruined.' 
 
 2. eUe.] 'Thought of such an advantage.' Cf. Plato, Phaedr. 267 a, 
 Tpo rdv a\T]6Civ rk eiKora eldov ws rifirjr^a /xaWov, Simonides Amorg. 
 Frag. 7. 80, ov5' &v nva €v ^p^eiev, dWa rovd' opq., /cat tovto irdaav 
 i]fj.^pav povXeveTaL, o/cws tiv' ws fiiyiaTov Ip^eiev Kandv.
 
 p 
 
 §§ 60 — 62.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 43 
 
 Kal fir) irpocTKaXeaaaOat irpo'; rov ap')(0VTa i^etvai, axnrep 
 av el ^evov Ti<i e^ayayelv i^ovXero, a7ra<; rt? wKvet Tf}<i 
 
 61 (icreXyeia'; ravrri<i avro-^eip ocjiOrjuat yiyvofievo'i. ovk oZv 18. a, 
 Seivov, CO av8pe<; BcKaaTUi, Kal a')(^er\iov rcou fiev vtKav 
 av Trapd tovt olofxevwv '^oprjywv, twv dvTfkoiKoratv 
 iroWdicL<i TTcivra rd ovra et<? ra? \€iTovpyia<;, /jUjBeva 
 roXfxfjaaL Tranrore /iijS' wv ol vo/llol BiSoaaiv dy^acrOai, 
 aXyC ovrco<; evXa/SdJ^;, ovrco'i eucre/3fo)9, ovtq) pberplo3<i 
 hiaKelcrOat, ware dvaXl(TKOVTa<; dycovLO)VTa<; o/iw? aTre- 
 'XecrOai Kal TrpoopdcrOat, Ta9 vfierepa^ ^ovXr]aec'i Kal rrju 
 2 Trepl rrjv eopTTjv airovhrjv, ^leihiav he ISlcottji; ovra, h. 
 /jirjSei' dvrjXwKOTa, on rep irpoaeKpovae Kal i'^6p6<i v'lrrjp^^e, 
 TovTov dvaXlcTKOvra Kal ■^oprjyovvra iirlnixov ovra irpo- 
 TTTjXaKL^eLV Kal TVTTTecv, Kal fi^T6 t;;9 eopTrj<{ /x^t€ tcov 
 vofjLwv firjre rl v/j,el<; epelre fxrjre tov 6eov (f)povTL^€iv. 
 
 G2 UoXXajv Toivvv, co aVS^e? ^Xdrjvalot,, yeyevrjiievoyv c. 
 iyOpcou dXXrjXoi<;, ou fiovov i^ Ihlcov, aXXd Kal €k kol- 
 
 Kal jXTf xpoiTKaX.] i.e. /cat Sto. to hv... 
 ravT-qs.] 'Such.' 
 
 avToxeip-] This word takes an in\'iclious colour from its frequent 
 reference to homicide. 
 
 yiyvSfxei'os.] 'Constituting himself.' This reflexive sense is more 
 common in the aor. and fut. 
 
 61. tH;/ fiev inKov av.] ' Who thought they might pain the victory by 
 this expedient.' Trapa tovto is a virtual protasis. This use of Trapa 
 implies a feeling of the closeness of relation between means and end; 
 thus, as Madv. § 75. 1 /* says, it is used ' of that which turns the scale, 
 and on which the result critically depends.' Cf. Xenophon, De Mag. 
 Equ. 1. 5 (of vaulting on to horseback), TroXXors 7ap TJdT] 7] auiTripla. irapa. 
 TOVTO eyiviTo, also our vulgar ' along of,' ' all along of,' 
 
 ayuviCavTai.'] ' In the fever of contest.' 
 
 Trpoopaff^at.] 'Deferred to,' 'paid first consideration to.' 
 
 •2. oTt T(fj irpoaiKp.'] Because he had picked a quarrel with a man. 
 
 (Demosth. uses the indefinite pronoun in his wish to make his cause that 
 
 of the plain citizen; cf. iXavvovTo. Tiva, § CO.) 
 
 iTrlTifiov ovTa.] ' In possession of all a citizen's privileges.' The 
 
 forbearance of choregoi towards aTi/xoL is contrasted with the violence of 
 
 the private individual Meidias towards an eTrtn^os. 
 
 62. Cf. § 16, last sentence, § Co. 

 
 4)4 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 62 — 64. 
 
 voov TTpayfJidrcov, oOSet? ttcottot ei? roa-ovr avaioei,a<i 
 
 2 d(f)iKeTO oocrre roiovrov Tt roX/jLijaac TroLelv. KanoL (^acnv d. 
 ^\(^iKpdrT]v TTOT eKelvov AlokXcI tm Utrdel ra ftdXicrTa 
 ekduv et9 e'xPpav, kol ere irpo'i tovtw <rvfi^rjvaL Tiaiav 
 Toy 'l(f>tKpdTov<i d8eX(f)6v ai^Tt^op777?;crat roi Ato/cXet. 
 
 3 dX}C op,a)<i TToWoi"; jjbkv €)(0)v (f)LXou<i IcfuKpdrr]';, iroWa e. 
 8e '^prj/xaTa KeKT7j/xevo<;, (fipovcov S' icf)' avTu> rrfkiKovrov 
 rjXUov eiKo^ dvSpa kol B6^r]<i Koi ti/mcop TeTV)(rjK6Ta (ov 
 eKelvo'i rj^lcnTO irap vyi'Zv, ovk e/SaSt^ei/ eVt rd<i roup 535 
 
 63 ■)^pvcro'y^6o)v olKca<i vvKrcop, ovSe Karepprjyvve ra irapa- 
 (TKeva^o/xeva Ip^dria el>i rrju kopTTqv, ovhe hie^Oeipe 8c- 
 BdcTKaXov, ov8e "xopov pbavOdveiv cKooXvev, ouSe tcov dXXcov 
 ovBev wv ovTO<i SieTrpaTTero iTTOiei, aXXa rot? vop,oL<i Kat 
 rfj TU)V dXXa>v ^ovXr/cret crvy'^wpwv rjveL')(eTO Kol viKoovTa 
 Kol a-Te(f)avov/jievov rov e')(9p6v opwv, eiKOTco^ ' iv y yap f. 
 avTQii evSalficov jjBei yeyovw'; TroXcTeia, ravrr) (Tvy)(oipeiv 
 
 64 rd TOiavra rj^iov. TrdXiv ^iXoaTparop iravre^ icr/jt,ei> tov g- 
 KoXwvrjdev ^a/Spiov KaTTjyopovvTa, or eKpivero rrjv irepl 
 
 d% Too-oCr'.] Cf. Madv. § 50, § 131 2, 192. 
 
 2. KaiTOL.'] 'And yet,' implying that Iphikrates might have been 
 almost excused if he had displayed violence. 
 
 TO. ixaXidTa.] ' Had once got into a most bitter feud.' ' The celebrated 
 Iphikrates ' was the distinguished general, b. c. 394 — 357. 
 
 3. iroXXoi)? /j.€u...Tro\\a 5e.] Cf. § 3. 
 
 (ppouwv 5' €(p' ai'Tt^.] 'And though he had as high an opinion of 
 himself (for e</)' aurip cf. § 45, end) as a man would reasonably have after 
 having won such renown and such honours as he had been deemed to 
 deserve at your hands.' In § 45 e<p' aury is 'on account of in a com- 
 mercial sense. The preposition gives the basis of the thought or action, 
 cf. Plato, Sympos. 217 a, icppovovv i-n-l rrj uipq. 6av/xdcnov oaov (this jjhrase 
 and (ppovuiv t7]\lkovtov tiXIkov is a variation of (ppovQiv p-iya). 
 
 e^adi^fv.l Note the graphic imperfects. 
 
 63. avyx'^P'^v.'] 'Conceding,' 'paying deference to,' cf. to ci^/cexw- 
 p-qKos, § 59. 
 
 riveixeTo...6pcov.] 'He endured to see.' The patience is represented 
 as continuous, cf. Soph. Oed. 11. 1313, virop-evfn p-e KTjSei'ojv, for the par- 
 ticiple which is the common prose construction with dvexopi-ai, also cf. 
 Aesch. Pers. 838, <tov kXvuv dve^eTai. 
 
 ra Toiavra.'] Accus. of reference. ' For he deemed such deference due 
 to the constitution under which he knew that he had become prosperous.'
 
 §§ 64, 65.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 45 
 
 'XlpcoTToO Kplcnv davdrov, koI irdvrwv rcov KaTTjyopwv 
 iriKporaTov yevofievov, Kol fierd rauTa ')(opr)yovvTa iraiai 
 Aiovv(ria koX viKaJvra, koX Xa/Spiai/ ovre Tvirrovra ovre 
 d(l>ap7rd^ovTa rov arecjjavov ovK o\&)9 irpcaiovO' ottol (jlt) 
 65 TTpoarJKev avro). ttoWou? S' dv €)(wv elirelv eVt Koi hid h. 
 TToXXa? irpocpdaei'i i')(6pov<i jeyevTjfievov; dX\.T]Xoi,<;, ovBiva 
 TTcoTTore OUT UKTjKoa ovre kwpaKa ocrri^ eh rocrovTOv 
 2 eX.rfX.v6ev v^peQ)<; cocrre tolovtov tc iroielv. ovhe >ye eKelvo 19. a. 
 ovheh vfMoov otS' on /jLvrjfiovevet, irpoTepov, rcov iirl rot? 
 I'Sioi? i) Kol T0t9 KoivoU i'x^Opdov dXX.r]\oL'i ovBeva ovre 
 KuXov/jievav Twv KpcTcov TTapearrjKoTa, ovd^ otuv 6/J.vvo)aiv 
 
 64. 'npwTTou.] Oropos was seized B.C. 366 by exiles therefrom, who 
 were persuaded by Chabrias and KalUstratos to give up the place to 
 Thebes while the dispute was settled by arbitration. The Thebans how- 
 ever retained the town as their own. So the two Athenian negotiators 
 were tried at Athens on a capital charge. The brilliant and successlul 
 defence by Kallistratos is said to have made a great impression on 
 Demosthenes. 
 
 yevofj-evov.] 'Had shown himself.' All these participles after tff/xev 
 imply personal and contemporary knowledge. Cf. § 65 2. It is not 
 happy to reject /cat after vLKwvTa, — making ifffxev only govern Xa/S/j/a;/ 
 TviTTovra, K.T.\. and TvirrovTa govern 'Pi\6oTpaTov...KaTr]yopovvTa ['when 
 (or 'though') he was accuser']. 
 
 Xopriyovvra iraKxl Aiovvffia.] This dative is regular in specifying the 
 nature of a chorus, cf. § 156, rpayipdois KexopfjyyjHi irod' euros, iyw Ik 
 avXrjTais dvSpdaL. Such an accus. of reference as Aiovvaia is regular 
 with verbs of competing and winning. 
 
 irpocTioi'd'.] ' Stepping in.' The allusion is to Meidias having been 
 present when the umpires took the oath, cf. §§ 65 2, 17. 
 
 65. Cf. §62. 
 
 av...dTr€Lv.] 'To tell if I pleased.' 
 
 2. ye.] The concession implied is that even if some enemies have 
 committed acts of violence on each other, at any rate they never acted 
 like Meidias in other respects, enelvo ('what is coming'). He alludes to 
 the circumstances related in § 17 which he is going to recall to their 
 minds. 
 
 fiv-n/jLovevet.'] For the participles cf. § 64, yevbixevov. Here the personal 
 knowledge is of positive circumstances suggested by the negative expres- 
 sions. 
 
 KpLTCuv.l The umpires of the contests. Cf. § 18. 
 
 oixvvujuiv.'] For the subj. after an imperfect (here the participle) cf. 
 Goodwm, § 62 Eem., § 44 2.
 
 46 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 65 — 6/. 
 
 i^opKovvra, ovd' oXcy*? eV ovSevl rwv toiovtcov i^^pov 
 
 GQ i^era^ofMevov. ravra yap iravra koI to. roiavra, (6 av8pe<i b. 
 
 ^AdTjvalot, ^tKovetKia jxev vira-^Oevra yoprjyou ovra iroielv 
 
 evet TLVcL avyyvwixriv ' e-^ddpa 8' eKavvovrd rtva, €k 
 
 7rpoaip€creoy<i, icj) tnracn, koX rrjv Ihiav Bvvafiiv Kpecrroi 
 
 Twv voficov olxrav ivSeiKUv/xevov, H/oa/cXet?, ^apv kuc 
 
 2 ou^t hiKaiov ioTLv ovhe crv/ji(f)€pov vfilv. el yap e/caaro) 536c. 
 
 Twv ')(opr]yovvTOL)V rovTO 7rp6oi]\ov yevoiro, ore " av oelva 
 
 e')(6p6'i f] ixoi, Met8/a9 ?)' ri? aA,Xo? Opaav<i ovrco koL 
 
 irXouaLO'i, irpwrov fiev dcpaipedriaofxat rrjv vUrjv, kclv 
 
 dfieLvou dycovlaco/jiat ti,vo<;, CTreir e(f) airacnv iXaTTO)- 
 
 dTja-ofxao KoX irpoinfK.aKL^oixevo'i BiaTeXiau)," Ti? oi'Tft)? 
 
 aXoyiarot; rj Ti9 out&)<? ddXL6<i icmv ocrxi? eKuiv av fxiav 
 
 67 hpa'^jxrjv eOeXijcreiev dpaXooaat ; ovSel^ 87]7rou. dXk\ olfiai,, cl. 
 
 i^opKovvra.] Meidias is said to administer the oath because he sug- 
 gested the reservation ttXtji' AtjixojO^vovs. 
 
 i^era^onevov.] 'Parading himself as.' The notion of 'standing in 
 the ranks,' 'standing forward for military inspection,' generally underlies 
 the metaphorical use of i^erd^opLai, cf. Demosth. p. 613 Jin. oudevos ttu)- 
 TTore TOVTwv e^rjTCLcyd-q Karrjyopos, §§ 127, 161, 202. 
 
 66. (piKoveiKia.] Cf. § 59. 
 
 TTOtetc.] The infinitive clause is the subject to ^x"» ^^^ roura iravra 
 Kal TO. Toiavra Trote7u is understood with ^x^P'if- S' iXavv., k.t.X. These 
 excuses for a choregos behaving violently bear on the case of Alkibiades 
 § 147 which perhaps accounts for the ye above, ovd4 ye eKelvo. For 
 xnrax6ivTa ' unconsciously unpelled ' cf. § 72 3. For ^x" crvyyvd)fj.r]i> 
 cf. §§ 74, 75. 
 
 Tivd.] Cf. § 61 2, on Tip TrpoffiKpovffe. 
 
 evdeLKvvfjievov.] 'Aye, vaunting that your private power is superior to 
 (that of) the laws.' 
 
 -2. Tivos.] Sinister use of the indefinite pronoun, glancing at Meidias 
 and his set. 
 
 7rpo7r7;XaK.] 'Be continually affronted.' 
 
 &d\ios.] 'Abject.' 
 
 oVrts (Kwv &v.] The suppressed protasis is 'if he could choose,' 
 drawn from the general idea of eKwv. The sentence is an expansion of 
 rb ecrlv 6 edeX-rjauv. Note offrts for uxrre in a negative or quasi-negative 
 interrogation, cf. Xenophon, Anab. 11. 5. 12, tLs ovtoi p-aiverai offxts 01; 
 (BouXeraL col (pLXos elvai ; 
 
 67. dXX' olfxai.] Before aXX' the Ziir. edd. only place a comma. 
 ' But, I think, that which makes all ready to act in a public-spirited
 
 §§ 6/ — 69.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 47 
 
 t^t^A^ 
 
 .^1 uu-i 
 
 TO irdvra'i itolovv koI (fyLXorifieladac Kat avakiCKeiv r -^ 
 iOeXeiv eKelv icrrlu, on rcov tcrcov kuc rwv Bikulwv ^W' 
 €KacrTO<; y^yeiTai eavrw fxerelvaL ev SrjfxoKparla. iyco 20 a.*^'*"' 
 Toivvv, (o av8pe<; 'AOrjualot, rovTwv ovk erv^ov Bia 
 TOVTOV, a\Xa %&)pt9 oJv v^ptaOrjv, koX ri}<; viKri<i irpoa- 
 2 a7reaTep7]d7]v. Kairot iraaLV vfilv iyco tovto hel^w cra^w^;, 
 on iXTjSev aaeX.'ye'i e^rjv iroiovvn yieihla p.'qh^ v^pit,ovn 
 fxrjhe TL'TTTOVTi Koi \v7Tetv efie koX Kara rou'i vofiovi 
 avTM (f)i\oTifM€2crdat irpo^ vfia<;, Kal fitjSe Stapac to CTOfia r ,-c— . 
 
 GS irepl avTov e^j^^ety efxi. ^XP^l^ 7^P avrov, w avSpe'i b. 
 ^ AdrjvaloL, or iyo) T7]<i Tlav^LoviSa %op777o9 VTreaTrjv ev tm >.* / A 
 Brj/xw, TOTC TTJ<; 'Epe;^^7/tSo9 avaaravra Tr]<i eavrov ^uA-t}? 
 2 dvOvTToaTrjvat, Kal KaracTT'qGavO' eavTOv i^ taov Kal rd 
 ovra dvaXicTKovTa wairep iyco, ovrco fx d(f)aip€icrdat rrjv 
 
 69 viKrjv, v^pl^eiv Be Toiavra Kal rvirreiv firjhe rore. vvv c. 
 Be Tovro puev ovk eTroirjcrev, ev w rov Bfjfiov eTi/jirjaev dv, 
 ovS' eveavcevcraTO rotovTov ouBev ' efx,ol B\ 09 (etre Tt9, co 
 
 manner and to spend their money (for the State) is the following consi- 
 deration, that in a democracy each individual conceives that he has a 
 share of fair and equal rights.' 
 
 ■7rpo(rair(aTep-qdr]i>.] ' I was in addition (irpos-) deharred from the vic- 
 tory.' 
 
 2. fj.rjdh...TroiovvTi.] 'Without doing anything,' 'though he did 
 nothing'; ov8^v ■koiovvtl would be 'by not doing anything,' ' when he did 
 nothing.' 
 
 Kal fjLtjd^ Siapai.] If ^x"" f("^ ^oea not mean ' prevent me,' which I 
 prefer, fxrjd^ negatives the infinitive after e^^j*, as usual; cf. § 73 2, Eurip. 
 Heracl. 969, XPV" "rovde p-ri ^v n7)ok (pws opav in. So below, ixpijv... 
 Tvirreiv p.7]8k T^re, where p.ri5k properly goes with the infinitive. 
 
 G8. KaTa<TTr,(Tave\'\ Cf. § 13. 
 
 2. t6t£.] ' In that case,' cf. § 26 2. Here it means ' if he had been 
 choregos. ' Buttmann on slight ms. authority ovbk rore. 
 
 69. vvv 5^.] 'But as it was he did not act in this way whereby he 
 would have shown respect for the commonalty, nor was it by anything of 
 the kind that he disjilayed his mettle.' 
 
 iv y.] Cf. Madv. i§ 39 Bern., ' iv — hy, of the distinctive mark by which 
 a thing is recognised.' 
 
 iveavid'aaro.] Cf. Shilleto De Fah. Leg. § 214 (p. 401 ad fin.), 
 where Shilleto, after Ulpian, renders 'having made a boastful promise.'
 
 48 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 69, 70, 
 
 at'Spe? ^KOrjvaloi, ^ovXerai vofxlcrat fxavia' fxavia <yap 
 2 t<7ft)? iarlv virep Bvva/MLV tv iroLelv ' etVe koI (f>i\oTifila) 
 "XPpTjyo^ virecTTrjv, ovtco (^avepu)<i Koi fiiapw<; eirrjpedi^wv 537 
 irapyKoXovdTjcrev ware ixrjSe tcov iepwv Ifiaricov firjBe 
 Tov X^P^^ /i^Se Tov acofxaro^ too X^^P^ rekevTwv diro- 
 
 70 Et Toivvv Tt<; vfMwv, (o dvSp€<i ^Adrjvaioi, dXXo)<; Trtu? d. 
 e^et TJjv- op'yrjv eirX lAeihlav r] t«j9 ov Biov avrbv reOvdvav, 
 ovK 6p6u)<i e^ei. ov fydp iart hiKatov ovhe irpoarJKOv rriv 
 
 Here the meaning is more vague than in § 18 supra, but still the sense is 
 invidious. The fundamental idea of the term is ' show off like a youth. ' 
 
 1. eiVe Kal.'] ' Or actually from patriotic zeal ' ; dat. of cause, cf. § 169. 
 
 ovTO) <papepu)i, k.t.X.] 'He so openly and abominably kept dogging 
 me with insults.' Cf. § 14, irap-qKoXovdrjae Trap oXtjv ttjv XecTovpyiau 
 iwriped^wv fioi avvexi^^. 
 
 reXevTuv.] Cf. Madv. 176 c Eem. 
 
 fxov.] Cf. § 16 2. 
 
 70. el Tolvvv.'] [' If then there is any one of you whose anger against 
 Meidias falls short of insisting that he must be i^ut to death,' lit. 'who 
 cherishes the anger he does cherish (rijv) in any other (i.e. lower) degree 
 than this, viz. the sentiment that he ought to die.' The ov here 
 (according to our idiom) must be omitted in translation, and is a very 
 singular Attic use after such expressions as /jidWov ij, dXXcos iji, and the 
 like : it is thus explained by Buttmann, 'If you say, tovto /xdWov iroi-qcrti) 
 rj iKelvo, you deny of eKclvo what you affirm of tovto, and hence the 
 negative before iKelvo creeps in.' A perfect instance in Thucyd. ni. 36 
 (when they are repenting of their vote to destroy Mytilene), djfxoi/ to ^ov- 
 Xev/j-a ttoXlv oXrjv tLa<p6a,pai fxdXXov ij oi) toiis aiTtovs. Buttmann maintains 
 'abusum hunc vocuIje ov nasci potuisse nonnisi in formula affirmativa 
 qua posterior pars negatur.' Hermann's view was just the opjjosite; 
 there are not sufficient examples of the construction to settle the point 
 conclusively.] Holmes. Cf. Madv. § 89 Rem. 2. 
 
 OVK 6p6(2s ^X"-] Sc. TTjv 6pyr)v. He is now arguing against those who 
 think that Demosthenes should have defended himself from Meidias. 
 Spalding and Eeiske suspect a gap in the argument. This seems un- 
 warrantable. Demosth. is now about to display the heinousness of 
 Meidias' conduct from a secular point of view. Those who, while admit- 
 ting that an offence has been committed, are disposed to treat it lightly, 
 seem to the orator likely to say, 'If Demosth. had really been so very 
 badly treated he would have retaliated ; he did not do so ; therefore the 
 affair was of a kind which does not lead to extreme consequences, and so 
 does not demand an extreme penalty.' The argument against this view 
 is complete ; what Demosthenes omits are the prem isses of the dikasts' 
 argument, which are sufficiently implied. For ?x. ttiv dpy. cf. § 127.
 
 §§ 70 — 72.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 4!) 
 
 roC 7ra$6vTo<: evXd^eiav tw firjSeu VTrocrTeiXa/xevcp 7rp6<i 
 v^ptv fiepiha ei<; acorrjpiav V7rdp-)(^6tv, dWd top fxev co? 
 aTravTcov toov dvrjKeaTcov alrtov KoXd^etv irpocr^Kei, tc5 B 
 
 71 irrl rod ^orjdeiv diTohtZovai 'rr)v ')((ipLV. ovZe. >ydp av 21. a. 
 rovT eariv elirelv, (6<i ov 'yeyevTj/juevov ttcottot ovSevo'; e'/c 
 
 Tc3y Toiovrcov Beivov tc5 X07&) ro Trpdjp, cyco vvv alpw 
 KOi (f>o/3€pdv TTOLw. TToXXou jG KoX hel. dX}C laaaiv b. 
 a7ravT6<;, el Se firj, ttoWoI ye, EvOvvov rou iraXataavrd 
 ITOT eKelvov, tov veaviaKov, Xa)(f)c\ov rov TrayKpariaa-Trjv 
 2 (l<T')(yp6<i Ti9 ■^v, fieXa<;, ev oZS' on, yiyvaxTKOval Tiva v/xcov 
 ov Xe'7&)), TOVTOV ev ^djjLw ev crvvovaia rivl Kal Scarpi^^ 
 ovTO)<; ihia, ore 6 rvirrcov avrov v^pi^ecv wero, d/xwafMevov 
 ovTQ)<i ware koI dTroKreivac. 'iaaaiv E^vaicova ttoWoI c. 
 TOV AetoSa/Ltai'To? dSeXcfiov diroKreivavTa Hoicordv ev 
 
 72 BeLTTVo) Kol avvohw KOLvrj Bid irXrjyrjv [xlav. ov yap r) 
 
 vTroareiXafxhw.] Metaphor from furling sails, cf. Pind. Isth. 11. 40. 
 
 I 'For it is not jiist or seemly that one who sets not bounds to his insolence 
 should be able to count upon the scrupulousness of his victim as a contri- 
 bution to his safety.' It is often convenient to make the dative after 
 vwapx'^i-v ('to be ready, assured, available') the English nominative. For 
 fieph and the sentiment differently apphed, cf. § 18-1. 
 
 TOV niv."] 'The latter,' ry 5^ 'the former.' The aggressor ought to be 
 actually punished as if actually responsible for any retaliation to which 
 liis victim might have been provoked. 
 
 inl TOV poridelv.] ' On the occasion of granting him redress ' ; for this 
 sense of ^ovdda cf. § 43, 6 ixiv yap iraOwv vauTaxov ISoTjdeias BiKaios rvy- 
 Xdveiv. So ^oT]64w § 74 2. JFor ^7rt cf. 72 3 last note. 
 
 71. ws ov.] 'That, as nothing very serious has ever yet resulted from 
 such affairs, I am now exaggerating the affair in my account, and making 
 (it out) terrible.' 
 
 dXX'.] This resumes the genitive participial clause of the last sen- 
 tence but one. 
 
 Tou iraXala: ttot' iKeTvov.] 'Formerly a celebrated wrestler.' Note 
 that dfiwdfjievov which governs "ZiIxpiXov is deferred. See Appendix. 
 
 1. oiJrws ^5.] ' Quite .' cf. ovtuktj, § 119. Olynth. 1. p. H fin, ovtu ttus 
 avev wpayfJidTiov tovto. Xap-^dveTe, 
 
 heu}MtxavTo%.'] For this celebrated orator cf. Aesch. Contra Ctes. 
 73. 20. 
 
 Sm nXTjy^v.} 'Owing to (having received from BoeOtos) a single blow.' 
 D. 4
 
 50 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§ 72. 
 
 irXiryr} Trapicrrrjcre Trjv op'yr^v, aX)C 77 drcfiia' ovSe to 
 rvTTTeaOat rot? eXevdepoa earl heivov, Kalirep ov heivov, 
 
 2 aXka TO e<^' v^pet. "rroWa yap uv iroirjaeiev tvtttcov, d. 
 CO dvBpe<i ^AdrjvaioL, <Sv 6 Tradcop evia ou'S' dv dirayyel- 
 \ai BvvaiO krepw, rw cyvrjpLaTi, tcS ^Xefi/xaTt, rfj (f)covfj, r,_^i;;, 
 orav (w? v^pli^wv, orav co? e'^j^^po? inrdp-^cov, orav kov- 
 
 3 SyXof?, orav eVt Kopprj^. ravra Kivel, ravr i^icmjatv 
 dv6p(i07rov<i avTwv, drj6ei^ 6vTa<; rov TrpoTnjXaKL^eadac. 538 
 oi/Sel? dv, c3 di'8p€<} ^AdrjvatoL, TavT aTrayyeWcov Svvairo 
 
 TO Becvov 'rrapacTTrjaai, rot? aKovovcriv outw? co? €7rt T179 
 
 72. 17 7rX7777/.] 'The fact of the blow.' So below rd TvirreadaL 'the 
 of fact being struck.' 
 
 irapi(TT7i(Te.'\ For the gnomic or frequentative aorist cf. Madv. § 111 
 Eem. a, b. 
 
 TO f<p' v^pei.] 'The being struck in deliberate insult.' Cf. §§ 38 2, 55 2. 
 
 2. ^via.] Governed, as the order shows, by 6 iraOoiv as well as 
 d7ra77eiXat. For the construction, cf. Goodw. § 62 4, and for ai> in the 
 l^rotasis ih. § 63 2. Here the suppressed condition indicated by the dv 
 (oi;5' a;') is 'if he wished,' 'if he tried.' 
 
 orav.] Sc. TviTTr], these clauses being second protases to dv irofqaeiev, 
 though the regular tense for an apodosis after orav is the future. On this 
 I)assage QuintiUan, vi. 1. 17, says Plurimum tamen ajf'ert atrocitatis modus, 
 si graviter, si contumeliose : ut Demosthenes ex parte percussi corporis, ex 
 vultii ferientis, ex habitu invidiam Midiae quaerit. 
 
 ws ix^pos virapx<^v.'\ Cf. § 38, ov yap e'x^pds ye VTrrjpxev uv, 
 
 KovSvXois.] 'With the closed fist.' 
 
 iirl KoppTjs.'] 'On the side of the face,' and therefore 'with the open 
 hand.' Cf. Plato, Gorg. 486 c. Theokr. xiv. 34. 
 
 3. e^l(TTri(nv...avTwv.] 'It is this that puts men beside themselves.' 
 Cf. e^axOrj, § 41, e^axd^ma, § 74 2, Eur. Bacch. 850, wpwra 5' ?KaTT)(Tov 
 (ppevciv I ivels e\a(ppdv \vffcrav...l^w 5' eXavvuv tov <ppoveiv, Cf. also ^kcttu- 
 ais, emraTiKos, § 66 ^iXovetKlg., viraxdivra. 
 
 TOV irpoTTTiKaKl^eadai.'] This word does not here include the idea of 
 personal violence. Demosthenes' point is, that the worst part of a blow 
 is the accompanying insolence of look and speech (vppis /Merd xXevaalas is 
 the definition of TrpowijXaKKjfMs, Aristot. Top. 6. 6). 
 
 dirayy^\\wv.'\ Equals el dirayyiXKot. 
 
 TO 5eiv6v.] ' The shock to the feelings.' ' Shocking' is often a close 
 equivalent for deivos. 
 
 irapaaT-qcai.] ' Place before'; below Trapa(TTrjvai= ' arose in.' We can- 
 not easily preserve the parallel. 
 
 oPtws i}%...ivapy7)s.'\ ' So vividly as... the outrage manifests itself.' 
 ^Tri T^s.] ' On the occasion of the reality and fact.' Cf . § 70 iwl tov 
 ^orjdeiv.
 
 §§ 72 — 74-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 51 
 
 dXr)Oeia<i Kol rov 7rpdy/ji,aTO<; tm 'irdar')(OVTL Kol Toi<t 
 
 73 opoocTLV eVap7?)9 ?; v/3pi<i (palverai. aKeyjraade Srj 7rpo9 
 Ato? Koi Oewv, CO avhpe<; ^Adrjvaloi, koX Xoytaaade Trap 
 vfitv avToU 0(70) ifKelova opyrju e/xol TrpoaTjKe irapaaTTjvat 
 irda-yovTi ToiavTa vtto MetSt'ot/ r] Tore eKelvco rw Fjvaiwvi 
 
 2 Tftj Tov Boi&JToy diroKTeivavTi. 6 fiev je vtto yvfopifiov, f, 
 KoX TovTov fjie9vovTO<i, ivavTiov €^ 57 eTTTa dvdpCOTTOOV 
 eirXrj'yrj, kol tovtcov jpcoptficov, ot top jjuev KUKieiv ot? 
 CTrpa^e, top S' iTraiveaeadai fxerd ravra dvaa-^ofxevov Kat> 
 Kara(T')(6v6' kavTOV efieWov, koX ravT et? olKcav iXdoov 
 
 74 eVi hetTTvov, ol firj jSahi^eiv i^fjv avrS. iyd) 8' vir 
 i'^dpov, vr)(f)0VT0<i, 'ioiOev, v/Bpei koX ovk olv(p roiiro 
 
 'TTOIOVVTO^, evaVTLOV TToWcSv KoX ^eVCOV Kol TToXtTCOP 
 
 v^pi^o/xTjv, Koi ravT iv lepoi Kol ol ttoXXtj fMOL rjv 
 2 dvdjKT] /SaSl^ecv 'y^oprjyovvTi. KoX i/juavrov fiiv ye, w 22. a. 
 avSp€<i 'Adrjvaloi, aco(f)p6pco<i, fidXXov 8' ei;TU%a)9 ol/Mai, 
 
 73. 7) Tore iKelpcfi.] ' Than on that other occasion to Euaeon whom I 
 mentioned.' 
 
 2. 6 ix^v ye.] Spalding would replace fj.4v ye by fx^v yap. The 76 
 implies ' If you cannot comprehend this at once, let me go over the points 
 of contrast.' 
 
 fiera TaOra.] ' Forhaving been patient and having restrained himself 
 after such treatment.' 
 
 l/xtXXo!'.] ' Were sure to,' for this frequent sense cf. Aristoph. 
 Acharn. 347. 
 
 Kal ravr' els oLKiav.'] The point of this is the contrasted Kal ravr iv 
 iep(p, K.T.X. 
 
 fiTj ^adi^eiv.] * It was optional with him not to go.' For yitij cf. Aesch. 
 Eum. 899, l^ecrn yap'tJ.ot fir) \iyeii> a /utj reXu. Plato, Phaedr. p. 252 c, roC- 
 TOis 5^ i^eaTi. ixkv ireldeadai, i^eari. U ixr). Gorg. p. 4Gl_/in. Eur. ^Zc. 284, 
 6vr\<TKw, wapdv fioi fxr] davelv. Heracl. 969, XP'O^ TovSe firj ^tjv. This is the 
 regular construction, and if ou seems to follow ^^etrn, 5e?, xpv, *c. it quali- 
 fies the impersonal verb, not the infinitive. The negation of infinitives, i 
 which are not in oratio ohliqua with a subject in the accusative, is gene- 
 rally indefinite, hence the use of /x?} with the infinitive. 
 
 74. xo/"?7<'i''''"'-] ' In my capacity of choregos.' Note the emphatic 
 position. 
 
 Kal of.] The koI is emphatic, ' Aye, and where there was urgent need 
 for me to go.' Ziir. edd. read ov for ol. 
 
 2. fxaWov 5' evTvx(^s-] Demosthenes does not wish to lay too much 
 stress on his discretion lest it should appear to a damaging extent the 
 better part of his valour. 
 
 4—2
 
 52 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 74 — 76. 
 
 ^e^ovXevaOat, avaa-^ofievov t6t€ koX ovSev dvrjKecrrov 
 e^a')(devTa irpa^at' tw 8' l^vaioivi koI iraaiv, ei Tt? 
 avju> /3e/3oi')6r]K€V aTi/J,a^6fjievo<;, ttoWiju avyyvMfirjv e%<». 
 
 75 BoKOvarc Si fxoc koX twv hiKaadvrwv Tore iroXkoo' aKOVco b. 
 lydp avTov eycoye fxid jxovov dXwvat '^y]<pa>, Kol ravra 
 0VT6 Kkavaavra ovre herjdevra rwv ScKaaroou ovBevo<i, 
 oine (f)iXdvdpci)'7rou ovre fiLKpov ovre fie'ya ovK otlovv 
 
 2 7rpo9 TOv<i hLKacnd<i irocrjaavra. Ow/xev rolvvv ovTwat,, 
 rov^ fiev Karayvovra^; avTov /xrj ore rjfjuvvaro, Sid tovto 539c 
 KaTa'\lr7)(j)[craadai, dTOC on tovtov tov rpoTTOv wcrre Kol 
 UTTOKTeivaL, Tov<i S' d7royv6vTa<i koI ravrrjv rrjv VTrep^oX'qv 
 
 76 Trj<; TLfMO)pia<i rw <ye to acofia v^piafMevq) BeScoKevai. ri d. 
 ovv ; efxoX tu> roaravrrj K€-)(pr)fMivw Trpovola rov fiTjSev 
 dvtjKearov yeveadac, coare firjS' dfivpaadai, irapd rov ttjv 
 
 i^axO^vra.'] ' Carried away,' cf. §§ 41, i^axdy, 72 3, i^L<TTri<ni', Plato, 
 Bep. 572 b. 
 
 iraaiv, d tl's^^ Cf. Maclv. § 99 <f. 
 
 oury ^e^orjOijKev.] ' Has taken the law into his own hands.' For this 
 technical sense of ^orjdela cf. §§ 70, 76, 225, 227. 
 
 75. SoKoucTL.'] Sc. iroW-^v avyyvdfirjv ax^^v, for which cf. § 66. 
 
 ixiq,.'] He was only convicted by (a majority of) one votev If the votes 
 were equal in the Areopagus, before which court homicides were tried, the 
 defendant was acquitted. 
 
 Kal ravra.'] This is the fourth occurrence of this idiom within fifteen 
 lines. The weeping and entreating on the part of the defendant were 
 common or even characteristic features of Athenian trials, cf. § 99. 
 Aristoph. Vespae 976. 
 
 tpiKdvdpwirov.'] 'Any civility at all.' Cf. Demosth. Be Fals. Leg. 
 p. 384, (p(.\av0po}Trev6fj.(vos irpbs avToi/s (roiis ■jrp^ajSn.s), where Philip's 
 courtesy is interested. 
 
 2. OQ/Mev.] 'Let us put the case then thus.' 
 
 (Sare Kal Attokt.] ' So as actually to cause death.' 
 
 vTTeppoX-^v.] ' Then allowed and still allow this extreme measure of 
 retaliation.' For the perfect cf. § 155. Soph. Oed. B. 1050. 
 
 76. TOV ix7]dii>.] Cf, Goodw. § 95. 
 
 vapd Tov.^ The Attic oblique interrogative pronoun. 
 
 Kal wapdSeiyfjid ye.] 'And that it (ti?v rificoplav) should at any rate (i.e. 
 if you do not condemn Meidias to death) prove an example.' Eeiska
 
 fr 
 
 §§ 7^—7^] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 63 
 
 Tifiwpiav <Lv irkirovBa airohoQrjvat irpoa-rjKei \ iyo^ fieu 
 oi/Mai Trap v/xcSv koX twv voixcov, koI TrapaSeiy/jid <ye iraau 
 <yevea-6ai rot? aWoi<i, oti TOv<i v^pl^ovra^ a7rai>Ta<i koI 
 Tov<; dcreXyelii ovk avTov dfjuvveadao fierci Trj<i 6pjrj<;, dW* 
 i<pi' vfid<; djetv Set, co^ ^e/3aiovvTcov vficov Kal cjivXarTOV- 
 rwv Ta9 iv Tot<i vo/xoi^ rot^ iradovcri ^orjOeia^. 
 
 77 OlfJbat roLvvv riva<; vfi&v, w duBpe<i hiKaaTal, iroOetu 23. a. 
 aKOvaai rrjv ex^pciv, rjTi<i •^v r)fxZv irpof dXkTjXovi' 
 vofiL^etv 'yap ovSeva dv dvOpanrcov ovt(o<; daeXyai'i koI 
 
 ' ^taio3<i ovhevl twv TroXtrdov dv '^pi^aacrdai, firj /jieydXov 
 
 s Ttvo^ ovTo<i o avTM 7rpo(0(f)etX€TO. ^ovXo/xat 8r] koI irepl b. 
 
 TavT'T]<i v/xiv i^ dpxf}'; elireiv koI Snjj^aaaOac, Xv elSijd^ 
 
 OTL Kal TOVTCov 6(peiXcov hiKrjv (f)av7](T€rat. ear at he irepl 
 
 avTWV ^pa-^v'i 6 X0709, kuv dvcodev dp^ecrOai Bokoo. 
 
 78 rjviKa Ta9 hiKa^ eXa^pv rwv irarpciiwv Tot9 einrpo'iTOL^;, c. 
 fxeipaKvXXiov wv Kop^iBfj koI tovtov ouS' ei <yk'yovev etSo;? 
 
 erroneously imported tovtov from two or three mss. against the authority 
 of the best. The offender is the irapadety/xa § 97. 
 
 a&rbv d/jLvveaOai.] ' To retaliate oneself with the indignation hot upon 
 one.' Note the change from the collective naa-i Toh dXXois to the singular 
 number. 
 
 us pe^aLovin-uv.] ' With the confidence that you are for confirming.' 
 
 Ttts if ToU vofjLoi^.] All MSS. except three (including 2) add /cord twv 
 dSiKovvTui'. For (iotjOeias cf. g 74 2. 
 
 77. ov5ha av.] For the repeated av cf. Madv. § 139 b. It gives 
 emphasis. The Zllr. edd. omit the second. 
 
 firi /jieydXov.] 'Unless there were some great score which he had to 
 pay off' ; ht. ' some great (debt) which he was owing him beforehand.' 
 
 2. 5i] ' Accordingly'; cf. §§ 24, 151 2. 
 
 tv' eidrjd'.] 'That you may know that he will manifestly be deserving 
 of punishment for his part in this also.' The future refers to the time of 
 the verdict. 
 
 &vw9ev.] 'Along way back ' in the series of events. This sentence 
 is repeated with "variations, § 160. 
 
 78. Tas 5iVas ^\axov.] Cf. § 25. We have three of Demosthenes' 
 speeches against Aphobos, the most important of the trustees of his 
 l^aternal property. 
 
 fieipaKuWiov.] 'Quite a youngster'; a conversational diminutive used 
 for effect. For Ko/xioy cf. § 80, vios Ko/iiSy.
 
 54 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ ^8, 79. 
 
 ovBe yiyvaxTKCov, w? firjSe vvv (!o(f)eXov, Tore jxol fieX- 
 Xovcrwv eiacevat roov Sikcov et? rnxepav cocrTrepel Terdprrjv 
 rj TrefX'jrTrjv elaeTT^jSija-av d8e\(f)6'i 6 tovtov koX ovto^ el<i 
 Tr]V OiKiav dvTiBLSovre^ rpLrjpapy^iav. rovvofia fiev Siij 
 'rrapea')(ev eKeivo'i koI '^v 6 dvTc8t8ov^ ®paav\o')(o^ ' rd 540 
 79 8' epya irdvT rjv Kol rd Trparrop-eva viro tovtov. koX 
 'rrpu)Tov jJbev KaTea-'X^ccrav Ta<? 6vpa<i tcov olKij/maTcov, (io<; d. 
 avTMV rjSi) <yiyvofM€va<; KUTa ttjv dvTiSoaiv ' elTa Tr]<i 
 a8eX(^J79 6T evhov ovctt]^ totc koI iratho'^ ova7]<; K6p7]<i 
 evavTiov i(f)6eyyovTO ala'^pa koL TOiavTa ol dv dvdpwTTOC 
 2 TOcovTOL (pdej^aivTO {uu 'yap eycoye Trpow^delrjv dv elirelv 
 
 ov^h yiyvwaKuv.] I propose ov ye Srj yiyv., ' at any rate, you may be 
 sure, not knowing by sight.' 
 
 u)<f>€\ov.] Sc. yiyvcouKeiv, cf. Maclv. § 129 E. 2, For us cf. § 207. 
 
 eh riixipav.] ' In about three or four days.' As the Greeks included 
 the day from which they were counting, we must deduct one in turning 
 their ordinal numbers into our idiom. Note that eiaiivai {daipxofJ-aL) 
 is used both of parties and actions, 'to come into court,' 'to come on in 
 court,' cf. Isaeos, 52. 22. 
 
 avTL^L^bvTes.'] ' Offering me the trierarchy with the alternative of 
 exchanging properties.' Lit. dcrt5i56»'at = ' to offer one's property in 
 exchange ' (for that of another who declines to discharge a leiturgia 
 when called upon to do so). If an Athenian who was called upon to 
 undertake a leiturgia (public service) professed not to be able to afford it he 
 might offer another citizen, whom he thought more wealthy, this alterna- 
 tive. The speeches of Isokrates and Demosthenes (c. Phaenippum) wepl o.v- 
 TiSocreias throw little light on the limitations there must have been attached 
 to this ijeculiar institution. Each trierarch had at this time (cf. § 154 
 2) to supply half the expense of a fully equipped triereme, the whole 
 expense being 40 minae. Demosthenes' half share came to one thirtieth 
 of an ample fortune of ten talents. 
 
 Qpa(Tv\oxos.] In apposition with eKetvos, Meidias' brother. iKelvos 
 = 'the former,' ade\(p6s 6 tovtov. 
 
 Kal tA irpaTTd/xeva.] Buttmann proposed KaTairpaTrd/xeva. I think 
 v^plfffiaTa or some such word has dropped out before TrpaTrbixeva. It is 
 very awkward to supply -rrpaTTOfieva again with ■^v to explain virb tovtov. 
 Wolf and others would cut out vtto. 
 
 79. cos avTwv.] Ironical, cf. below 2, § 100, also §§ 76, 36, 'Just as 
 if they were at once becoming then- own.' We learn from the Phaenipims 
 that Demosthenes would in no case have to give up possession till the 
 inventory {a.TT6(paaLs) of the property was prepared. 
 
 ^r' ivbov.'^ ' Still at home (unmarried) '.
 
 §§ 79 — Si.] demosthenis midias. 55 
 
 Trpof vfia.'i Twu rore pr]6evTQ)v otSiv), koX rnv firirepa 
 KOfjue KoX TTavra'i riixd<i prjra koL dpprjTa kuko, e^elirov' 
 S' ovv SeLVOTurov koI ov \6<yo<;, dX)C epyov rj8i]' Td<i e. 
 
 80 8iKa<; W9 avrwv ova~a<; Tr]<pi€(rai/ rot? eTrtrpoTrot?. nal 
 ravT ecnl fiev Trakaid, ofi(o<i 8e Ttva<i vpbwv fivrjfjiovevetv 
 olfiai' oXrj <ydp rj 7r6\i<; rrjv di'TiSocrtv Kol Trjv eiTL- 
 jSovXrjv Tore ravrriv Koi Trjv daeXyetav '^adero. Kayct) f. 
 Tore iravrdiracnv eprjfio'i wv koX veo^ KOfitSr}, Iva fir) 
 
 2 Twv irapd rot<i eTTLrpo'iroi.'i dTroaTeprjOeLTjv, ou^ ba-a 
 iSvvqdrjv dvaKOfiicracrdat irpoahonwv elairpd^eLV, dXhS 
 acrwv ifiavrd) avvijSeiv dTreaTeprjfjiiva), SlScofit e'lKoac ^^ 
 
 fiva<; TOVTOi<i, oaov rrjv rpLTjpap'y^iav rjaav /xefiicracoKOTe^;. ., ^^^j.,^^ i^. 
 rd fiev Stj Tore v/3p[a/j,aTa rovrwv el<i ifie ravT ecrriv. 24. a.""^^*^ 
 
 81 Si/CT/i/ he TovT(p Xaxoov vcnepov Trj<i KaKTjyopla'i elXov , /. -A^ 
 
 2. i^etwov.] 'Uttered without restraint.' Cf, Soph. £J. 521. For ,-^ ■■ 
 pTjTo. Koi dpp. cf. L. and S. s. v. dppriros, in. 3. ./>*^,' 
 
 wj avTui' ouVas.] Cf. above § 79 init. 
 
 ■^cpieffav.] 'Were for -withdrawing' (for the tense cf. §85^7!.). For 
 the augment cf. Lrand S. and § 170 2, ijv^ffxiffde. The Ziir. edd. read 
 d(pi€ffav. 
 
 80. Kal ravT.] 'This indeed is an old story, but still, &c.' It was 
 eight years old, cf. § 82, if the evidence is to be trusted. 
 
 i-m^ovX-qv.] The plot to quash Demosthenes' proceedings against 
 Aphobos. 
 
 Kayu) Tore.] ' So I, being at that time utterly friendless and quite 
 (cf. § 78) young, that I might not be kept out of the property held by my 
 trustees, in the expectation of getting from them not (only) what I 
 (actually) was able to recover, but all that I was conscious of being kept 
 out of, give these fellows twenty minae, the amount for which they had 
 contracted for the trierarchy.' From § 161 we learn that Philinos was 
 the other partner — not, as Holmes says, in this trierarchy (which is 
 mentioned § 154 2), but in the first voluntary triorarchy (^Trtoodis) of 
 Demosthenes, six years after this. On this occasion, b.c. 464, Thrasy- 
 lochos seems to have been the nominal trierarch, cf. Demosth. p. 1222 
 Jin., where we learn that one Kallippos was the contractor in question. 
 Demosthenes seems to imply that if he had got, as he hoped, fourteen 
 talents from Aphobos, it would have been worth his while to pay for the 
 triereme (with another), but that as he only after all got ten talents, he 
 had better have exchanged properties with Thrasylochos. He is con- 
 tented with leaving a general impression that he was cheated without 
 being explicit. 
 
 81. TTjj KaKTiyopiai.] 'For the foul abuse I have mentioned,' cf. 
 § 79 2. The fixed penalty was 500 drachmae (5 minae).
 
 56 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 8 1 — 8^. 
 
 iprjfirjv ' ov <yap dirrivTa. Xa^oov S' VTreprj/xepov Kal e')(a)V 
 ovht:vo<i rj-^dixrjv TTcoTTore twv tovtov, aWa Xa-^wv i^ovX- 
 7]^ TrdXiv ovSeTTO) Kal rrjfiepov elcrekdeiv BeBvvrj/jbat' 
 Toaavra<; Te')(ya<i Kal aKrj-\lr€t<i ovTO<i evplcrKwv iKKpovec.ti^y^^ 
 2 Kayw fiev oi^rco? eijXa/3ft)9 Ty BIkt], Tot9 v6/Jbot<; cnravra b. 
 irpdrretv d^LCO ' 6 8\ (w? i;//.et9 aKovere, dcr€\jaj<i ov 
 fJLOVov ei? ifxe Kal Tov<i €/j,ou<i cpero helv v/3pi^€LV, dWd 
 
 82 Kal et9 toi;9 0fXeTa9 Be ifxe. co<; oiiv ravr dXrjdr] \€<y(o, 541 
 KuXec jJbOL rovTcov Tov<i fidp7vpa<i, iV elhrjB' In irplv 
 Kara tov^ v6fMOV<i SUrjv wv irporepov rjBiKrjdrjv Xa^elv, 
 irdXiv TOtavra ola dKTjKoare v^piafMai. 
 
 MAPTTPIA. [KaXXLa6evv<; ^4>r)TTiO^, Ai6yvvro<; C 
 %opLKLO<;, Is/ivrjaideo^ ^AXcoTreKrjdev, othafiev ArjfioaBevrjv, 
 2 «5 fjLapTvpovp,€v, KplcTLV XeXoy^^oTa MetS/a e^ovXr}<i, tc3 
 Kal vvv VTT avTov KpLvojjievw hrjixoala, Kal rjSrj rfj Kplaei 
 eKelvrj SiayeyovoTa err} oktco, Kal rod y^povov yeyevrjfxevov : 
 iravTo<i aiTiov M-eiSiav del TrpocfiacrL^ofievov Kal dva/3aX- 
 Xo/xevov.^ 
 
 83 "^O Toivvv TreirolTjKe KaKov, w dvSp€<i ^AOrjvacoi, irepl tjJ? d. 
 
 eTKov epriix7)v.'\ 'I got a verdict by default.' For the circumstances cf. 
 § 84. Elsewhere in this speech (e.g. § 87), and generally in Attic, ^prjfxos 
 is the feminine as well as masculine, but here i^erhai^s ambiguity of 
 construction is avoided by the distinctive termination. This was a SIkt) 
 dTi/j.r]Tos with the fine fixed by law. The question of liability to this 
 fine was in this case, by agreement, decided by one of the public ar- 
 bitrators. 
 
 XajSwj/ vTrep^^.] ' Having got him in my power as a defaulter, and still 
 so holding him.' That is, having got the right by law to distrain for 
 the ten minae. Cf. § 91. 
 
 i^oijXrjs.] Cf. § 44. On this process the penalty was doubled, cf. § 89, 
 XO^iuv T] SLkt) fj.6vov Tjv dpaxf^'^v. 
 
 eiffeXde'ii'.] Sc SLktiv, and cf. § 6, an accusative of reference. 
 
 2. Kayu /JL&, K.T.X.] ' So though I. ..yet he.' 
 
 rrj Ukti, Toh w/nois.] Dative of rnanner. _ 
 
 eh Tovs (pvX^Tas.] 'But also to my fellow-tribesmen on my account'; 
 cf. § 19, 126 2. 
 
 83. KaKov.] Omitted by some Mss. which read ireTrolTjKev. But 
 KaKbv is clearly wanted. The grievance of Demosthenes in being unable 
 to get his damages might be thought to arise out of self-defence on
 
 §§ 83; 84.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 57 
 
 BiKtj'i, aKOvaare, koI Oecopelre e^' eKaarov Trjv v/3piv 
 KoX TTjv v7T€pr}(paviav avrou. Tr]<; yap Biktj^, rauTTj? 
 Xiyo) 179 elXov avrov, yiyveral /xoi SiairrjTrj^ 'Xrpa.Tcov 
 ^a\ripev<i, avdpwTTO'i '7reuT]<; fiev Ti9 Kal airpdyfjioiv, 
 a\Xa>9 8' ov TTOvqpo'i, aXka Kal iravv ^pT^crro? * oTrep 
 Tov raXaiircopov ovk 6p66i<i ovhe SiKaiwi, aWa Kal 
 84 Trdvv ala-)(^pw<i drrokcoXeKev. ovTocrl Siairoov rj/xlv 6 Zrpa- e. 
 rcov, iirecSr] irod^ ^Kev r/ Kvpla, iravra B" rjSrj Bte^eXrjXvdei 
 
 Meidias' part, and to be clever and tmscrupulous perhaps, rather than 
 positively evil. So having proved his point about the unrequited out- 
 rage on his own family Demosthenes asks the jury to attend to a posi- 
 tive KaKbv connected with this SIktj KaKTjyoplas. 
 
 The Schol. tells us that the following defence of Stratdn is quite 
 unsound, being really an anticipatory refutation of the charges Meidias 
 •would be sure to bring against this arbitrator. 
 
 Straton appears to have been one of the 40 public arbitrators who 
 were chosen by lot {kXtjputoI) four from each tribe,- from thoroughly 
 respectable full citizens of fifty (or sixty) years of age. If a matter was 
 referred to arbitration in the ordinary course of law, one public arbi- 
 trator or more had to be chosen by lot to decide the particular case. If, 
 as in the case of Meidias and Demosthenes, the parties agreed to refer a 
 matter to public arbitration, one or more of the public arbitrators of the 
 same tribe as the defendant had to be selected by the parties, whose 
 award — if regularly given — was final. But any arbitrator was vwev- 
 Ovvos, i.e. could have an action brought against him for misconduct of an 
 arbitration, during the month Thargelion, cf. §§ 86, 87. 
 
 aKovaare.] Note the juxtaposition of the aorist and the present, the 
 latter of the more permanent act. 
 
 TavTr]s.] Attracted as well as ijs (cf. § 81, SIktiv eVKov) from the accu- 
 sative; for this attraction of the object of X^7w, 'I mean,' cf. Demosth. 
 p. 96, a0' uv...rovTwv tQv tt/v 'Aaiav oIkovvtiov X^yei, ib. p. 388, irepl twv- 
 dc-Xejio 8^ ^wKiojv. For the double accusative cf. Isaeos 64. 19. 
 
 irivT)^ /x^v Tts.] 'A man of small means perhaps.' With an adjective 
 Tis often qualifies its application. Cf. § 185, § 71 2, lffxvp6s rts r)v. 
 
 airpdy/xwv.] ' Unbusinesslike'; but with a suggestion of being a good 
 easy simple fellow. 
 
 dXXd Kal irdw.] Note the repetition of this formula. 
 
 8wep.] 'Which very thing,' i.e. his being at once careless and respect- 
 able, especially the latter, cf. §96, Kal el iikv irapa roi/s vd/xovs ^Xa^e... 
 
 iiriTlfJiOS OM ^"1 K.T.X. 
 
 84. ri Kvpia.] Sc Tjfiipa. The last day for deciding the case. The 
 same as irpodecrixia. 
 
 8ie^€\r]\vd€i.] 'Had been gone through.' Some mss. omit ravra 
 'the usual shifts allmved by the laws.' Tor the less usual tjitransitive 
 use cf. Demosth. p. 19.
 
 58 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 84 — 86. 
 
 ravra tuk rwv voficov, inrco/JiocrlaL koI Trapaypacjial, Kal 
 ovSev eV i^v viroXoLirov, to jxev TrpooTov e'iTL(7')(elv 
 ihetTO fiov rrjv Slairav, CTretra eiV ttjv vaTepalav dva- 
 /SdXecrdat ' to reXevraiov B\ co? ovr iyw auve^copovv 
 ovd^ ovTO<i dirrjvra, t^? 8' u)pa<i iylyver oyjre, Kare- 
 
 85 Oiijrrjaev. i]Sr) 8' eairepa^; ovar}<; Kal aKOTOvi epyerai 542f. 
 MetSm? ovToal irpo^ to toov dp')(^6vTcov o'LKi]fia, koX 
 KaTaXa/x/Bdvet tov<; dp-)(^ovTa<; i^Lovra'i Kal tov %Tpd- 
 Tcova diriovT rjSr], ttjv eprj/xov S^eScoKOTa, <W9 eyco twv 
 irapa'yevo^evwv tlvo^ eTrvvdavofMrjv. to fiev ovv irpcoTov 
 016^ T r'jv TTelOetv ainbv rjv KaTcSeSiyTij Kei, TavTTjv diro- 
 B€Si.7}Tr)fxevr)v diroc^aLveLV, Kal tov<; dp')(0VTa<i /j,eTaypn<peiv, 
 
 86 Kal irevTrjKOVTa 8pa^/jLd<; avToU iSlSoV co? 8' ihva'x^epaivov g. 
 OVTOL TO irpd'yiia Kal ovheTepov<i eireidev, diretXijaa^ Kal 
 SiaXoiSoprjOelf; aTreXdoov tC iroiei ; Kal dedcraaOe ttjp 
 KaKorjOeiav. ttjv fiev BlaiTav dvTiKa')(d)V ovk wixoaev, 
 dXX! ecaae Kad^ eavToO Kvplav yeveaOai,, Kal dvc6/jL0T0<i h. 
 
 vTTWfjioalai.'] 'Oaths of excuse and bills of exception.' The dvdvirio- 
 fJLoaia and avTiirapaypatpri are probably included. See Diet, of Antiq. 
 
 eTTtcrxfi'''-] ' He kept asking me to withdraw my case for arbitration'; 
 lit. 'to stop the arbitration,' as the complainant had it in his power to do. 
 If Demosthenes had ' deferred it to the next day ' after tj Kvpia we may 
 conclude the case would equally have fallen through. 
 
 KareSirjTricTev.] 'He^gave his decision against the defendant'; to decide 
 in favour of the defendant was aTroStatra;'. 
 
 85. ohrjfia.] 'Office.' """ 
 
 Tr]v ^pyjfiov.] Sc. BiKTiv, 'the decision by default.' This phrase rriv 
 diKTjv SeSoiKdra is unusual. Does it mean 'having given in to the archons'? 
 or should we alter 5e5w/c6ra to dieyvuKdra ? 
 
 ot6s t' ^v.] 'He was capable of, ' = eriX/xa. 
 
 airocpalveLv.] 'To return,' 'record.' The mid. is 'to deliver a judg- 
 ment.' V.l. airocpipeiv. 
 
 H€Taypd(p€Lv.] ' To alter the entry.' 
 
 iSloov.] 'He offered them,' ' was for giving them.' For the imperfect 
 cf. § 7'j 2, 7)(ple<!av. 
 
 86. rrjv fxh St'atrav.] 'He got a protest against the arbitration 
 allowed, but did not take the oath ' preliminary to a new trial. It appears 
 that though the terms of a decision of this kind admitted of no appeal, 
 yet that irregularity in the time or place or circumstances of delivery 
 might render the decision ab initio null and void.
 
 §§ 86, Sy.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 59 
 
 aTrrjvix^V' ^ov\6fj,evo<i Be to fieWov Xadelv, cf>v\d^a<i 
 TTJv rekevraiav rjixepav rdov Btairoov, ttjv tov 6ap- 
 87 jr}\cajvo<i rj tov cTKcpocjjopcoovo'i yiyvofievrjv, et? 7]v 6 fiev 
 TjXde Twv SiaiT7]TQ)v, 6 S' OVK rjXde, Treuraf tov irpvTa- 
 vevovTa Bovvat ttjv yp'7](f)0V irapd TravTW? Tov<i v6/j.ov<i, 
 KXrjTTjpa ovS" ovTLvovv eTnypaylrdfievo^;, KaTrjyopwv eprj/xov, 
 ovB€v6<; TrapovTO^, iK/SdWet koI aTifiol tov BiaiTr^Trjv' 
 
 a-jnjvixSv-^ 'Was^reported as not having taken the oath ' to the 
 Thesmothetae. 
 
 /SouXo/aecos 5^.] This ought to go with the last sentence. I think the 
 right reading is — dinjv^x^Vi ^ov\6/j.€vo^ 8-^ t. /j.. \a9e?v. (pvXd^as 5^ t., k.t.\. 
 Meidias, by not taking the oath needful for the prosecution of his appeal, 
 made Straton think that his responsibility in the matter was at an end, 
 and made him careless about attending on the 30th day of Thargeliun at 
 the office of the Logistae, as it was his duty to do ; whereupon Meidias 
 indicted Straton on the 30th of Thargelion, the last bi;siness day of his 
 year of office as arbitrator, and got a conviction by default. When De- 
 mosthenes says he got the conviction ' in contravention of all the laws ' he 
 cannot be speaking of their letter, else Straton could have had the con- 
 viction quashed. It would appear that only those arbitrators who 
 expected complaints to be made attended on this last business day. 
 Probably Meidias by the fact of having instituted an appeal had got the 
 legal right to prosecute the arbitrator, and the abandonment looked as if 
 he had waived that right and intended not to dispute the award any 
 further. The trick was so costly (nominally), so precarious, and so easy 
 to baffle, that it is not surprising it should be legally practicable, and we 
 might suppose that, if Demosthenes' account were true, it was played on 
 this occasion for the first and last time. The thu-tieth day of a month 
 which had thirty days was called Ivr] Kal via because half belonged to the 
 old month and half to the new (the term was applied to the last day of all 
 months after the lunar reckoning of the calendar was given ujd), but it can 
 hardly be that Straton left the office when half the day had gone, think- 
 ing the business day ended then. He would have seen or been told his 
 mistake. Besides — Demosthenes states that the coming or not, not the 
 leaving early, was the point. Very likely Straton had no defence, and 
 stayed away deliberately. As Meidias did not press for a new trial it 
 seems that Straton had been technically in fault and that Meidias thought 
 that a fresh decision would be against him and would decrease his chance 
 of getting a verdict against Straton. Thargelion and Skirojihorion were 
 the two last months of the Attic year^ which began at the summer 
 solstice, 
 
 87. KK-qTripa."] • Without giving the name of any one as witness of 
 the summons.' Tliis would scarcely seem necessai-y when the delin(iuent 
 would have been summoned in the very court if he had been where he 
 ought to have been. Demosthenes means — 'without serving a summons '; 
 of. § 92, T7)v fiiv Kara roD diaiTijrou yvuaiv rjv dirp6crK\T)Tov KaTeffKeOaffef. 
 
 KaT-qyopuv ^py)fxov.'\ Sc. 'fpa<pr)v, accusative of reference. 
 
 eK/3dX\€t.] Cf, §§ 115 2,146, 'he outlaws.'
 
 60 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 8/ — 90. 
 
 Koi vvv et? ^Adrjualcov, on MetSi'a? eprj/xov wcpXe StKrjv, i. 
 aTravTcov direcrTeprjraL rwv ev rfj iroket, Kal KaOdira^ 
 dTt/j,o<i 'yeyove, KoX ovre Xax^lv d8iKT]6ivTa ovre ScaLTrjrrju 
 yeuecrdac MetSta ovd^ o\a><i rrjv avrrju 686v ^aSt^eiv, (w? 
 
 88 eoLKev, ear da(f)a\e^. Bei Brf tovto to Trpdy/jta uytia? 25. a. 
 ovTwal (TKe^aaOaL, Kal 'KoylaaaOat, rl ttot earlv o 
 Tradcov MetSi'a? ovTco<i wjxov rr/Xt Kavrrjv eire^ovKevcre \a- 
 /3eiv Twv TreTrpayfievcov Trap' dvSpb^ iroXtrov Slktjv, kuv 543 
 /nev ^ Tt Becvov tw? d\r]6do'i Kal V7r€p(f)ve<;, avyyvoofzrjv 
 e^eiv, idp Be ixi-jZev, dedaaade rrjV daeXyeiav Kal rr)v 
 (o/xorrjTa, f] KaS* aTravroyv '^prjraL rdov ivTvy)(^av6vT(ov. 
 
 89 Tt ovif ecrd' o ireTrovOev, fieydXTju i)tj At" w(f)Xe BUr]v,h. 
 Kal TocravTijv war dirocnepelaOaL rwv ovtcov' dXXd 
 "^iXlcov t] Bckt] fxovov Tju Bpa'X^fiwv. irdw ye, dXXd BuKvet 
 Kal TOVTO, (f)a[r] Tt9 civ, otuv eKTLveiv dBiKco^ Bej), crvve^rj 
 Be vTreprjfiepM yevofiivo) XaOelv avTa> Bud to dBiKrjOtjvai. 
 aXX^ avdrjixepov fxev yaOeTO, Kal ^eyiaTov icTTC TeKurjpcov 
 Tov fi7]Bep rjBtKriKevaL top dvOpoaiTov, Bpa-y^fxr^v S' ovBeirco fxiav 
 
 90 eKTeTLKev. dXkd purj tto) tovto. dXXd Tt)v p^rj ovaav dvTC- C. 
 Xa-)(eiv uvtm i^rjp Brjrrov, Kal 7rpo9 e/xe to irpdypia KaTaaTrj- 
 
 Koivvv.'] 'So as matters stand.' 
 Kal OL/re.] 'In fact,' &C. 
 
 89. rlovv.1 Cf. §129. 
 vri Ar.] Marks the first reply of Meidias' imaginary advocate; cf. 
 
 § 41, 6/377; vri Ma, §§ 98, 99, 149. 
 
 XiAtwv. ] Below the 1000 drachmae are called 10 minae. The fixed 
 penalty for KaK-rjyopia was 500 drachmae (5 minae), but on conviction in 
 T^ i^ovXrjs biK-qv a fine of equal amount was to be paid to the Treasury, 
 cf. § 44. 
 
 avvi^T) U-l 'And it befel him to become a defaulter without knowing 
 it, owing to his having been unfairly condemned. ' Note that {nrepr]fj.ip(j> 
 ■yevoixivL^ (the regular participial construction with Xavddvw) is attracted to 
 avTif, the dative after avve^rj. 
 
 dX\" avd-qixiphv p.iv.'\ 'Nay, in the first place he heard of (the decision 
 against him) on that very day.' 
 
 aWa. fi-q TTw TOVTO.'] 'But of this anon '; i.e. § 91. Demosthenes uses 
 this formula elsewhere. 
 
 90. TTjv fxri ovaav.] Sc SlaLTav. 'Tajnove for a. new trial on the 
 ground that the arbitration was null and void.'
 
 §§ 9° — 92-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 61 
 
 caaOai, irpo^ ovirep i^ ap')(rj<i rjV r] SUrj. dXSS ovk i/3ov\ero. 
 dX)C Lva fir) MetSta? aTLfirjrov dycovlarjTat Sena fivwv 
 BtK7)v, Trpo? rjv OVK dirrjVTa Biov, Kol el fiev ijSlKrjKe, SUrjv 
 So), el Se fj,r], dTTO^vyr), uTifiov ^ AOrjvaiwv eva elvat Set 
 Kal fjir]Te crvyyuMfirjii fn]Te \6yov fijjre i-rrceiKeiaii firjBe- 
 fiid^i Tvx^elv, d Kal rot? ovrwi dStKoucnv uiravB' v'7rdp')(et,. 
 
 91 aX.V eireLht) ye 'ijrlfMcoaev ov i^ovXrjOr], Kal tovt e^api- d. 
 aacrOe avrw, Kal rrjv dvaiSr] yveo/xrjv, y ravra Trpoaipelrat 
 TToielv, iveTrXrjcrev avrov, eKelu' iiroLrjcre, ti)v KarahiKriv aa*«^ 
 eKTeTiKe, Si' rjv top dvOpwirov dircoXecrev ; ovSe ^(aXKovv 
 
 ouSe TTft) Kcu TTjfiepov, dWd ScKfju i^ovXr/q virofievei (f)€vy- 
 (ov, ovKovv 6 fiev Tjrifioirai, Kal 7rapa7r6\co\ev, 6 B a. 
 01)8' OTLovv TTeiTovdev, aW' dvco Kara) toi)? vofiov<i, Toy? 544; 
 
 92 8iacT7}Tdf, TrdvO' oa dv jSovXrjTai arpei^et. Kal rrjv fiev 
 
 c^^^ 
 
 Kara rov hiairr^rov yvwaiv, rjv dir^ocrKXr^rov KarecrKevaaev, 
 auT09 Kvplav avru> TreTroiTjrat' rjv S' avro'i axpXev efiol 
 'irpo(TK\r}6eL<i, elSa)<?, ovk diravruiv, uKvpov iroiel. Kalroi f. 
 el rrapd rdov eprjfxov KaraSiacrrjcrdvrcov avrov rrjXiKavrrjv 
 a BiKrjv ovro<i d^iol Xafi^dvecv, rlv vfxlv TrpoarjKeL irapd 
 rovrov Xa^eiv rov <^avepu!i<i rov<; vfjuerepovi v6fxov<i e'^' 
 v/3pec 7rapa/3aivovro<i ; el yap drcfila Kal vofiwv Kal 
 Blkwv Kal TTuvTOiv arepr}(7L<; eKelvov rdSiKi'j/xaro'i irpoarjK- 
 
 ari'/iTjTOf.] Note the play on words with arifiov below. Cf. note on 
 Xi^ioiv, § 89. 
 
 d...virdpxei-] 'Which are the rights even of,' &c. 
 
 91. 76.] Strong irony, 'But of course, when,' &e. 
 
 XoX/fow.] 'A farthing,' the eighth part of an obol (about l^d.); less 
 than a farthing really in metal, but about equal to sixpence in purchasing 
 power, 
 
 <f>evyu3v.] 'He (still) endures the position of defendant.' v. I. 
 <p(&yeiv, cf. § 63. For the fact cf. § 81. 
 
 Tropa7r6\wXei'.] 'Is ruined as a side issue.' Cf. § 58, irapaijri<yonai,. 
 
 92. KaTeaK€va(T€v.'\ ' Trump up' ; cf. L. and S. s. v. 3, § 134 of de- 
 famation. A technical term for getting up vexatious actions in Demos- 
 thenes. 'H.QiQ "yvwaiv seems to mean 'sentence.' For the circumstances 
 cf. § 87. 
 
 ouT^J.] Dativus commodi. 
 
 fct**jr
 
 62 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ g2 — 94. 
 
 ova-d iarc SIkt], t^? ye v/3pe(o<; fiLKpa 6avaro<i (^aiverai. 
 
 93 dWa jxrjv wf dXrjdr] Xeyco, KoXet fxot tovtcop toi)? fxap- g. 
 rvpa<;, koI tov rwv BiairrjTcov dvdyvoiOt vofiov. 
 
 MAPTTPE2. [NiKoarparoi; M.vpptvovato<;, ^avia<i 
 ^A(f)i8vaLo<; olhafxev Arjfiocrdevriv, S fiaprvpovfjiev, koX 
 MetS/az/ TOV Kptvofievov viro Ar]fj,oa6evov^, or avrat Arj- 
 fxocrdivr]^ eXa'^e rrjv rev KaKrjyopLOV SUr]v, eKofxevovi 
 SiairrjTrju %TpdTwva, koI iirel rjKev t] Kvpla tov vofiov, 
 OVK airavrrjcravTa MeiSi'az; eVt ttjv hlaiT'qv, aXka Kara- 
 2 XiTTOVTa. yevo/jb6vrj<i 8e eprjfiov Kara MetStou, iTTicrrd/jieOa h. 
 MeiSi'ai/ ireidovra tov re XTpdrcova tov SiaiTT)Tr]V Koi 
 yfid^, 6vTa<i eKeivoa toi<; ')(^p6voi<; dp')(ovTa<;, otto)? T-qv 
 Blacrav avTu> dTToSiaiTijcrofjiev, Kal BlSovtu hpa'^fid<i irev- 
 Tr)K0VTa, Kal eVetS?) ov-^ V7rep.€Lva/ji€v, irpocraTreCK.rjcravTa 
 rifuv Kal ovTa)<i diraWayevTa. Kal hid ravTrjv Tr)v alriav 
 iTTta-Ta/jbeda ^Tpdrwva viro MetS/ou KaTa/Spa/SevdevTa Kal 545 
 TTapd irdvTa rd BiKaia aTifioidevTa.^ U^v.ca***'-^*'"^ •^^''' 
 
 94 Aeye Sr} Kal tov toov hiatTrjTwv vofiov. i. 
 NOMOS. ['Eay he TiV€<i irepl avfjuSoXalcov ISlwv 
 
 7r/309 dW')]\ov<; dfi,(f)icr^'r}Tco(Tt Kal /SovXdwrai SiatTrjrrjv 
 kXeadat ovrtvovv, e^eaTO) avTol<; aipelaOai ov dv j3ovX(ov- 
 rav. eTTeiSdv 8' eXwvrat Kard kolvov, fieveTcoaav ev Totf 
 VTTO rouTOV hiayvcoadelcTL, Kal fiTjKeri /u,eTa(f)€pera)aav dirb 
 TovTOV 60' erepov SiKaaTijpiov TavTa eyKXr'jfxaTa, dXX^ 
 earco rd KpcdevTa viro tov ScaiTrjTOu KVpia.^ 
 
 93. eXoMff^'ODs.] See note on § 83. This choice did not make Strat6n 
 technically a aiperbs diaiTrjrrjs, though being KXrjpiarbs he was fip-qixivos. 
 
 2. ireidovTa.] The imperfect participle ' tried to bribe.' Cf. § 79 2. 
 iKeivois rois XP'^^'O'^-] ' -A^t that date.' 
 Kal didouTa.'] ' That is, he offered them.' 
 
 f KarajSpa^evdivra.] Late Greek, though ^pa^evco is Classical. The 
 idea of witnesses pronouncing the decision of a court utterly unjust is 
 strange to us. 
 
 94. This law has no relevance to the case. Ulpian seems to have 
 commented on a different law. 
 
 cTreiOoj' d' ^Xuyrai.l So Eeiske for iireiodv PouXuivrai. 
 
 \
 
 §§ 95 — 97-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. fi3 
 
 95 KaXet St] KoX rov %TpdTcova avrov rov roiavra ire- 26. a, 
 irovdoTa' earavai yap e^icnai hrjirovOev avrui. 
 
 OuTo?, CO dvBpe<; ^Adrjvaloi, 7revr)<; jxev lao)^ iaTiv, 
 ov irovr}po<i he ye. ovro^ fxevroi ttoX/tt/? oov, earparev- 
 fievo^ diraaa^i rm iv rjXLKia crrpareta? koX Setvov ovSeu 
 etp<yacrfJ,evo<;, earijKe vvvl cnoiirfj, ov fjuovov twv dWwv 
 ayadwv rwv Koivdov d'neaTeprifjbevo<i, aX\d koI tov 
 4>Ge<y^aa6aL rj oSvpacrOai' Kol ovh^ el hiKaia rj dSiKa 
 ireirovdev, ovhe ravr e^eartv avro) Trpo? v/jid<; elireli'. 
 
 96 Kol Tavra iretrovOev viro MetSiof Kal tov MetSt'ou b. . ' 
 ifkovrov Kal Trj<; vireprji^avla^; irapd rrjv ireviav Kal 
 eprj/jLiav Kal to t&jz/ ttoXXcoi^ et? eirat. Kal el fiev irapa- 
 /?«? Toi)9 v6/xov<; eXa/Se Td<i irevTrjKovTa hpaj^^p.d'; irap 
 
 2 avTov, Kal T7]V BcKrjv rjv KaTehifjT7]crev dirohehtrjTrj fxevr^v 
 ajrecfirivev, eTrLTifio^ av i]V Kal ovhev e')(0}v KaKov twv 
 taoov jxeTel^e Tol<i dXXoi<i rj/xlv' eTreiSiij Be TrapelSe 7rpo9 c. 
 TO, hiKaia MeiSi'ay, Kal Tov<i v6fiov<; fidXXov eSeiae twu '^o^^ '^ ^ 
 aTrecXwv twv tovtov, TTjviKavra TrfXtKavTr) Kal ToiauTj) 546 
 
 97 avficpopd irepiTreTTTcoKev vtto tovtov. eld v/j,el'i tov d. 
 ouTO)? (ifiov, TOV 0UT<W9 dyvcufiova, tov Tr)XLKavTa<i SZ/ca? 
 Xa/x^dvovTa wv avTO'i rjBLKrjadai, (Pijcrv fxovov {ov ycip 
 tjSUtjto ye), tovtov v^pi^ovTa Xa^6vT€<i etV Ttva twv 
 ttoXltwv dcprjaeTe, Kal fii]d^ eopTr]<; fir]Te lepwv ^r]T€ 
 vojMov fJLTjT^ dXXov fiTjBevo'; irpovotav Troiovfievov ov Ka- 
 
 95. Strat6n being ari/xoi could not give evidence. 
 
 96. vir6 MetSiov.] Cf. § 1, irXrjyds vir' avrov 'ka^dv, and below vepiiri- 
 iTTUKev VTrb tovtov. 
 
 irapa Trjv ivevlav.'] * On account of his poverty' as in vulgar English 
 ' along of.' Cf. Thuk. i. 141 § 9, koL 'iKdurui ov irapa t-^v iavTov dfiiXeiav 
 oterai ^Xd^l/eiv. Demosth. p. 465, irapd fih ydp rds iirl tQv xopVY^'^" 
 Sairdvas riy.ipa% p-ipos piKpov ri x^P'-^ ™'S deufi^vois vp.(2v, irapd hk ras t(2v eh 
 TOV iroXefjLov irapaaKevwv dipdovias irdvra rov xpdvov -q ffwrrjpia ndarj ry ir6\ei. 
 So Pindar, 01. u. 65, Keivdv irapd dLaiTav, ' owing to lack of sustenance,' cf. 
 § 61, irapa tovto. 
 
 2. iiriTifioi av rjv.] ' He would (now) be.' 
 
 97. ri5iKr]T6 ye.] 'Whatever he has to complain of he had not been 
 unfairly treated.' 
 
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 64 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ gj — 100. 
 
 98 Ta-ylr7)cf>Le2(r9e ; ov TrapciSeLyfia Troii^aere ; kuI tI ^rjaere, e. 
 <w avSpe^ SiKacTTai', koX rlva, w Trpo? twv 6ecov, efer' 
 eiTrelv irpoc^acnv SiKalav ^ KaXrjV ; on vrj Aia dcreXyq'} 
 icrrt, Kot /SSeXupo? ; ravra <ydp icTTi ra.\T]9t]' dWd fii- 
 aeiv d^eiXer', w dvSpe^ AOrjvatoi, hrj'Kov Tov<i ToiouTov<i 
 
 2 fjbdWov Tj aco^eiv. aW ore TrXovaco^ icTTLV ; dXXd 
 TovTO ye T?;? v^pew^ avrov cr^^eSw aiTiov evpTQaere 6v, 
 oocTT d(^e\elv ttjv d(popfMi]V, 8i fjv v^pi^ei, irpoarjKeL 
 fidWov 7] auxrat hid TavTTjV to ydp ^pr^^drcov ttoWwv 
 dpacrvv Kal ^SeXvpov Kol tolovtov dvOpwirov iuv elvat 
 
 99 Kvptov d(^op[xr}v icTTLv i(f>' v/j,d<i avrov'i hehwKevai. ri 27.a. 
 ovv VTToXoLirov ; eXerjaat vrj A/a ; TraiSla yap irapacrrrj- 
 aerai koI KXarjaeu koI tovtol^ avrov i^aiTr]a€Tai,' tovto yap 
 XoLTTOv. aX)C lare Btjttou otl tois d8iKQ}<i tl 7rdcr'^ovra<i, 
 
 o fir) hvvr]crovrai (fyepetv, iXeetv Trpoar/Ket, ov rov'i wv 
 2 TreTTOirjKaat Secvcov Slktjv BtBovra^. Kal Tt9 dv ravr b. 
 iXe^aeie hiKalwi, opcov to. rouSe ovk iXerjOevra vtto tovtov, 
 a ry rov irarpd^ av/j,(f)opa %&)pt9 toov dXXcov KaKwv ovS" 
 iiriKOvplav ivovcrav opa. ov yap iartv 6(f)Xr}/xa o tl 
 '^prj KaraOevra eTrlrifiov yeveaOat rovrovl, dXX' aTrXcw? 
 ovT(o<i rjTLpLiorai rfj pvfir) rj]<i 6pyf]<; Kal t^? v^pe(o<i Trj<; 547c, 
 100 MeiStoy. tI<; ovv vjSpL^av iravaerai Kal hi d ravra 
 TTOiel '^prjixara dipaLpeOrjaeraL, el rovrov fiev wcnrep Setvd 
 
 98. V7] Ala.] Cf. § 89. 
 
 2. Tov a.<popfjL7jv.] 'The vantage ground,' 'the substantial advan- 
 tages.' Cf. § 137. 
 
 Xpv/^o-Tuv.l Genitive after Kvpiov. 
 
 deduK^vai.] ' To give once for all.' Cf. § 75 2. 
 
 99. Most edd. place a colon after vrj Aia. Cf. § 89. 
 iraLoia.] Cf. §§ 75, 186. 
 
 o fjiV-1 Cf- Madv. § 203. 
 
 2. TO, TovSe.] Straton's children. 
 
 T^ pv/iv-] ' ThiB blast,' lit. 'the rush, torrent.' 
 
 100. xprnara.] For the sentiment cf. §§ 98 2, 138, 152, 211. 
 
 el rovTov fxif.] Some edd., including Buttmann, omit /j.^]/ and place a 
 note of interrogation after Ae^crere. With this reading, the 6' after 
 TovTij) must be apodotic, cf. Madv. § 188 Eem.
 
 §§ 100, lOI.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDI AS. 65 
 
 Trda'x^ovTa eX,e?;o"er6 ; et 8e ri? irevrj^;, firjSev tJBlkijkooi;, 
 rat? ia'X^a.Tai'i avfJL^opaZ<s d8iK(o<; viro tovtov Trepnre- 
 TTTCOKe, TOVTW S' ovSk crvvopyicrOrjaeaOe ; fu,7]8afia)<;. ouSei? 
 •yap iari hiKaLo^ rvy^^^dveiv iXeou tcov fiijSeva eXeovv- 
 101 Ttwy, ovBe crvyyvoo/jLTj'i t(Sv davyyrco/jLovwv. [iyco <ydp)d. 
 olfiai 7rdvTa<; dvOpwirovi (f)€peiv d^iovv Trap aviwv et? 1 
 
 TovTi^ 5'.] This clause is the second member of the protasis, but the 
 ft.lv which would regularly be answered by this 5', is omitted in the d 5e 
 Tts clause. Buttmann, however, less satisfactorily explains, ei he... tovtov 
 hk as answering to what should be a double ^ev (cf. § 117), as though it 
 were et fiiv ti$ SeLva ridiKrjKe tovtov ix€v...i\€rj(Ter€. 
 
 ovdl ffwopy.] For ov after et in the second member of a 'bi-mem- 
 bered' protasis with indicative {/x-q a few times with future ind.) in 
 accordance with 'a ueaiiy never-failing rule' see Shilleto on Thuk. 
 I. 121 § 7. 
 
 HT]5aix(jos.] This is not a direct answer to the preceding question, but a 
 deprecation of the conduct contemplated in the hypothetical clauses. 
 Kender the whole passage : ' Who then will cease from wanton insolence, 
 in fact, who will be deprived of the wealth by means of which he practises 
 such conduct {ravTa means v^plfffxaTa) if on the one hand you pity the 
 defendant just as if forsooth he were a victim, but if on the other hand, 
 though a poor man has without having done any wrong been wrongfully 
 plunged by the defendant into the most dire calamities, yet you do not 
 even sympathise in his resentment? Far be it from you!' The irony of 
 wGirep waaxovTa is accidental, not owing to the accusative, which is in 
 agreement with tovtov ; cf. § 79, ais avTuv rjdT] yi.yvo/xivas, contrast the 
 accusative abaohtte § HG, cjs vfjLa's...6pyLOv/j.evov?. For irepnreTTTWKe inrb ci. 
 §96 2. 
 
 101. The sentiment of this passage is very closely repeated, §§ 18-i 2, 
 185. I have enclosed the section in brackets to show that this is the 
 most likely of the two variations to be superfluous. But there is sufficient 
 difference in the verbiage to make it quite possible that the repetition of 
 the metaphor was designed for effect. It is found again rather differently 
 applied, JUemosth. c. Ariatofjit. i. p. 776. Kender : ' For I think that all 
 men feel that they are paying mutually (Trap' avTQv avToh) for life a club- 
 subscription in the whole course of their conduct — not that alone which 
 they collect and to which definite persons become subscribers, but another 
 also. For example, here am I for one, well-conducted towards all, 
 compassionate, a benefactor to many; to such an one it behoves all to 
 pay in the same coin if any crisis or urgent need confront him. Here 
 is another, very violent, pit.ying no one, and absolutely regarding no one 
 as a human being ; it is fair that he should have to count upon payment 
 in similar coin from each. You then have proved a contributor of 
 such a subscription, and so ought in justice to have this subscription 
 collected for yourself.' 
 
 tp^peiv d^toi'v.] Eeiske would unwarrantably omit d^ioOv. That it does 
 not occur in the variation is to my mind evidence of genuineness rather 
 than the reverse. I cannot agree that Demosthenes thought well enough 
 
 D. 5
 
 66 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ lOI — IO3. 
 
 Tov Biov avToU epavov irapa irdvO' oaa Trpdrrovaiv, 
 *ov TOVTOV fMOPOv, ov avXXeyovat koI ov 'TrXrjpcoral 
 ylyvovral rive'i, aWa Kal dWov*. olov, iyco rt? ouroal e. 
 lxerpLO<i 7rp6<; d'iravTd<; elfit, eXerjficov, ev iroiwv iroWom' 
 diracrt 7rpoa7]Ket rw tolovtu) ravrd eiac^epeiv, idv tov 
 2 Katp6<i rj XP^lcL Trapaarfj. erepo^; ovroai ti<; ^Laio<;, 
 (Ofx6<i, ovSeva out eXewv ovd" u\w<i dvdpcoiTov rj<yovp,evo<i ' 
 Tovra) rd<; Sfioia^ cf)opd<; Trap" eKdcrrov hUaiov VTrdp-^^eiv. 
 ail St] 7r\r]pcoTrj<; tolovtov yeyovco^ ipdvov aeavTM tovtov 
 BiKaio<i el crvWe^aa6aL.^ 
 
 102 'H-yov/xat fiev toIvvv, w dvSpe'i Adijvatoi, Kal el jjbrjhev 28 
 eV aXKo el')(ov KaTTjjopetv Meiolov, fx,7]8e Beivorepa rjv, a 
 /xeXko) Xeyeiv wv el'prjKa, SiKaL(o<i dv u/id? eK rwv elprj/jbivoov 
 Kal KaTa-\lrr](f}iaaadai, Kal TLpudv avra> twv ecT'^drcdv. ov 
 /j,7]v ivravd' earrjKe to Trpdyfia, ovB' diropriaecv /xol Sokoo 
 TWV fiCTa TavTa ' ToaavTrjv d(f)dovcav ovto^ TreTrolrjKe KaTrj- 
 
 103 yopiMV. OTi jxev 8rj XiiroTa^iov ypa<pi]V KaTecTKevacre KaT b. 
 efiov, Kal TOV tovto Trou^cravTa ep^icrdoocraTo, tov fiiapov Kal 
 
 of mankind to say that 'all men are resolved to contribute' on the 
 principle of reciprocity. In any case Meidias and his fellows are not 
 included in Travras dvdpuirovs. 
 
 irapa ■wavd\'] Cf. § 1, irapa. iraaav rr/v xop^7iaj'. 
 
 ov TOVTOV .. .aWov .] Some edd. with S and other mss. omit these words. 
 
 irXripijjTaL.] This word in this special sense is explained by (pipuu 
 (popav irXrip-q, Dem. p. 776. It appears that the members of a beuetit- 
 club, such as the orator alludes to, did not pay up their subscriptions 
 regularly, but subscribed to a 'collection ' whenever a member became 
 entitled to draw. To draw from a fund supported by regularly i^aid up 
 subscriptions would hardly be cvW^yecrOai. 
 
 TrapaffT^.] Cf. § 73. Of course tov Kaipos, k.t.X. is lit. 'occasion for 
 or need of any (money).' 
 
 '2. Tts /3/atos.] Cf. § 83, 7r^i'77S...Tts; SoY)h. Oed. R. G18, Taxi's tis x'^PV- 
 
 102. Tuv eo-xaTWf.] Genitive of amount, value. Cf. § 152. 
 
 01; p.rip cvTav6\] The story of the quarrel has been brought up to 
 the time of the offence for which Meidias is on his trial. ' However the 
 matter has not stopped there.' Since the committal of the offence he 
 has aggravated it by fresh enormities, irpoae^dp-yaoTai., § 107. 
 
 a^doviav.'] A superabundance of grounds for accusation. 
 
 103. /caTea/ceiiao-e.] Cf. § 92.
 
 §§ I03 — J05-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 67 
 
 \iav ev-^pjj, rov Kovioprov, ^VKTTjfiova, idcro). kuI yap > 
 ovT dveKplvaro ravTijv 6 avKO(f)dpTr}<; €Keivo<;, ovd^ ovto<; ov- 548 
 Bev6<i ei eKa avrov e/xiadcocraTO, ttXtjv 'iv eKKeotro irpo tcov 
 y ^^t^^^TTcovy/Kov, Koi 7rdvTe<i opcoev ' l^uKTijfjicov Aoucriei)? iypd- c. 
 •^aTO Ai]/jioa6evr)v Tlaiaviea XiiroTa^iov," kul fioc BoKel 
 Kav 'Trpoaypdyfraa-dai tov6' 7]Sea)<;, ei 7r&)9 ivfjv, on MetS/ou 
 yuKTBuxTa^-kvov ykypwrnai. aW iwrovro' i(f) rj yap iKelvof 
 i]Tip,u)K€v avTov ovK eTT e^ekd (tiv , ovBe/xid'i e7&)7' ert irpocr- 
 
 104 Beofiai St'/c?;?, dXk" iKavrjv e';^tu. aXX' o kol hetvov, a 29. a. 
 avSpa ^KdrjvaloL, Kal (T')(^er\iov Koi kolvov efioiy dae/Sri/jia, 
 
 OVK dBiKT]/j,a fxovov tovtm Trenrpd-^dai Sok€i, tout ipco. Te3 
 yap adXicp Kal TaXaiTrropai KaKTJ^ Kal p^aXeTT?}*? avp,^dar)<i 
 alria<i 'Apicrrdp-^u) ru> Moa^ov, to p,ev Trpwrov, w dvBpef 
 Wdrjvaioi, Kara T))v dyopdv irepuwv dae/Sel'i Kal 8€cvov<i 
 Xoyov^ iroXpa trepl i/u,ov Xeyeiv, co? eyco to irpdyfid €ip,i 
 2 TOVTO 8eBpaK(o<i ' (0<i 8' ovBev rjvve tovtoi<;, TrpoaeXdcov b. 
 Tots' eV eKeivov dyovtrc Trjv alTiav tov (I)6vou, tol^ tov 
 T€Te\evTVK6ro<; olKeioa, ■x^prjpaO' iiTLO'^veiTO Bwcretv el tov 
 irpdypaTO'i alTLwvTo ip,e, Kal ovTe 6eov<i ovd^ baiav out' 
 dXXo ovhev iTroirjcraT e/xiroBoov tolovtw Xoyw, oi58' wkvtj- 
 
 105 aev. aXA,' ovhe Trpo'i 01)9 eXeyev avToix; jja-'y^vvOr), el c. 
 
 dveKplvaro.] Sc. ypa<priv. 'He did present himself at the preliminary 
 hearing (dvaKpiais).' 
 
 ' irpo TCi}v"ETTwvvixii3v.'\ We hcre learn the place and form for publishing 
 the particulars of an action by the prosecutor. Cf. § 25, note on Xaxe'"- 
 The statues, in the ajjora, of the Heroes Ep6nymi are meant. 
 2. 7f YpaTTTai.. ] Perf. Mid. cf. § 130, yiypafitxai. 
 
 rrrifiuKev.] The lifjhtest kind of drL/xia befel a citizen who dropped a 
 criminal charge or failed to get a fifth part of the votes at the trial. 
 
 10-i. e/jLoiy'.] 'In »/.// opinion at least.' We may understand e/xo2 
 with 8oKfl, but ^/Moiy^ must be taken with koivov cwre/3?7,uo. 
 
 ' ApLarapxtji.] For the parties in this affair cf. § 116. 
 
 wpayfia.] Euphemistic for cpovop. Cf. g 114. 
 
 2. eiron'aar ifxiroSutv.] 'He let. ..nor anything else stand in the way 
 of this infamous proposal.' Cf. Xen. Cijropaed. iv. 2. 46, oX^ov 5e oXov 
 vii.pwp.evoi. 6r)pav, ei ep.TroOiliv ri. iroLrjaaifieda yeviaOai rip-lv, ovk av Trp^irovra 
 Tipuv 5oKoir]p.ev Trotei;'. 
 
 105. ei.] Cf. Madv. § 194 c. Bender avrous ' the very presence of.' 
 
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 68 DEMOSTHENIS MIDI AS. [§§ 10 S, I06. 
 
 TOLOVTO KaKOV Kul TTjXcKOVTOV d8lK0)<i iTTCiyei T(p, aW 
 
 eva opov defxevo^ ttuvtI rpoTro) /u,€ dveXeiv, ovBev iWeiTreiv 
 
 oiero Setv, &)? Seop, ei ri'i vj3piade\<i virb rovrov 8iki]^ 
 
 d^iol Tv^elv Kal p,rj aiwirq., rovrov i^opiarov dvrjpfjcrdai 
 
 r 2 Kal fjbrjhafirj Trapedrjvai, dWd Kal Xirrora^lov <ypa<pr}v 
 
 if rjXwKevai Kal e0' aLfxan cfievjeLv Kal /xovov ov irpoa-rj- 549 
 
 Y XdoaOac. KairoL ravd^ orav e^eXeyx^Orj irotwv Trpo? oi? 30. f 
 
 A^Wtv p 
 
 v^pi^e fie ')(^opr}'yovvra, rLvo<i avyyvwfXT^'i i) rlvo<; iXeov 
 106 8t/cat(M<? rev^erac rrap v\xo)v\ i'^/w p.ev 'yap avrov, w b. 
 avSpe^ 'AOrjualoi,, vopl^w avroyeipd [jlov yeyevijadai rov- 
 Tot? ro2<i e'p70i9, Kal rore fiev rol^; Aiopvcrioif rrjv irapa- 
 (XKevrjv Kal ro <Tu>/xa Kal rdvaXco/xaS' v/Bpi^eiv, vvv oe 
 rovroi<i ol<i irroiet Kal hieirpdrrero eKeivd re Kat, ra Xotrra 
 TTavra, rr]v ttoXkv, ro y6P0<i, r>]p eirircfMLav, rd<; iXnlBa'i ' 
 2 el yap ev Sv eTrejBovXevcre KarwpOcocrev, drravroiv dv 
 dTrearepTjfiijv eyui Kal fiqSe ra(f)7]vai Trpoavirrjp'^^^ev o'lkoi 
 fjLOt. hid rl, dv8pe<i SiKaaral; el ydp, edv rt^ rrapdc. 
 7rdvra<i rou<; ro/iov; v^piodel^ viro MeiStou /3or]decv avru) 
 Tretpdrai, ravra Kal roiavd' erep avru) rradelv vrrdp^ei, 
 irpoaKVveiv rov<i v^pl^ovra<; uxrirep ev roL<; /3ap/3dpo(.<;, 
 
 iiis Seou.] 'Just as if it were imperative that,' Madv. § 182. The 
 ironj' is accidental, cf. § 100, wawep dewd wdcrxovTa, because the accus. 
 absol. Mov is a normal construction. 
 
 Ttapedfivai-.l Note the aorist after the negative between the perfects. 
 
 e(f aiyuart.] ' To be tried on a capital charge.' The prej). here means 
 ' at hazard of,' cf. Find. Fyth. iv. 18(5. 
 
 106. Kal roTe iJ.€vJ] 'And that whereas then he only...j'i"i' 5e by his 
 more recent proceedings he actually'; cf. § 102 2, ov fx-rji' evravd'. 
 
 Tr}v ir6Xii'.] ' My enjoyment of my city, of my familj',' as opposed to 
 exile, not 'jus civitSfis,'' which comes under ttJi/ iirtTi/j.iai'. 
 
 1. 'iv.^ Accusativf after Kard^pffcoati'. 
 
 Kal fx;jOf Ta({).] 'And I should have been moreover (irpoa-) doomed 
 not even to have been buried at home.' 
 
 Sia Tt;] The orator asks indignantly, 'Why is this?' That is, 
 'Will you tolerate such conduct?' Schaefer takes the question to be 
 ' Why has Meidias done this ?' getting the implied answer from below, 
 OTifpfvyid TrpoGKVvelv Tcv ovTws acreKyuiS v^pi'^ovro..
 
 §§ I06 — lOS.] DEM08THENIS MIDIAS. 69 
 
 107 ovK d/j,vv€a6ac KpdriaTov earai. nWa /jliju ce)? aX,?;^^ 31.a. 
 Xeyo) Kol irpoae^ei'p'yaaTaL ravra rep /3Be\vpco rovrco koI 
 avaioel, KaXet p,ot kol tovtcov toik; /jLdpTvpa<;. 
 
 MAPTTPES. [Aioi^vaio<i 'A(f)i8valo<;, ' Avr i(f>L\o<; 
 IIaiaviev<i hia^dapevro'i Nt«:oS?;^oi/ rov olk€lou rjfiwv 
 dt,ai(t> davdro) viro WpLardp^ov rov Mocr^j^oi; eire^fipiev 
 2 rov (povov rov 'Apta-rap-x^ov. alaOo/jievo^ 8e ravra MetSta? 
 o-^vvv KpLvoiievo^ V7T0 Arjfioa-divov;, w fjt,aprupov/j,€v, eiret- 
 9ev '>jfid<i 8i8ov<; Kep/xara rov fiev W.piarap-)(ov ddSov 
 a(j)€ivai, Ai]/j,ocrOevet 8e r>)v ypaxfivv rov (povov irapaypd- 
 ylraadac] 
 
 Aa/3e 8yj fxoL rov irepl rcou Bcopcov vo/jlov. „'„.. 
 
 108 Kv 6<T(ti 8e rov vofiov, w dv8pe^ WOrjvaiot, \afi^dv€i, 
 iSovXofiat fJLLKpd Trpo'i v/u,d<; eiirelv, 8e7]6el<i vficov drrdvjwv 
 rrpo<i Aio<i Kal deoov, c6 av8pe<; 8iKaaraL irepl irdvrcov 
 (t)v dv aKOVTjre, rovd^ VTrodevre^; dKovere rfj yvwijur], rt 
 dv, et rt<; eiraa')(e ravO' vfjbmv, erroiet, kol riv' dv U')(ev 
 
 2 opyrjv virep avrov 7rp6<; rov irotovvra. iyoi yap evrjvo^oo'i c. 
 ^aXeTTo;? e^' ol<; irepl rrjv Xeirovpytav v/Spladijv, en 
 
 107. Tov 'Apiarapxav.] For the rare accusative of the flefeudant 
 after iw^^eifu, ' I prosecute,' cf. Antiphon, p. 112, eireioij Tdx(-<JTa avroh 
 (Trrf/yeXdri on €tr€^ioLf.u tov Trarpos ■'bv cpovia. For the usual dative cf. 
 oVais (Tri^ei tu! /xiapq) /cat /xt] OiaXiVet, § 216. 
 
 ot.oovi.] ♦Offering,' lit. 'being for giving,' cf. §§ Sofia., 151 2. 
 
 d(pe~ivai.] Tlie technical word for the natural avenger of blood 
 releasing the homicide from the penalties of blood-guiltiness, cf. Soph, 
 Oed. R. 707, Antiphdn, Or. 2 § 2. 
 
 Trapaypd-^affOai.] ' To get the name in the indictment changed to 
 that of Demosthenes,' Srjfxocrdii'eL is datinis inconunodi. Aristarchos' 
 name was to be erased, and Demosthenes' placed by the erasure as an 
 emendation, cf. irapairoLeu. In composition 7rs.jja.- sometimes means 
 ' falsely ' and it may have this force here. 
 
 dwpwv.] The variant dupeQv is clearly wrong, as duped means 'grant' 
 not 'bribe,' with Demosthenes. 
 
 108 — 113, 6pii]vi3v.] An anticipation of the peroration adroitly 
 thrown in, as if it were impromptu, to fill up the pause while the clerk of 
 the court gets the law. 
 
 108. Seridfis.] Participle to etVe?v describing the nature of the fiiKpd. 
 Most editors place a colon only at BiKaurai.
 
 70 DEMOSTHEXIS MIDIAS. [§§ I08 — III. ^ 
 
 TToWoj '^aXeTTcorepov, do avSp€<i Adrjvaloi, TOVTOt<; roti; fiera 
 J09 ravTa evrjvoya kou fxaWov ijyavaKTrjKa. tI yap (w? d. 
 aX7)du)<; Trepa? av (^rjcreLe tl<\ elvai KaKia'i kuI riv virep- 
 /3o\7]v dvaiSeia<i kol oo/ulottjto^; Koi v/3peco^, av6p(07ro<=; el 
 7roi7](Ta<i Secvd vrj Ala Kal TfoWd dSlKCO'i Tipd, dvrl rov 
 ravT dvaXafj./3dv€iv Kal /xerayiyvcoaKeLV, ttoWoj Beivorepa 
 varepov nWa Trpoae^epyd^oiro, Kal ')(^pu)ro rS ifKovrelv 
 fir] iirt ravra iv ol<i firjheva ^Xdirrwi' avrof dfieivov n 
 Twv ISlcov Orjaerai, aW' iirl rdvainia ev ol<; aSt/ctu? 
 eK/3aXoL)V rtva Kal tt poTrrfKaKLcra'i avrov evSai/xoviel tj;9 
 
 110 7r€piovala<i ; ravra rolvvv, c6 avSpe? 'AdTjvaloc, Travra e. 
 rovrcp TreirpaKrai Kar ifiov. Kal yap alrlav eirriyaye 
 fiot cf)6vov yfrevBr] Kal ovSev e/iol irpocrrjKOvaav, at^ ro 
 irpdyfxa avro eSijXcoae, Kal ypac^iiv XiTrora^lov fie eypd- f. 
 yjraro rpel<; avr6<i rd^et<i XeXoirrco'i, Kal rcou ev ^v/3ola 
 Trpayfidrcov {rovrl yap av fiiKpov TTaprjXOe fxe elirelv), 
 
 d llXovrap-^o^; 6 rovrov ^evo<i Kal (f>lXo<; hierrpd^aro, &>? 
 eyw atrio'i elfii, KarearKeva^e irpo rov ro irpayfia yevecrdai 
 
 111 Tract (f)avep6v Sid UXovrdp'^ou yeyovo^. Kal reXevrwv ^ 
 ^ovXevecv fiov Xa-^ovro^ hoKLp^a^ofievov Karrjyopet, Kal ro 55 
 
 109. I'Trep/SoXiji'.] 'Further lengths in sliamelessness,' tic. 
 •jipoae^epya.'^oLTO.I Cf. § 102 2, note on ov ^--qv. 
 
 110. Phitarchos was tyrant of Eretria. He had in b. c. 349 asked 
 for aid against Philip from the Athenians. They, against Demosthenes' 
 advice, sent a force over under Phokion and HegesLlaos, with which , 
 after all the Euboeans would have nothing to do, so the affair was a 
 fiasco. If the date b. c. 349 he correct, the evidence (§ 82) that eight 
 years had elapsed since Demosthenes had got the right to distrain can | 
 hardly be authentic, unless we suppose about seven years to have elapsed 
 between the oLkt) KaK7]yopias and the SiVr; i^ovXris. It is natural to su2:)pose 
 that the eight years would be reckoned from the time of the action against 
 Aphobos, B. c. 464. Cf. Demosth. Dc Pace, p. 58. 
 
 111. Karriyopei.] ' He was for bringing a criminal charge against 
 me'; i.e. lie tried to get Nikodemos' friends to charge Demosthenes. The 
 words (Lv ovoiv ifxol -n-pocrfiKe, recalling ovUeu kfioi TrpoariKovcrav, show that 
 the same charge is meant. In order to bring it in twice, at the beginning 
 and end of the period, he interrupts- his enumeration in order of gravity 
 by pretending he had nearly forgotten about the affair of Euboea, and 
 from that gets back in chronological order (reXiVTi^v) to the false charge 
 of murder.
 
 §§ III — 114.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDI AS, 71 
 
 "Trpajfia ei'? virepheivov fiot ireptearrj' avrl yap tov 
 BIkijv VTrep wv iireTTOvdeiv Xa^elv, hovvat irpayfidToov (ov 
 ovBev ipol irpoarjKe Slktjv eKivBvvevoi'. koI ravra 'irdcr')(a)v 
 eyeo, /cat rovrov tov Tpoirov ov Sie^ep-x^op^at vvvl 7rp6<; 
 Vfid<i i\avv6/jievo<;, ovk wv ovre rcov ipijfiordTcov ovre 
 Twv aTTopoov Ko/iiiBf}, OVK c^w, w av8pe<; ' AOrjvaloi, T( 
 
 112 XP^ TTOiTJcrai. el yap ecTrelv ri Kal irepi tovtcov rj8r] \\. 
 Bet, ov fMereart twv lacov ovBe twv ofioicov, co dvBpe<; 
 ^Xdrjvaloi, Trpb<i tov^- ttXovctiov^ toi<; XotTrot? r']p,wv, ov 
 fieTeaTw, ov' dWd Kal XP^^^^ TovToi<i tov ttjv Biktjv 
 v7roa-x€lv, oi)<? dv avToX /SovXcovtui, BcBovtui, koX TaBiKij- 
 /iiara etwXa tu tovtwv oj? v/j,d<; Kal yfrvxpa d(f)iKveiTai, 
 TWV S' dWwv rjfjiwv €KaaTo<i, dv tl (TVfilSf}, 7rp6a(f>aT0<i 
 KpiveTai. Kal /xdpTvpe^; elcriv eToifioi. TovToif Kal avvq- 
 yopoL 7rdvTe<i Kad' rjfjuwv evTpeirel'i' ifiol Be ovBe TaXriOr) 
 
 113 fiapTvpelv ede\ovTa<; opaT eviov<;. TavTa p.ev ovv direiTroi 32. a. 
 Ti? dv, olfiaL, dprjvwv. tov Be vofMOV /jLol \ey' e(f)e^7j<;, 
 wairep TJp^d/xrjv Xe7(yi'. 
 
 NOMOS. ['Eai/ Tt? ^A67]vaL(ov \ap/3dvr} irapd Tivo<;, 
 rj avT0<i BlBw eTepcp, i) Biacfideiprj TLvdf i7rayyeXX6fx,evo<;, ) 
 iirl /SXdjBj] TOV Br]fjiov Kal IBia tlvo^ twv ttoXctwv, 
 TpoTTW 7] pt.rj'xavf] rjTLVLOvv, aTifio'i earw Kal iralBe'i Kai 
 Ta e/cetVou.] 
 
 114 OvTW Toivvv ovt6<; ecrTiv acre/S/;? Kal paapo^ Kal irdv b. 
 dv vTrocTTa? elirelv Kal irpd^ai, el 8' d\7]de<i rj i/reuSo? 7) 
 
 112. xpovoi.] ' Delays,' cf. § 82. 
 
 gwXa.] 'Stale' may be for fefoX- or fefojX- connected with evpw^ 
 for ef apw5. This and irp6(T(paTo^, ' fr esh kill ed ' (ir^4>vov) are, as Holmes 
 says, metaphors from the larder. 
 
 opar'.] Probably alluding to the evidence of Nikodemos' kinsmen, in 
 which Meidias' offer of money is spoken lightly of, § 107. 
 
 113. airelTToi.] So 2. Other mss. a etiroi or €L7roi. ' Might lament till 
 he dropped.' 
 
 rip^dfi-qv.] ' As I said before this digi'essiou.' Cf. § 107 ^zh. 
 
 114. dv I'TToo-Tas.] Eqiiiv. to olos av virocTali), 'the sort of man not 
 to stick at saying or doing anything, b'lt as to whether nay,
 
 72 DEAIOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ I I4 — 1 1 6. 
 
 7r/3C9 e')(6p6v i) (f)i\ov rj ra roLavra, d\\' ov8' oriovv 
 
 hiopi^wv, war €7racTi.aad/j,€v6^ fxe <^6vov koI toiovto 552 
 
 TTpdy/j.a evraya'ycov eiaae /u,ev /xe elo-irrjpia vrrep T)i<; 
 
 . (3ov\'r]'i tepoTTOcrjaac kul dvcraL Kal Kardp^aadaL twv 
 
 ,115 [epcvv virep vpuwv Kal oXr)<i T579 TroXew?, eiaae S' dpy^i- 
 
 Oewpovvra dyayelv rw Atl ru> Ne/Ae/&) rrjv kolvtiv inrep 
 
 Trj<; TToXeo)? Oewplav, TrepieiSe Be rat? a6fxval<i 6eaZ<i 
 
 lepoTTOiov aipedevra e^ ^Adrjva'iwv aTravrcov rplrov avrov 
 
 * KUi Karap^afi€vov rcov lepwv. ap av, et 7 ei,-)(^e crTLyp,rjv c. 
 
 rj (TKidv Tovroov wv KareaKeva^e Kar efiov, ravr dv 
 
 elacrev ; iyco /xev ovk olfxai. ovkovv i^e\ey)(^erai tovtoi<; 
 
 ivapyco^; v^pet ^rjTcov [xe eK^dWetv e/c t?/? irarpiho'i. 
 
 116 'ETretS?) rolvvv tovto to Trpdy/xa ovSe Kad' ev Travra'^T] d, 
 
 arpecpoiv oLO'i r 7]v dyayetv eir epue, (f)avep(o<i rjSi] 8i 
 
 efi6 rov 'Apicrrap-^ov ecrvK0(f)dvr6i. /cal rd fiev dWa 
 
 (TLwrru) ' Trj<i he /SovXrj'i irepi Tovrcov KaOrjpLevrj^ Kai 
 
 (TKOTrovfievrj^;, irapeXOwv ovro<i " dyvoelr " €(f)r] " do ^ovXrj 
 
 TO Trpdy/jua; Kal tov avT6')(eLpa e^ot'Te?" Xeycov top 
 
 not even caring at all.' Cf. Plato, Apol. 39 a, eaV ris To\/j.a Trav irou'lv Ktxi 
 \eycip. In our passage Kai Trpa^ai is otiose and has nothing to do with 
 aXTjdes. The ellipse before the favourite formula dW ovo' otlovv is ' I do 
 not say (cai'ing) little.' Observe the art of this passage. Because Meidias 
 had tried to prevent Demosthenes becoming a member of the (iovX-q. the 
 fact that he desisted from further molestation is turned to his discredit. 
 
 ■n-pdytj.a.'] Euphemistic for aiTlafM. Cf. § 104. 
 
 ei'acre /J-ev.] For repetition of a word with ixiv...U cf. § 3. 
 
 eiVtTTjpta.] The sacrifice offered at the shrine of Athene Prytanitis by 
 the prytaneis before the povXr/ deliberated. 
 
 115. apxiOft^povvTa.] The architheuria, presidency of a religious 
 embassy, was a minor leiturgia. 
 
 2. dxe-} 'He had possessed,' ' there had really been.' 
 
 116. oi'di Kad' iv.] 'Not even in one single respect.' More emphatic 
 than KUT ovo^v. 
 
 (xrpecpuv.] Metaphor from the twists and turns of a wrestler. 
 
 (pavepiZs i]dr) 5t' e/u^.] ' At 'last, manifestly on my account, he took to 
 getting up a case against.' This Aristarchos was an intimate friend of 
 Demosthenes, while the murdered Nikodemos was a friend of Eubulos, 
 one of Demosthenes' political opponents. Most mss. give oC tfxov, so Ziir. 
 ?dd., sacrificing either sense or giammar.
 
 ■ *.-v. 
 
 t^TTAA^i f^ 
 
 ■n 
 
 §§ Il6 — Il8.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 73 
 
 WpiaTapxov " /ieX-Xere koL ^^]T€cr6 kuI reTV(^u>ade; ovk 
 dTroKTevelre ; ovk eVt ttjv oUlav ^aBielade ; ov')(^i avX- 
 
 \17 Xrjyjreade-" Koi ravr eXeyev r) fiiapa koL dvat8r)<; auTrj 
 K€(f)a\r} €^e\r]\v6(t)'i rrj irporepala 'rrap ^Apiardp^ov, Kat, 
 ■)(pu)fievo<; ooairep av dWo^ Ti<i avTtp rd irpo tovtov, Kai, 
 or rjvrvx^i', TiKelara 7rapea^r)K6TO<i eKelvou Trpayp^ara 
 jxoi Trepl Twv 7rp6<i tovtov SiaWayoov. el pblv ovv etpy- 33. a. 
 dadai Tt TovTcov icf> oh d7r6X(o\ev rjyovfievo'i tov 
 ^ApiaTap-^ov Kal 7re7riaTevKco<i rot? toov aiTiaaajxevwv 
 
 118Xo70i? TaiiT ekeye, XP^'^ f^^^ ^^^^ ouro)?* /xeTpia ydp ooZ 
 SiKT) irapd TOOV (f>L\u>v eaTiv, dv tl SoKcoai Treiron-jKevaL t-- '^ / 
 Seivov, jjLrjKeTi t?;? XotTrJ)? ^tXta? Koivcovelv, to Se rifioi- 
 peiadai Kal iTre^iivai T049 TreirovOocn Kal TOi'i i^dpoh Trapa- 
 2 XeiTeTac' ouco? S' ecrra) tovtw ye a-vyyvcofit]. el Se dXwv v^\ 
 
 Koi T€Tv4>w(rdf.] 'As if you were bemused.' The general condition is 
 coupled to its particular'effcctsT"" '' 
 
 d-n-oKTevuTe.] Meidias puts the main idea first and then goes back to 
 the first stejos towards its execution. 
 
 117. e^eXTjXu^ws.] Agreement with K€4>d\-fi {Kara, avveaiu). 
 
 wcTrep dv.] Sc. XPV^O' or better, say that the dv indicates that the 
 speaker's idea of the comparison is vague; 'pretty much as anyone else.' 
 Here xp'^/ti£i'oj=' associating with him.' 
 
 (I ixiv ovv.] This fiev is answered by XPW Mf "> the last fxh marking 
 the first apodosis of two opposed conditional sentences, of which the 
 second sentence has 5^ in the protasis answering the first fj.(v and 
 answered by a 0^ in the apodosis. Here we have only the first 5f , thus — 
 
 ft fih ovv XRV"!^^" elS^dXuv tws ov ; the clause 0/j.ois S'^ctw... 
 
 axyyyvwixT) being a parenthesis. Cf. Herod. 3. 108, Xenoph. Occ. 4. 7. 
 Buttmann quotes for double fxev, thus followed by double 5e, Plato, Meno 
 p. 94 c, Alcih. I. p. 108 e, Isokrates, De Pace, 17, Areop. 18, Xenoph. 
 Oec. 4. 8, Herod. 2. 4'2, &c. 
 
 Xp^v.] 'Not even on this assumption ouj^'ht he (to have acted so).' 
 For xpW ifi- (ipodosi of. Goodwin § 49 2, note 3 (a). 
 
 118. oiKT) wapd.] ' For it is a reasonable penalty (to exact) from friends.' 
 firiKeri.] For the general negative cf. § 8, avn<p€pei /Mridevl p.r)Uv e^eivai 
 
 ToiovTo Trou7v, § 221, imriaTevKe pLTjoiva ^X^eiv. 
 
 TTJs \oLTr7Js 0(Xiaj.] A notable instance of the use of an adjective with 
 adverbial force. 
 
 TovTifi 7€.] The particle puts Meidias outside the pale of decent 
 society.' 'We could have excused' says the orator 'such an utterly 
 unprincipled fellow as the defendant denouncing his own familiar friend 
 if he were really guilty, though we should condemn this in anybody elsr.
 
 74 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ Il8 — 120. 
 
 ^ev KOLVQ)vij(ra<s Kal 6fu,Q)p6<f)io<; 'yiyv6fievo<; (w? ovSev elpyacr- 
 fj-evw (f)av7]aeTat, Xeywv 8e Kal KaTairta)/jLevo<i Tavd' eveKa 
 rov (TVKo^avrelv ifxe, ttcT? ov Se/cavt?, /xaWov Se /xvpiaKt,^ 
 
 119 8i/caid9 ear diroXoiXevai, \ aXKa fLrjV w? dXijdrj Xcyo), C. 
 Kal rfj fiev irporepaia, ore ravr eXeyev, elaeXrjXvdei Kal 
 otelXeKTo eKeivfp, rf) S' vcrrepaia iraXtv {rovro yap, rovro 
 ovK e^ov iarlv virepjSoXrjv dKadap(Tia<i, aVSpe? ^Adrjvalot) 
 €ta€X6(i}v oiKaSe W9 eKelvov Kal e'^e^?;? ovrwal Kadt- 
 ^6fjiepo<i, TTjv Serial' ipL^aXoiv, irapovrwv ttoXXcov, pbera 
 Tov'i iv rfj ^ovXfj Tourou? X6yov<;, ev ol^ avT6-)(^eipa Kal 
 
 ^ I V 2 ra Seivorar elprjKei rov ^Apia-rap-^ov, cofxvve /xkv Kar 
 i^coXeia^ /xTjSev elptjKevai irepl avrov (fjXavpov, Kal ovSev 
 e<j>povTL^ev i'TTLopKcov, Kal ravTa irapovrwy twv crvvec- 
 SoTcov, rj^iov he Kal 7rp6<i efMe avrw hi eKelvov ylyveadai 
 Ta9 hiaXvaea, tovtwv tou? irapovra'i vfiiv koXw fidp- 
 
 120 Tvpa<i. KaLToi ttw? ov Seivov, (6 dv8pe<i Wdr/valoi, /xaXXov d. 
 Be dcre/3e<;, Xeyeiv w? (f)0vev<i, Kal TrdXiv (W9 ovk elprjKe ravr 
 
 But even in him it is too much to accuse a friend, whom he knows to be 
 innocent, to spite a thu'd party. Render perhaps 'such an unnatural 
 monster as the defendant.' 
 
 2. aXwj'.] Mss. \a.\Qv without KOLvuivriffas. Stephan. Thesauv. gives 
 text from '■optimis et vetitstissimig' edd. 
 
 yiyv6iJ.evos.'\ Buttmanu after two mss. yevofxevos, but the present is 
 wanted. The sharing of salt denoted the beginning of intimacy, and so 
 the aorist Koii'iovrj(xas is appropriate. For us cf. L. and S. s. v. c. i. 2. 
 
 119. irpoTepaig,.] To defend the absence of ij scholars quote //. 
 XXI. 80, ■qws...ijde BuwdeKaTi] or h'lXiov (IXrjXovda. Observe that only two 
 days are meant (cf. § 121) of which correlatively one is TrpoTfpaia, the other 
 varepaia, the denunciations in the (iovXTj having been made on the second 
 day. Perhajjs ore TavT' iXeyev ought to come after varepaig. ttcLXlu {oT€ = rj). 
 
 oiK ^x"" ecrriV.] 'Is not a thing admitting of any further degree of 
 depravity.' For construction cf. Madv. 180 d. 
 ^'ovTwcri.] 'Jtist next,' so § 71 2, ol'tws 'quite.' 
 
 2. dipLvve fx^v.] He not only swore to perdition... ■jjfi'oi;;' di but actually 
 demanded. Graphic imperfects. 
 
 Kar' i^wXeias.] A variation of the phrase 'to swear, make a vow 
 (Kara) upon the i)roposed victims' (dedicating by actual or suggested im- 
 l^osition of hands). 
 
 <f>Xavpov.] 'Disparaging,' v. I. <pavXov. 
 
 iiriopKuv.] For the participial construction cf. Madv. § 178 a.
 
 §§ I20, 121.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 75 
 
 airo/xvvvai, Kul (f)6voi' fiev oveiBcl^eiv, tovtco 8' ofiO)po(f>iov 
 ryLjveaOai; kclv fiev dcfxv tovtov iyoo Koi TrpoSdo tijv vfxerepav 
 Kara-^eipoTOv lav, ovBev, (o^ eotK, dSiKco' dv o iire^LO), e. 
 XeXoiTra rijv rd^cv, (f>6vov Koii^o)voo, Set fx,e dvrjpTrdcrdai. 5-)4 
 e7(w S' av rovvavriov olfJuaL, el tovtov dcbrjKa, XeXocTrevai 
 fjiiv, M dvSpe<i W6r]vatoc ttjv tov SiKaiov Td^iv, (f)6vov S" 
 av etVoTG)? efiavTQ) \a;\;eti/* ov jdp r/v fxoi StjTrov ^ccotov * 
 121 TOVTO TTOirjaavTi. OTC Tolvvv Kal TavT dXrjOrj Xeyco, KaXet 34. a. 
 fioi Kal TOVTWV Tov<i fidpTupa^. 
 
 M APTTPES. [Ava-i/xaxo^ 'AXwTreKyjdev, AT/^ttea? 2ou- 
 viev^, Xa/3??? ^optKioi;, ^^tXy'jfMcov 'S.6r]TTio^, Moaxof Haia- 
 viev'i, KaO' oO? Kaipov<i rj elcrayyeXLa iSodi] et? Trjv ^ovXy]i> 
 virep 'ApKTTdpxov tov ^loa^ov, oti eirj NiKoStj/xov aire- 
 
 2 KT0V(0<;, ocSa/j-€v MeiScav tov Kpiv6p,evov vtto ^Tj/xocrOevovi, 
 CO /xapTvpov/xev, iXOovTa Trpo? ttjv ^ovXi-jV Kal XeyovTa 
 fiTjSera eTepov elvat tov NiKoB>jfxov (povea, dXX^ 'AplaTapxov, 
 Kal TOVTOV avTov jeyovivai avTox^tpa, fcal crv/Jb(3ov\€vovTa 
 T7J jSovXfj ^aSi^etv eirl ti)v oiKiav ttjv ^Apia-Tdp^ov Kai 
 
 3 (rvXXa/x/3dv€iv avTOV. TavTa S' eXeye irpo<; ti^v /BovXtjv h. 
 Trj TrpoTepala /xer' Wpia-Tap^ov Kal /xed' y^p-oov crvvSeSei- 
 Tn'r/Kw^. otSap,ev Se Kal MetBiav, w? airfjXdev airo t?;? 
 ,i3o};A,7;9 TovTovi Toi)? X6yov<i elpvK(6<;, elcreXrjXvdoTa iraXiV 
 a)<i WpicTTapxov Kal ttjv Se^tdv ifjb^e/BXrjKOTa Kal Ofivvovra 
 KttT i^Q)XeLa<i fjLTjSev KaT avTOV 7rp6<; ttjv ^ovXrjv elprjKevai 
 (pavXov, Kal d^iovvTa ^ ApiaTap^ov 07T(o<; dv BiaXXa^r] 
 avTM AT]fx.ocr6€vr)v.] 
 
 120. a.<pw.] For sentiment cf. §§ 215, 21G. 
 
 ci^Tj^o.] 'If I had let him off I should be a deserter from...'; in oratio 
 recta eXfXoiTrrt (av) cf. iJemosth. p. 40, rovro ei direKpivu iKavus dv... 
 ilxe/j-ad-nKT]. The exact reason for Demosthenes inditing himself for 
 murder. He distinctly claims credit for unselfishness in proceeding 
 against Meidias, so he cannot mean that he might reasonably indite 
 himself for complicity in taking his own life. He implies that Meidias is 
 a potential murderer, and that by letting him off, he, Demosthenes, 
 would become responsible for the murders he would be sure to commit in 
 the future. 
 
 121. elaayyeXia.] Cf. Introd. to my Trdiislation, p. 11.
 
 76 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 122 — 1 25, 
 
 • 
 
 122 T^9 ovv virep/SoXi] ; rt? ofioia rfj tovtov yeyovev i) c. 
 jevoLT av TTOviipia ; 09 avhpa drv^ovvra, ovh'e avrov 
 yjSiKTjKOTa (ecS yap <f>L\ov), a/aa avKOf^avrelv (pero Seiv 
 Kal 7rpo9 €fi6 avrov BidXvecv rj^Lov, Kal ravr eirpaTre kol 555 
 ')(prj/j,aT dvi]\L<TKev iirl roi pier eKelvov Kcipbh TrpoaeK^aXelv 
 dhiKwq. 
 
 123 TouTo fievToi to toiovtov e^o? Kal ro KaTaaKevaa pua, w o5.a. 
 dvBpe<i ^ AOrjvaloi, to roi? virep avrcov eire^iovaL hiKaiw^ 
 
 ert irXelu) TTepuardvat KaKa, ovk ep,ol /xev d^tov ecrr 
 ayavaKrelp Kal (Bapew^ ^epeiv, vp.iv Be tol<; dWoi<i irapiBelv, 
 2 iroWov je Kal Bet, dWd Trdaiv op^OLWi opyicneov, e/c- 
 Xo'yi^op-€VOL<; Kal Oecopovaiv on tov yu.eV, (6 dvBp€<; W6r]vaioc, 
 paBlo)<i KaKU)<; TraOelv iyyvrara -qpuwv ela-iv 01 TreveararoL 
 Kal da-deveararoi, rov S' v^plcrac Kal rod iroirjaavTa'i pii) b. 
 Bovvat Blktjv, dWd toi)? dvrt7rape^ovTa<; Trpdyp^ara p^taOu)- 
 
 124 aaadai, 01 /SBeXvpol Kal ')(^prjpbaT e-)(0VTe<i. ov B)) Bel 
 irapopdv rd TOiavra, ovBe tov e^etpyovra Beet Kal (f)6^(p to 
 BtKrjv (Sv dv 7]p,dov dBiKrjd^ Ti? Xap^/Sdvetv Trap' avrov dWo 
 rt 'y^pi) vop^L^eiv nrotelv rj Td<i rr]<; larj'yopla'i Kal rd<; rfj<i 
 
 2 eXevdepla^ r/picov pberovaia^ dcfiaipeladat.. iyco p.ev ydp c. 
 r<7a)<? Biecoadpirfv, Kal dXXo<i ri<; dr, ylrevBi} Xoyov Kal avKO- 
 (fyavrlav, Kal ovk dvr^piraapiai' 01 Be iroXXol rl Trotijaere, dv 
 pirj Brjp^oa-la Trdat (po^epov Karacmjcrrjre ro et9 ravra diro- 
 
 125 ■)(^p7]a$aL tm irXovrelv \ Bovra Xoyov Kal vrroayovra Kpicriv d. 
 
 122. a.\)Tbv.\ Strictly this shoiUd be avrov, but cf. §§ 124, 142, 221. 
 
 123. kiLol jxh.^ Cf. § 15 for ;aev...5e = ' though...yet.' 
 
 1. e77i/TaTa.] Bather like our colloquial 'most in the way of.' 
 
 124. t(T??7opias.] The right of speaking in courts and assemblies. 
 
 KoX SXKo% t(s av.] Sc. ouwcraTo rather than StucraiTo. But better still, 
 sc. either or both ; just as our elliptical ' and so might any one else ' may 
 imply 'do' or 'have done,' and may be in fact quite out of relation to 
 time. 
 
 125. The sense of the passage is ' if one is accused one ought to 
 stand a trial, and then, but not before {tot' ^Tbr' rjdr]), to take vengeance 
 on those who have taken proceedings if they be unjustifiable, aye, even 
 in that case, if one's accusers are seen to be without justitlcation, one
 
 §§ 125, J-'^] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 77 
 
 irepl (ov civ rt? eyKoXfi, tot d/jivveaOai tou? nSiKO}<i icf) 
 avTOV €.\6ovra^ %/"?> '^^'- ''"ot', av aBiKOvvTa<; opa Tf<?, ov 
 TTpoavapird^etv, ovS' eird'yovr alria^ •yjrevSec'i ciKpirov ^rjTelv 
 (iTTOcfiev'yeiv, ovS" eTrl tu> SiSovat Biktjv aa^dWeiv, aWd fxr) 
 TTOtelv i^ dp-^Ps dcreXye^i ixrjhev. 
 126 "Oaa fiev roCvvv et'f re ri)v Xecrovpyiav Kal to aa>fi 86. a. 
 v/3pLcr0i]u, Kal TrdvT eirt^ovXevofievo'^ Tpoirov Kal Tcd(7~)((ov 
 KaKU)<i iKTricjievya, aKijKoare, co dvSpe'i 'Adi)valoi, Kal Trapa- 55G 
 Xeiirco he ToWd' o'u yap ccro)^ pahcov ttuvt elirelv. e^et 
 2 S' ovT(i)<;. ouK ead' ecf) otw tcov TreTrpay/xivcov iyco fiovo^ b. 
 ■}]8iKr]/j,ac, dX)C iirl fxev rol^ et? rov %opoi/ yeyevijfxevoi^; 
 dBiK7J/j,acriv rj ^vkrj, to SeKarov /xepof vfioov, auvriSiKijTai, 
 iirl S' ot? ifie v^picre Kal eTre/SovXevaev ol vofjLOi, hi ov<i el<i 
 eKa(7T0<; v/xwv ao)^ earlv €(/>' diracn he T0VT0t<; 6 6e6^, (o 
 ■)(^opr]yd'i eyd) Ka6ei(Tr7']Keiv, Kal to Trj<i oaia<f, oTihi'iTTOT 
 
 ought not to put them out of the way beforehand, or bi-ing false 
 charges... to avoid meeting their charges.' From Sovra \6yov to XPV 
 seems to be a simple statement into which aSt'/cwj is inserted by a rhe- 
 torical anticipation which makes the sentence illogical in a strict sense. 
 The clause dWo, ^t) seems to revert to dovra \6yoi'...xpV, minus the ddlKws. 
 The presumption is that one who is charged aoi'/cws has done notliing 
 aaeXyis. From Kal T0T'...ci(rxd\X6ii' is an expanded repetition of the 
 previous clause, especially taking up dSu-ws. I think the orator originally 
 meant to say 'take vengeance on your prosecutors" without qualification; 
 and then seeing that the sentiment was hardly jjvoper, put in dSiVwj 
 and t6t' (after Kal). Though taken as a general statement the sentence 
 appears upon analysis to be confused and illogical, yet the language is 
 justified by sjiecial reference to Meidias' case. For he admitted that he 
 had done wrong, yet he argued that Demosthenes' accusation was unjust 
 in form. 
 
 ov...ov5'.] Negative xpv (supplied), not the infinitives, which would be 
 negatived by fj.7j. Cf. §^ 67 2, 73 2. 
 
 126. Kal irdir'.] ' And how many conspiracies of every kind and how 
 much ill-treatment I have manajjod to .-scape.' Note that oaa is carried 
 on as accusative after both the participles and iKir^(pevya, which implies 
 'have put me in deadly peii!.' 
 
 Kal TrapaXetTTw oe. ] 'And vet (Se after fiiu) I am actually (Kal) passing 
 overmuch.' Cf. § 2(). 
 
 2. u...Ka0€t(7TijK€iv.] Datirus comiitodi. For verb cf. §§ 1.3, 68. 
 
 Kal TO rrji 6(7ias.] 'And the — wliat is it to be called — the sanctity 
 and divinity of holiness.' Such expressions as otjStjtot' earl are generally 
 ironical ; cf. § 39, oTTo<ru3 5r)iroTe apyvpiw. But in § 32, rwr defffiotieruy toO-
 
 78 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS, [§§ 126 — 1 29. 
 
 127 eVri, to cre^ivov Kal ro Sul/jlovlov, crvvrjBlfcqTai. Bel 8r) c. 
 Tov<i 76 /3ov\o/jievov<i 6pdw<; ri)v Kar d^tav rwv ireirpa'y- 
 fjievtov Trapa rovrov Blkijv \a/3elv ov-^^ o;? virep ifiov ovro'i 
 fiovov rov Xoyov rrjv opyrjv k'^eLv, aW w? ev ravrio rcov 
 vofMcov, Tou 6eov, TTjf; 7ro\e&)9, ofjiov Travrcov tjSiKrjfievwv, 
 o'vTQ) TTOtetadac rrjv riixwpiav, Kal toi)? /3o7]0ovvTa<; Kal 
 Tov<i <Tvve^€Ta^ofMivov<i fierd tovtov fjirj avvrjyopov'i fiovov, 
 dWd Kal SoKifxaaTd<; toov tovtw ireirpayp.kvwv viToXafijBd- 
 veiv elvat, 
 
 128 Et jjuev Tolvvv, (6 «V8pe«? ^ Adrjvaloi, (Tw^pova Kal fierpioi' d. 
 7rp6<i TaXka 7rap€a')(^r]K(i)<; avTov MetSia? Kal /xyBeva rwv 
 dWtov TToXcTwv 7]BcK'r]K(io<i et? e/xe fjuovov aaeX'yrj'i o'vtw Kat 
 ^Lato<i iyeyovei, irpwrov fxev eyu>y aTV-^r)/j, dv efxavrov 
 TOVTO ijyovfMTjv, eVeir' e(f>ol3ou/Ji'rjv dv /jurj top dWov eavrov 
 ^Lov ovro'i fierptov BeiKvvwv Kal (^iXdvOpwrrov BiaKpovarjrat 
 
 129 TovTW TO Blk7jv wv ifi€ v^pLKe hovvaL vvvl Be ToaavT e. 
 earl rdWa, d ttoWoi)? Vficov y]BiK7]K€, Kal Toiavra ware 
 
 Twv oiioevl 6ecrfiodeTrjs ^crr 6vo/j,a dXX' oTiOijTrod' €Kd<TTU}, the orator cannot 
 wish to speak irouicallj' of the individual names of the magistrates. 
 
 127. TTjv Kar d^lav.'] '"Which his conduct deseirves.' Trapa tovtov 
 is governed by Xa^uf. 
 
 TTJv dpyrjv ^x^iv.] ' To entertain their feeling of indignation.' Cf. § 70. 
 The article assumes that some indignation is felt without any incentives 
 from the speaker. Cf. § 218, TTjpi^aaTe ttjv yvwp.-qv TavTTjv €<() r/s vvv ecrre. 
 
 ev TaiTc^.] ' Simultaneously,' the idea is reinforced by 6/j.ov, which 
 goes closely with iravTwv. The v. I. ifiov can not be right. 
 
 ffvve^eTa^ofi^vovs.] Cf. § 65 2, ' who parade their sympathy with-hun. ' 
 
 ffvvTjydpovs.] L. and S. seem to have missed this passage, as they 
 omit all reference to advocates for or backers of the defence. 
 
 vwoXan^dveLv.] V. l. adopted by Ziir. edd. viro\a/j.^dveTe. For this 
 passage C. E. Kennedy compares Cic. De Harunp. Besp. 3, I'ro Milone 29. 
 
 128. p-iTpLovJ] Like Latin Hiodestiw, 'law-abiding.' Cf. §§ 101, 186 3, 
 199. 
 
 eyeybvei.] ' Had proved himself,' cf. § 153. 
 
 bi.aKpov<x7)Ta{..'\ For this regular term for evasion of legal penalties 
 cf. §§ 27, 186, 201. So too iKKpovu, § 81. 
 
 TovTij!.] Dative of means, manner, 'by proving,' cf. § 151. 
 
 129. vwldi.] 'But as it is.' Cf. § 215.
 
 §§ 129, I30.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 79 
 
 rovTov uev tov 8eov^ dTrjjWay/jLai, ^o/3ovfiat Be ira\tv 
 TOvvavTLOv /J.yj, eTrecSdv TroWd koI hetvd erepov; dKovrjd 
 VTT avTOv ireTTOvdora^;, roLovr6<i ti<; vfitv \oycafi6<i e^irear] 557 
 " Tt ovv av BeivoTepov rj rciov dWwv el? eKaaro'i 7re7rov6(t)<i 
 
 2 d'yavaKTel'i ; iravra /uev St} rd tovtm 7r€7rpay/j,eva our dv f. 
 iyw 8vvai/jLTjv Trpo? v/xd^: elirelv, ovr dv v/jbel^; viroixelvan 
 aKOveiv, ovh\ el to Trap' d/xcpoTepcov i^ficov v8(op virdp^ece 
 7r/309 TO XoiTTov TTuv TO T ifxov Kul TO TOVTOv TTpoaTedev, 
 ovK dv e^apiceaeiev' a S' eaTl /le'yKJTa koI (f>avepa>TaTa, 
 130 TavT epoo. /muWov S' eKelvo TroirjaW dvayvwaofiac /iet* g. 
 v/xiv, 0)? efiavTM yeypa/nuai, irdvTa Ta v7ro/u,v)]fiaTa, Xe^co 
 8' o Tt dv irpwTov aKovetv /3ov\ofj,€voL<i vfilv fj, tovto 
 TrpcoTOV, elO^ CTepov, koI TaWa tov avTov Tpoirov, ew? 
 
 2 dv aKoveiv j3ov\7}a6e. eaTi 8e TavTa iravTohaird, kul h. 
 v^pei^ TToWal Koi irepl tov<; olk6iov<; KaKovpytjfiaTa Kal 
 -rrepi toi)? 6eov<i aae^ijuaTa, Kal tutto^ ovBei^ ecTTiv ev 
 o5 TOVTOV ov davaTov TreironjKOTa d^ia TroWd evpTjaeTe. 
 
 lj.(v...5e.] ^ Not only am I relieved from this fear, but I actually feel 
 ou the contrary the opposite fear.' 
 
 TovvavTiov.'\ Adverbial; but here accusative, not like ravTo tovto, § 39, 
 Trav TovvavTiov, § 40. Cf. tout eK^ivo § 215 in a sort of apposition to a 
 genitive absolute, where vre can not well assign a case to the fonnula. 
 
 Ti ovv.] 'Come now; what — ?' cf. § RO, ti ovp '4<rd' 6 iriTrovdiv ; 
 
 2. St}.] Strengthens navra, ' positively all.' 
 
 i"5wp.] The water in the klepsydra, a water-clock on the principle of 
 an hour-glass, only with water instead of sand. It was merely a hollow 
 vessel, KuSeia, with a neck and opening (with a stopper, Tnipco) at the top 
 and holes (rpvirTifiaTa) at the bottom, cf. Aristot. Frob. 16, 8. 4. Cf. De 
 Fals. Leg. p. 3.59, De Corona p. 274. 
 
 iVdplete.] 'Were available.' 
 
 130. ffxavTip.l Dat. Coiiunodi. 
 
 yiypafi/iai.] Perf. Mid. 'I have had written down.' For the causal 
 sense cf. § 103 2, Soph. Trach. 11.57. 
 
 X^^w.] ' I will tell you in detail about.' 
 
 /SoyXoyUfvois v/juv 17.] Cf. Madv. § 38 d. 
 
 2. Tdvos.] 'Here' in the list of his misdeeds, according to Ulpian. 
 Cf. Dem. c. Aristoyitonem, I, p. 793, tuv aywvi'^oixivu}v, o'i, ovk ^x*"'''^' '^'S 
 OVK adiKovffi bfi^ai, ol niv et'i ttjv tov ^lov fieTpi6Tr]Ta Kal aw<ppo<xvvr)v Kare- 
 (pvyov, ol 0^ els to, tuv irpoyovtav ?pya...TOVTu) 5' ovo^va opQ tQv tottwi/
 
 80 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 3 1, 1 32. 
 
 TnOMNHMATA TON MEIAIOT AAIKHMATHN. 
 
 131 "Ocra jjuev rolvvv, co aVSpe? BtKacrrai, rbv del nr poarv^^^ovr ol.i 
 avToJ ireirolrjKe, ravr eariv. kuI TrapaXeXoicf) erepa' ov 
 yap av Svvair ouSet? ela-aTra^ elirelv a iroXvv ')(^p6vov 
 
 2 0^x09 vjBpii^wv avve-^w'i awavTa rov jBlov elp<^/a(TTaL. a^Lov b. 
 8' Ihelv icf)' oaov <^povr)p,aTO<i ijBij '7rpoeX7]\v9€ raJ tovtcov 
 Slicrjv /xrjSevb'i SeSwKevac. ov <ydp rjy€L6\ gj? e/jiol SoKel, 
 Xa/jb7rpdv ovSe veaviKov ovh' a^iov Oavc'nov b tl dv tl^ 7rpo<i 
 eva el<i SLaTrpdTrrjrac, aXA,' el fiy} (f)v\rjv 'bXrjv koX ^ovXrjV 
 KoX eOpo'i irpoTrrfKaKtel Kal rroWov^ dOpoov^ vfxcov a/xa eXd, 558 
 
 132 a^Lwrov o)6t eaeaOai rov ^iov avTu>. Kal rd fiev dXXa c. 
 cricoTTCo, fjbvpla elTrelv e-x^cov, irepl Se rcov avarparevaafjievcov 
 LTnriwv et? "Apyovpav tare Sijirov Travra ola eSijfiTjyoprjae 
 Trap vfjblv, 06 I'jKev iic XaX/c/809, Karriyopwv Kal (jidaKwv 
 ovetSo'i e^eXdelv rrjv crrparidv ravrrjv rfj iroXei' Kal rrjv 
 
 TovTUv ^aaifxov 6vTa, dXXd Travra airoKp-qfiva, cpapayyai, ^apadpa. Here 
 TOTTos^our ' topic,' oue of a series of arguments or subjects. 
 
 131. Cf. § 126 for the structure and verbiage. 
 
 Kal irapaX.] ' Indeed there are other cases which I have omitted.' 
 
 iroXi>v xpoi'oi'.] Ace. of duration of time after cipyaaTai, while piov 
 is a similar ace. after iippi^wv awix^^- 
 
 2. 60' oaov.] Cf. g§ 62 2, 60, 192. 
 
 T(j5 deduKivai.] Dat. of efficient cause or manner regarded as cause. 
 
 Xa/xirpov.] 'Brilliant or dashing or heinous.' Meidias is represented 
 as revelling in the idea of being a criminal (with impunity). 
 
 TrpoTTTjAaKte?.] An interesting retention of the future in oblique con- 
 struction after a i^rincipal verb in a past tense. 
 
 132, ffvarparev.] Meidias was in subordinate command as hip- 
 parch (§ 16i), Kratinos was in command of the force. 
 
 "Apyovpau.] A small town in Euboea. In the year B.C. 349 Phokion 
 was sent to Tamynae in Euboea to reestabhsh Athenian influence. After 
 the Dionysia of that year, during which Meidias assaulted Demosthenes, 
 reinforcements were sent including this contingent of cavalry. Cf. 162— 
 164. Demosthenes subsequently tells us that Meidias did not go on this 
 cavalry expedition, but he probably means that he left them before they 
 reached the scene of operations — possibly in consequence of this quarrel 
 witli Archetion and the general Kratinos. They probably marched to 
 Aulis and crossed to Chalkis. Cf. Aeschin. c. Ctes. p. 398.
 
 §§ 132 — 1 34-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 81 
 
 XoiBoplav rjv iXocSopijdr) KparivM irepl tovtcov, tm vvv, wt 
 iyco TTwOavofxat, jxeWovrt, ^orjOeiv avTw, fMefivrjcrOe. rov 
 hr) TO(TovToi<; dOpooa twv ttoKltwv e')(dpav eV ovhevl tijXl- 
 KavTTjv dpa/xevov iroarj irovqpia koX dpacrvTTjTi ravra 
 
 133 XPV vo/u,l!^etv TrpaTretv ; Kairoi iroTep elalv 6vei8o<;, cod. 
 MeiSia, TTj TToXet, ol Sta^avre^ iv rd^ei Koi Tqv aKevrjv 
 e'XpvTe<i, rjv irpoarJKe toi)? eVl rov'^ TroXep^iov; i^L6vTa<; 
 Kai avfji^aXovfievovi rot? cry/A/ia^oi?, i] ai) o fXTjSe \a- 
 2 ^etv ev-)(oixevo<i rcov i^covrcov, or eKXrjpov, rov OwpaKa 8e 
 ovheTTwrror evhv^, eir darpd^7]<i Se 6-)(ov fxevo'^ dpyvpd'i 
 T^<? e^ Ev^oia<i, ')^av[8a<i 8e koL KVfx^la koI KdSov<} 
 e'X^cov, wv eTreXa/x/SdvopTO ol TrevTTjKoaroXoyoi ; ravra e. 
 yap eh rois oTrXiraf rjixd^ dirrjyyeXXero ' ov yap elf 
 
 L34 ravro r^fxei^ rovroa Bie^rj/juev. elra et a eVt rovroi<f 
 ecTKCoyp-ev 'Ap^^ericoz/ rj xi? dXXo<;, irdvra'i rjXavve^ ; el 
 fiev yap e7roleL<; ravra, &5 MetS/a, a ak <f>acriv ol avpnnret^ 
 Kal Karriy6pei<i oj? Xeyoiev Trepl aov, BLKaicof KaKw'i 
 rfKOvef ' Kal yap e/ceiVou? Kal rouroval Kal oXrjv rrjv 
 TToXcv ?)St/cei9 Kal Karrja')(yve<;. el Be fir) irotovvro^ aov f. 
 KarecT Keva^ov rive<; Kara^^revBoixevoi aov, ol Be XolttoI 
 rcov arparicorcov ovk e/cetVoi? etrerLjJiwv, aXXd aol eVe- 
 ■^aipov, BrjXov ore €K rcov dXXcou wv e^J]<i d^io'i avroi<i 
 
 rip vvu.] Ziir. edd. omit and read avT(^ for avr^. The retention of 
 the text is necessary. 
 
 iir' ovSetl.] ' On no ground at all.' 
 
 dpafJLevov.] 'Who began,' ef. Eur. Heracl. 986, 991. 
 
 XPV vo/xii'fii' irpaTTeiv. ] ' Must it be deemed that he acts. 
 
 133. avfipaXovix^vovs.] 'And to come into contact with their allies.' 
 The point of this is that allies would have more ojjportunity of observing 
 and comparing equipment than foes. 
 
 Xaxf'".] For the partitive genitive cf. L. and S. s.v. Xayxcivci}, i. 2, 
 Madvig § 51 c. 
 
 2. wv iveXaiJ.^.] 'Wliich the revenue officers laid hold of,' as not 
 being necessaries and therefore liable to export duty of two per cent. 
 
 134. KaTijyopeLs.] V. I. KaTTjyope^s, but the imperfect is wanted ; cf. 
 § 132, ola iSTj/xTj-yoprjcre. 
 
 el 8^ Ui-q.] The /U77 goes with TTotoDvT-oj (Tov. 
 
 D. 6
 
 82 UEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS, [§§ 1 34 — 1 37. 
 
 i8oK€L^ elvat rov rocavT aKoveiv ' aavTov ovv fierpioo- 55' 
 
 135 repov e'^p^y Trape^e^f, ovk eKelvov; Sia/SdXXetv. cri) S' 
 ttTreiXet? iracnv, iXavveo'; irdvTa<i ' tov<; dX\ov<i d^iol<i v g. 
 ri av /3ov\ei cruoiTeiv, ovk auTos aKoirei'i o n fii] Xvirrj- 
 <ref9 Toj)? a\,\ov<; itolwv. Kal to Br/ a'^erXtwrarov koX 
 fie'^icnov €/j.oi<y€ Bokovv v^peco<; elvat arj/jbeiov ' TocrovTcov 
 dvdpcoTTCov, (6 /xtapd Ke^aXrj, av TrapeXdcov aOpocov Karr]- 
 <y6p€L<;, o rl<i ovk dv etppc^e Trocrjcrao twv dXXcov ; 
 
 136 Tot? /xef TOLVuv dXXot<i airacnv dvOpwiroL^ opu) TOL<i 38 
 KpivofX6vot<i, M dvSp€<; BiKaa-ral, ev fiev rj Bvo ovTa rdBt- 
 Krjfxara a KaTTjyopovvTai,, X6yov<i Be d(f)96vov<i roiovrovq 
 virdp'^ovTa'i " rt? vfidov i/xol re avvocBe tolovtov ; rt? 
 v/xdov e/ie Tavd' ioopaKe TroiovvTa ; ovk eariv, dXX* ovtoi 
 
 Bl ej(6pav KaTayJrevBovTal fiov, KaraylrevBofiapTvpovfiai," 
 
 137 Ta TOiavra' tovtm 8' av rdvaprla tovtwv. 7rdvra<; yap b. 
 Vfxd'i elBevai, vo/jtl^o) top rpo-rrov Kal rrjv daeXyeiav Kal 
 Ttjv V7repi)(pavLav rod /3i0V, Kal irdXai, Oavfid^eiv eviov<i 
 olf-iat (i)v avrol fiev laacnv, ovk dKrjKoaat Be vvv ifiov. 
 
 tomut' dKO}j€Lv.] ' To have such things said of you.' 
 
 135. (TKoneh.] ' You do not on your part consider what you shall 
 do so as not to annoy others.' 
 
 Kal rb 5^.] This clause is in apposition to the following sentence. 
 Cf. Lysias, Epitaph, p. 92, t6 di fx^yLcrrov ayjfxdov rod TrXrjdovs' i^hv yap, 
 K.T.X. Here drj ~ ' precisely.' Contrast 8i ixiytcTov reK/jL-^piov. Here a 
 clause introduced by d also in ajiposition to the general idea of toiovtwv 
 — KaTTjyopeis follows the sentence so that d di o-xerX. could hardly 
 precede it. 
 
 136. Kpivofi^voii.] Cf. §§ 22 2, 82 2. 
 
 a KaT7]yopovvTai.] Buttmann prefers the reading of one ms. kcitt]- 
 yopeTrai, because the active verb does not take an accusative of the 
 l>erson. But I think d is the subject with a plural verb to mark 
 distribution. 
 
 virdpxovTas.'] ' That they have ready. 
 
 TO. TOMvra.] ' And so forth.' Demosthenes often uses this phrase 
 to finish off an enumeration. 
 
 Toyry 5' au.] Sc. opui 6vTa, and for axi rdvavT. cf. § 120, TrdXti' 
 rovvavT. § 129. 
 
 137. c5v.] Genitive by attraction to the government of davfxd^eiv. 
 Here 5^ introduces the point of the verb 9av/j.ai'€ii>, ' have been surprised 
 at not now hearing from me misdeeds which they know of themselves.'
 
 §§ ^2)7 — 1 39-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 83 
 
 TToXXoi)? Se Twv ireirovdorcov ovZe irdvd^ uaa rjSiKrjvrai 
 /lapTvpetv i$e\ovra<i opco, rriv /Slav Kol Trjv (fnXoTrpajfio- 
 crvvrjv opoovTa^ Ttjv tovtov koI ttjv dc^opixrjv, rjirep la')(ypbv 
 
 38 TTOLel Kol (f)o/3€p6v TOP KardinvcrTov tovtovi. to jdp iif C. 
 e^ovaia<i kol ttKovtov irovrjpov elvai koX vjBpicTTrjv TeL')(o<i 
 eari tt^o? to /jirjSev dv avrov i^ eirihpofMrj'i TraOelv, iirel 
 irepiaLpeOel^ ovTo<i rd ovra la(o<i fxev ovk dv v/dpl^oi, el 
 8' dpa, iXdrTovo<; d^Lo<i ecrrai, rov /xiKpordrov irap' vfiiv 
 {Jbdrrjv yap XoiSoprjaerat koX ^orja-erai, BIktjv S', ay 560 
 
 39 acreXyaivrj tl, Tol<i dXkot^ r^iuv i^ taov Sooaei. vvv K, d. 
 olfMat, TOVTOV 7rpol3ej3Xr]Tai Ilo\v€VKTO<i, TifioKpdTr]<;, 
 
 ^VKTTJflCOV K0VL0pT6<i ' TOLOVTol TLVe<i elcTt fjiLa6o<p6pOt 
 
 TTept, avTov, Kul 7rpo9 eVt eTepoc tovtol'?, fjuapTvpcov 
 avvecTTwaa eTaipeia, <^avep(o<i fxev ovk evo'^XovvTcov 
 Vfuv, cnyf] Be tu yjrevSrj paaT eTTLvevovTcov. ov<; fxa 
 Tov<i deoifi ovBev (o^eXeiadai vofMi^co irapd tovtov' dWd 
 
 o/JuJx'Tas.] Some mss. hebibTas, which Taylor supposed to be a gloss 
 on dppojZovvTai the original reading. Certainly opwvTas just after opw 
 is open to grave suspicion. 
 
 d<popfj.^i>.] Cf. § 98. 
 
 138. _ ' For the being a rascal and a bully in a position of power and 
 wealth is a rampart against suli'ering anything oneself from a sudden 
 onset.' For iirl cf. Madv. § 73 3 c. 
 
 t6 firjSh 01/.] The infinitive form of ovSiv av irddoi. 
 
 irfpiaipeOeis.] The regular word for razing a city wall, so that the 
 metaphor of relxos is kept up. Cf. § 211. 
 
 el 5' dpa.] ' But if after aU (he shall be insolent).' 
 
 iXdrrovos a^ios.] ' Of less account than the most insignificant.' 
 
 139. irpop^^Xrp-ai.] 'Have been put up to defend him,' like a 
 shield. V. I. Trpo^k^X-qvTai. 
 
 irpbs fri grepot to&tois.] The preposition is unusually far from its case, 
 but the intervening words are akin in meaning to the preposition. 
 
 awearQcya eraipeia.] 'An organised club.' Holmes, 'a confederate 
 cabay Cf. § 213. This passage gives us an interesting glimpse of the 
 manners and customs of an Athenian Court. 
 
 ovs /id.] He explains the term iJLia0o<p6poi so as to guard against 
 contradiction, and at the same time increase the odium. 
 
 6—2
 
 84 DEMOSTHENIS mDIAS, [§§ 1 39 — I4I. 
 
 heivoi Ttvi<; elaiv, (v ai^Spe? ^Adrjvaloi, (^deipeaOai irpo'i 
 
 140 Tov<i irkovaiov^ koI irapelvat koX /jbaprvpetv. iravra 8e e. 
 ravT , ol/xai, (}io/3epd ecm roov dXXcov v/xwv eKaarw, Ka& 
 eavTov oiru)^ hvvarai ^aivrt. ovirep eveKa auWejeaOe 
 vfiei<?, ha, wv Kad' eva iarlv eKaaTO<i vy^wv ekdrTOiv rj 
 d>i\oi<i 7} Tot? ovcrtv rj roov aSXwv tlvI, rovrwv avXke- 
 ryivTes eKaarov KpelrTOVi re 'yl<yvT]ade kol iravijre ti]v 
 v^pcv. 
 
 141 Ta;!^a roivvv fcal roiovTO'i Tt9 V^ec 7rpo<? vfxd<i \d709, 39. 
 " TC Bt] rd Kol rd TreirovOm 6 Belva ovk i\d/jb/3ave BUtjv 
 Trap* ifiov ;" rj " rt Srj ;" irdXtv dWov cau)<i rtvd twv 
 i^SiKTj/i.iJvcov ovofid^cov. iyoo Se Bh a? /xev 7rpo(}3a<J€t<ih. 
 eKaarov d<^i(naTaL tov ^orjdelv avrcp rravTa^ vfids elhevai 
 
 <p9elpe(reat.] 'Are terrible fellows at running desperately after the 
 rich.' There is a passage from 'I go to ruin' to 'I go regardless of 
 ruin ' in the idiomatic use of (pdelpeadat. and ippeiv. Compare the slang 
 ' run amuck,' which combines the ideas of motion and self-abandonment. 
 
 140. Kad' favrou.] ' In independence.' Cf. § 190, Kar' i/mavrdv. The 
 plain citizen abhors the mutual dependence of the rich bully and his 
 truckling satellites. 
 
 divarai.l V. I. ^vvarov. 
 
 ovirep '^v€Ka.] 'Wherefore'; i.e. because of the advantages of the rich, 
 suggested §§ 37, 39. 
 
 avW^yeade.] 'You assemble,' so esp. in 2nd aor. pass. See L. 
 and S. s.v. avWiyu, 11. 1. 
 
 Kad' ?va.] 'Individually,' here, and § 142, adverbial, as ^/cauros 
 governs vfiuv ; contrast Kad' 'iKaarov, § 12. 
 
 ^iXots.] Dative of respect, Madv. § 40. 
 
 141. 'i7|e«.] Cf. riKiv av eiOvs fioL \6yos, § 26. 
 
 tI 8rj.] Ironical or argumentative formula of interrogation. 
 
 ra Kal rd.] This phrase, or rd re Kai rd, occurs more than half 
 a dozen times in Pindar, cf. Nem. i. 30, Isth. iii. 51. Demosth. de Fals. 
 Leg. p. 364, Shilleto § 83, 5ta to Kal to, Philipp. III. p. 128, ^5ei yap rb Kai 
 TO TTOLTJaai Kal to /XT) TToiTJaai. The phrase whether singular or iDlural is 
 not common in Attic prose. After the second (17) rt otj the orator breaks 
 off, as he only wishes to indicate that Meidias will ask similar questions 
 with regard to different peojale. 
 
 ^TO/idfwf.] Agreeing with Meidlas supplied from ^|et \6yos and Trap' 
 efiov as subject to epel supplied with v-
 
 §§ 141 — 143-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 85 
 
 vofJiL^o}' Kai <yap aa'^^oXia Kal aTrpayfioavvt] koI to fiy) 
 L42 Svvaadat Xeyecv Kal diropla Kal fivpi icnlv aljLa' irpocr- 
 rjKeiv fiivToc rovra firj ravra Xeyetv i']yov/J.ai, vvvi, aXX,' 
 (w? ov TreTTOirjKi rt tovtcov wv avTov Kaj'-qyoprfKa SiSdcrKecv, 
 idv Se p^rj hvvrjTai,, hid ravr aTroXcoXevai iroXv pdWov. 
 2 et yap rr]\LK0VT6<i rt? iartv ware Toiavra ttocwv hvvacrdai, c. 
 Kad^ eva eKaarov i]p,cov dirocnepelv rov 8Ur]<i Trap' avrov 561 
 Tv^etv, KOLvfi vvv, iiretSyjirep ecXijirrai, Trdcrtv virep dirdv- 
 rcov earl rLp,(oprjrio<i &)? K0cvd<i i^6p6<i rrj TroXireta. 
 .43 Aiyerat rolvvu Trore iv rfj TToXec Kara rrjv iraXaidv ^. 
 eKeivrjv evSaip,ovLav 'AX/ct/SiaS?;? yeveadat, a> a-Ke^jraaOe, 
 Tivcov evepyeaicov virap-^ovcrcov Kal iroiwv rivwv 7rp6<; rov 
 Brjfiov, TTcS? i')(^p7]crai'd' vp,ojv ol irpoyovot,, eTreiSr) ySSeXupo? 
 2 Kal i>l3pi(TT7i<i ayero 8elv ■elvai. Kal ovk aTrecKacraL hrjirov e. 
 MeiS/ay ^AXKi^idhrj ^ovXo/xevo'i tovtov puefivqfiai, rov 
 \6yov, 01)-^ ohra)<i elpl dcjipcov ouS' aTroTTXrjKTO'; eyoo, aXX' 
 IV €l8)]d' vp^eU, w dv8p€<; ^Adrjvatoc, Kal yvwd^ otl ovSev 
 ovT eartv out earai, ov yevo<;, ov ttXoOto?, ov 8vvap,c<;, 
 
 dTrpayfxocrvfn.] ' Dislike of public business.' Cf. § 83, dvpaytiuv. The 
 correlative of (piKowpayixocwn), § 137. 
 
 aifrio.] V. I. 'drepa. One MS. ^repa ahia. 
 
 142. fih'Toi TovTif.'] The fxivToi takes up 5t' as aiv, % 141; rovTt^ 
 is ' the defendant.' 
 
 5id TaCr'.] ' These pleas.' His argument that Demosthenes' action 
 is frivolous because other victims have put up with his outrages. 
 
 2. Kaff 'iva.'] Cf. § 140. 
 
 irScrij'.] Dative of agent. 
 
 143. XiyeraL.'] As Bentley pointed out, this means 'History tells 
 us ' and does not suggest ' It is mere hearsay. ' 
 
 Toivvv,'] Is best taken with y, which should not be rendered as a 
 relative. ' Now consider for what ser^'ices, aye what signal services, the 
 people were indebted (§ 144) to him {irpb's is gov. by evepyeff.), and yet 
 how your ancestors dealt with him.' Here wpoyovoi means grandfathers 
 and greatgrandfathers, and perhaps a few fathers, as Alkibiades' exile 
 was only sixty-three years before. 
 
 T^i'wi'.] The interrogative form of iKelvuv, not necessarily = ^oo-wi' 
 (Buttm.). 
 
 /35e\v/)6s.] For the nom. after (}iTo bilv cf. § 17, Madv. § 160 Rem.
 
 86 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 43 — 1 45. 
 
 b Tt T049 7roWo2<; vficuv, av v^pt^ Trpocrfj, irpocnJKei (^epeiv' 
 
 144 eKetvo'? ycip, w avSpe'i 'AOrjvalot, Xeyerat Trpo? 7rarp6<i 40 
 fjuev ^ AXKfxaLcovchwv elvat {tovtov^ 8e ^aaiv vtto rwv 
 Tvpdvvcov vTvep rov Sjjfiov cnaaid^ovTa^ eKTreaetv, Kal 
 Bavetaa/juevov^ '^pr/fxar etc AeXcj^cov iXevdepcSaat Trjv 
 itoXlv Kol TOv<i Ueiaiarpdrov 7raiSa<; eK^aXeiv), irpo^ 8e 
 fi7]Tpo<i 'IttttovIkov Kol ravT7)<i rrj^ olKLa<;, rj<; vnrdp-^ovcn 
 
 145 TToKXal KoX fieydXat 7rp6<; rov Sfjuov evepjecriai. ov b. 
 fxovov Be Tads' vtttJpx^v avrS, dXXd Kal avT6<i vTrep tov 
 B}']fiov Oefievo^ rd oTrXa Bl<i fiev iv Xd/juo), rpirov S' iv 
 avrf] rfi TroXec, tm awfiaTi rrjv evvoiav, ov ')(pr}fj,aaLv ovBe 
 XSjoi^ iveBei^aro rfj iraTplBt. ert Be 'LTrirwv 'OXv/xTrtacnv c. 
 dy(!ove<; v'jrrjp')(ov avrw Kal viKai, Kal aTpaT7]j6<i apiaro^, 
 
 4 
 
 1. av ii'/3/9is Trpoo-fj.] Corrected from v^pi% rj by comparison of § 177, 
 ovSe/juas i"/3pews Trpoffov<Tr]s. The neighbouring irpoaijKei would be the cause 
 of corruption. 
 
 144, For the pedigree of Alkibiades see my Introduction to Pind. 
 Pyth. VII. Demosthenes may have given by mistake the pedigree of 
 Alkibiades' son Alkibiades ; or else irarphs and firirpbs are both wrong and 
 should be transposed. If irpbs flpbs became tt/jos wpos, the other alteration 
 would foUow. Hipponikos then was not Alkibiades' father-in-law who 
 bore that name, but an ancestor of Kleinias, probably Solon's friend who 
 helped him in his reforms. In Plato, Alkib. i. p. 121, Alkibiades refers 
 his origin to Eurysakes (son of Aiax), and thence to Zeus. 
 
 \)Trb...iKir€aelu.'\ Cf. § 1. As to the borrowing, Demosthenes differs 
 from Herod, v. 62 — 65. 
 
 Tjt vTrapxov(ji.'] The genitive by attraction from the dative. The 
 Ziir. edd. give oh virapxovin. ' To which the people are indebted,' lit. 
 ' for whom are laid up in store, form a fund (of gratitude) ready to be 
 drawn on,' cf. § 143. 
 
 145. Bip.evos.'] 'Having taken arms,' cf. Herod, v. 74; contrast 
 rWeadai, ' pile arms '; see L. and S. We know that Alkibiades made 
 Samos his head-quarters during four years of naval success, b.c. 411 — 407, 
 and that on his return to Athens, b. c. 407, he escorted, iv avr-g TroXei, 
 the Eleusinian procession, Xenoph. Hellen. i. 4, §§ 13 — 20. 
 
 T(j; o-w^art.] 'By personal service'; for dative cf. § 165, tois (xufiacrLv 
 avToi XeiTovpyeXv yj^iovv. Madv. § 40. 
 
 iveM^aro.'] Cf. Thuk. iv. 126. Both the verb and ttiv evvoiav govern 
 T^ iraTpih, which is a dativus commodi. 
 
 vTTTJpxov.] ' There were to his credit contests in the chariot races at 
 Olympian festivals.' In 419 B.C. he entered seven chariots and won the 
 first two prizes and the fourth in the four-horse chariot race.
 
 §§ 145 — 1 47-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 87 
 
 Kal Xeyeiv iSo/cec iravrcov, w? (fiacrtv, etuai Zeiv6TaT0<i, 
 
 146 a)OC oyu.&)<f 01 Kar eKeivov VfieTepot irpoyovoi ov8ev6<; 562 
 TovTwv avTM avv€')(^(i)prjaav v/3pL^eiu avroix;, dX\a ttol- 
 r](Tavre<i (f)vydSa i^e^aXov, koI AaKeSai/novlcov ovrcov 
 la-^vpwv TOTe Kal AeKeXecav eavrol^ iTrireL-^Ladrjvai Kal 
 rd<; vav<i dXdSvat, Kal iravra VTrifiecvav, oriovv aKovre^i 
 iraOelv kuXXlov elvat vofii^ovTe<; rj eKovre'i v^pi^eadai 
 
 147 (Tvy^wprjo-ai. Kairoi. ri roaovrov eKeivo<i v/3piaev, rjXiKov d. 
 ovro<i uvv e^eXTjXeyxrac ', Tavpeav iiraTa^e ^oprjyouvTa 
 iirl Kopprj^. eara> ravra, dXXd 'yopr]y(ov ye ■^oprjyovvTa 
 TOVT i-rroirjcrev, ovttq) rovSe top vojxov Trapa^alvcov' ov 
 yap eKeiTO ttco. eip^ev Ajyddap-)^ov top ypacfiea' Kal yap 
 
 2 Tama Xeyovaiv. Xa^cov ye rt irXrifiixeXovvra, w? (paatv, 
 oirep 01/8' ovethl^eiv d^tov. roi)? 'Epfj,d<; TrepLeKOTrrev. e. 
 
 146. Kar' eKetcoy.] 'In his day.' Buttmann retains rbv xpovov, 'at 
 that period. ' 
 
 o\jZiv6s.'\ Genitive of cause, cf. § 160. 
 
 7ro<^o-ai'r€s.] 'Decreed his exile and actually expelled him.' This 
 alludes to his first exile. For e^k^aXov cf. §§ 87, 115. 
 
 AefcAetaj/.] Cf. Thuk. vii. 18—20. 
 
 eaurofs.] Datirus iitcommodi, as e'7rtTetx^fw= 'to fortify, to annoy,' 
 'to occupy a fortress to annoy.' 
 
 Kal irdvTa.] 'In fact anything.' After particulars have been enu- 
 merated a general term which includes them and others is often coupled 
 on by KuL Cf. § 98. 
 
 147. eiraraje.] Attic aorist of ti^tttw. Here is the real reason for 
 introducing Alkibiades' name. Meidias bad this precedent for assaulting 
 a choregos with impunity. Demosthenes seeks to weaken its effect by 
 mentioning it himself and pointing out the difference between the two 
 cases. Alkibiades gained the choregic prize on this occasion. 
 
 I<7TW TttCra.] ' I admit it.' 
 
 Xop-qyCiv 76 x^PVy-] Foi^ tliis kind of collocation cf. § 205, ou5' ac^iivTa 
 a.(f>ir](nv. 
 
 flp^ev.] 'He unlawfully detained.' We are told that Alkibiades shut 
 the painter up in his house till he had painted it, thus making him 
 break another engagement. As to the excuse which Demosthenes makes 
 Ulpian says ' Ayddapxos eipoipdOr] ^vuuv rrj TraWaKldi rod 'AKKi^iddov. 
 
 2. Xa/Suif 7e.] ' Yes, but on catching him.' 
 
 6Trep.] I.e. on etp^ev, k.t.X. 
 
 irepiiKOTTTev.'] 'He was a mutilator of.' Cf. Thuk. vi. 27, 28. Andokides, 
 De Mysteriis, §§ 34 — 69. This took place b.c. 415, just before the Sici-
 
 88 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 47 — 1 49. 
 
 CLTravra fiev, olfiai, rda-elBrj^ara rr]<; avrr}^ op7?;? hUaLov 
 a^LOvv TO o oA&)9 atpavi^eiv lepa eaa o tl tov Koirreiv 
 
 148 Bia(f)epet ; ovkovv ovro<; i^eXrjXeyKrac tovto ttolcov. dvri- 
 6(ij/jL6V Brj TL<i wv Kol TLCTt TavT evheiKvv^evo<i. fiTj roivvv 41. 
 VjMV, 7rpd<; tm firj koKov, fxrjBe OefXLTov vofil^ere, av8pe<; 
 BiKacrral, fjbtjS^ oatov elvac toiovtodv dvSpcov ovctlv diro- 
 'yovot'i, TTOvripov koI ^laiov koI v/SpLarrjv \a(3ovcnv 
 avOpcoTTov Kol /jbTjSeva /XTjSafioOev, crvyyvco/mv'i V <f>i'^(^^- 
 
 2 dp(i)7rLa<i rj '^dpir6<; tivo<; d^iajaai. rlvo^ yap eveKa ; h. 
 ToUv arparrjyLMV' dX)C ovSe KaB' avrov arpariooTiTi 
 odTO<; ovSevo^ ear a^io<;, /u,i] rt ye rcov dWcov rjyefxatv. 
 dXKa Twv Xoycov' iv ot? KOivr) fxev ovhev irunror el-rrev 
 
 149 dyadov, KaKw<i he ISia irdvra^ dv6poo7rov<i Xiyei. yevov<i 
 
 lian expedition. Alldlsiades was suspected, recalled from his command 
 of the army, and banished. Hermae are short pillars with the top 
 shaped into the head of a deity and indications of sex on the shaft. 
 Placed at street comers and before buildings in Athens. 
 
 a.ipavi^iiv.'] The use of the present tense covers Meidias' intentions, 
 which were not carried out, cf. §§ 16, 22. 
 
 iffd' Tl.] Cf. Madv. § 102. 
 
 OVKOVV.] The inferential particle seems at first sight out of place. 
 Holmes renders it 'however,' which is not justifiable as a literal ren- 
 dering. The argument is condensed. The interrogation is virtually a 
 statement. The term ovtos di atpavl^wv iepa i^eXrjXeyKTOu is omitted, and 
 TOVTO ■iroiu)v = do'£^Cjv, 
 
 148. /xTj Toluvv.] Here as in § 16 it is convenient to omit in English 
 the first of two negatives. 
 
 ■jrpbs T(? /u^ KoXov.] Sc. etvat, ' Besides not being honourable.' 
 
 fji-n5iva.] Cf. Soph. El. 1114. So rivis, § 213. 
 
 lx7]5aiJL69€v.] Disposed to Alkibiades' brilliant pedigree. 
 
 ■2. /XTJ Ti 76.] Cf. Madv. § 212 note. ' Why, not even individually as 
 a common soldier is the defendant worth anything, much less as a leader 
 of the rest.' The post of hipparch held by Meidias jDerhaps accounts for 
 
 the Twf. 
 
 dXXa Tuiv X67WJ'.] 'Well then, on account of (supply ^//e/ca) his 
 speeches.' 
 
 iv oh.] Equal to dW if Toirrots, as the contiguous dXXd necessitated 
 a variation. Note the chiasmus Koiuy fiiv... dyadov, KaictDs Se I5iq.. 
 
 149. Demosthenes insinuates that there was some taint about Mei- 
 dias' real parentage as well as his being a supposititious child. Possibly 
 Oedipus would occur to his hearers.
 
 §§ 149 — I5I-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 89 
 
 tveica vrj Aia' koI Ti? ovk olSev vfMoou rav airopprjrovi, 5G3 
 (ocrirep ev rpaywSla, Ta<i rovrov 'yovd<; ; w 8vo ivavnw- 
 2 rara avfx/3e/3rjKev elvai, ' r) fxev yap oo<; a.\T]ddo<; fxrjrrjp, c. 
 7] reKovaa avrov, nrXeicTTOv aTrdvrcov avOpcoircov el^e vovv, 
 rj Be SoKovaa koX vTro^aXofxevrj Tracruv ■^v dvorjTOTaTr] 
 yvvaiK^v. arj/neiov 8e' r] fxev yap direSoro €v6u<; yevS- 
 fievov, rj 8' e^bv avrfj ^eXrio) irplaadaL tuvt')]'; t/;<? 
 
 150 Tifirj^ TOVTOV riyopacrev. Kol yap rot 8td tovto tcov ou d. 
 TTpocrrjKOPTCov dyadcov Kvpco<; yeyovco^, Kal TrarplSof; re- 
 Teu^(y9 rj v6fioi<; rcSv aTraacov iroXecov fidXicrr olKelcrOaL 
 SoK€i, ovSeva ol/xac Tpoirov (f)€peiv ovSe 'y^pfjaOai rouroif 
 Svvarat, dWd to ta]? (f)va€(o<; ^dp/3apov d\7)0a)<i Kal 
 6€oi<i i'^dpov eXKei Kal (Bid^eTai, Kal ^avepov iroLel rol'^ 
 TTapovaiv uxTTrep dWoTpLOi<i, oirep eariv, avrov '^poofxevov. 
 
 151 ^ocrovTOiv Toivvv Kal tolovto)v ovroiv tw jShekvpcp e. 
 rovTW Kal dvat-Sel wv ^e^LOirai, evLol jjloc irpoaiovre'i, 
 
 CO dvhpe<i BcKaarai, roov '^pwfievcov avrw, 7rapaivovvT€<t 
 aTraXkayrjvai Kal Kadv<^elvai tov dywva tovtovC, iiretZr] 
 /j,e pbi) Treldocev, (w? fiev ov iroWd Kal heivd ireTToirjKev 
 
 vr, Ma.-] Cf. § 41. 
 
 KoJWs.] 'Pray -who.' Before an interrogative pronoun or pronominal 
 acl]. or adv. kclI indicates a virtual objection or sarcasm. Cf. De Fals. 
 Leg. p. 413, Shilleto § 257 (see his note). 
 
 2. -/vvaiKuv.l The antithesis with a.ira.vTwv avOpionwv imphes that 
 women are, as a sex, dvorjroi. 
 
 150. (pipeiv.] Supply the object from Toi^rots, 'these advantages.' 
 
 rb TTJs <pv<T.] 'The essentially low type of his nature with the aver- 
 sion of the gods drags him and bears him violently along.' 
 
 TOLs Trapoicxtv.] 'His present advantages,' his wealth and his citizen- 
 ship of the most civihzed and constitutionally governed state. 
 
 151. wv /3e/3twToi.] Attracted from & ^e^iwai. Render ' the acts of 
 his Ufe.' 
 
 d7ra\Xa7^i/ai.] Cf. § 198. 
 
 Ka^i/i/>£rj'ot.] Cf. § 39. 
 
 iTreid-fj /le.] ' As they could never persuade me.' The optative is 
 frequentative (Madv. § 133), and the /xt) is more general than ov would be. 
 
 ws fj-iv oil.] Note that wy...oi) are dependent on Xeyeiv, not on -n-eLdoiev.
 
 90 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 151 — 1 5 3. 
 
 OVTO^ KoX BlKTJV r^VTLVOVV CIV 8oL7] hiKa'lOi<i TWV TTeTTpaj- 
 
 2 /xivcov, ovK iTcXficDv Xeyecv, iirl ravra S' dirrjVTWV (o<i 
 " rjKwKev tJSt] koI Kare^rji^Larai' rtvo'i TifJt,T](TeLV uvtS 
 '7rpoaSoKa<; to hiKaarripiov ; 01)^ opa? on irXovrel koL 
 Tpiripap^ia'^ epei koL Xeirovpyla^ ; aKoiret hr) fjurj rovroa 
 avTov i^aiTi]<Tr]Tat, koX eXdrrco vroXi) rfj irlXet, Karadel'i 
 
 15277 ocra SlScoa-o KarayeXdarj." eycjo Se 'irpwrov yiiey 42. a 
 ovhev dyevve^ Vficov /caTajLyvcoaKco, ovS" V7roXa/x/3dvco 
 TLfirjaetv ovS€v6<; iXdrTOVo^; rovrut rj ocrov KaTadei<; ovTo<i 564 
 iravaeTai, t^? v^peco<i' rovro B' eVrt fidXiara fiev Odva- 
 To?, el Se yu.77, Trdvra rd ovra dcfieXiadat. eireiO' virep b. 
 Twv TOVTOV XeiTovpyidov Kol rpirjpap'^LaJv kol twv tolov- 
 
 153 Tcov Xoycov (wSl yiyvwGicw. el fxev ianv, do dvSpe<i 
 ^Adrjvaloi, TO XeLTovpyelv tovto, to iv vfitv Xeyetv ev 
 dirdaai'i TaX<i eKKXrjataL<; koI i7avTa')(ov " rifxel<i ol Xei- 
 TovpyovvTe'i, i^/u.el'i ol irpoeiacpepovTe'i v/jLlp, rjfxeL<i ol 
 irXovcnol eapuev^^ el to Ta ToiauTa Xeyeiv, tovt ecrrt 
 
 2. eTTi ToOra 5^.] 'But had recourse to these pleas.' 
 riZ-q.'] At the time of the irpopoXr). 
 TiiX7)(jeLv...rb ^LKaarripLov.^ Cf. on § 21 ri/XTj/xa. 
 TovTois.] Dative of means, 'thereby,' cf. § 128. 
 Siducri.] 'Offers,' cf. §85. /i«. 
 KarayeXacrr;.] ' He laughs you to scorn.' 
 
 152. KaTayiyvuiaKCt}.] Cf. Karayvol-qv, § 4. 
 
 ovdevo^ AaTTovos.] Genitive of amount, value, not after SU-qv under- 
 stood as L. and S. suggest. 
 
 ^ offoi'.] ' Than one by paying which he will he checked in his inso- 
 lence.' This cumbrous expression is apparently due to carrying on the 
 negative ov5iv by ouS'. 
 
 euros.] V. I. ovTuffl 'at last,' cf. Madv. § 175 a. 
 
 fxaXicTTa iJ.iv.'] 'Best of all.' — d 5^ fir), 'but failing that.' It seems 
 probable that Demosthenes projjosed death as the rifiijfia, but without ex- 
 pecting his proposal to be accepted, as he says much more about confisca- 
 tion of his property than about a capital sentence. Cf. § 25, Kal Tifir]/j.a 
 eirayeiv ti xpV '^cidelv rj aTroricrai. 
 
 i/irip.] For the more usual irepl, cf. § 24. 
 
 153. 4v vfxiv.] Cf. § 36. 'Before the Athenian public,' not merely 
 the dikasts in court. 
 
 irpoeicr(p^povTes.] Cf, § 157 on crvfi/xopia^.
 
 §§ 153 — 155] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 91 
 
 XetToupyeiv, o/xoXoyco MetSiay airavrcov tmu iv rfj iroXet 
 Xa/jLTrporarov <yey evrjadaL' diroKvaiei yap ar}Zia hrjirov 
 Kol avaLaOrjcria KaO' eKaa-Trjv rrjv eKKXrjalav ravra 
 
 154 Xeycov. el fxevrob ri iror icrrlv a Xenovpyel rfj dXrjOeia c. 
 Set (TKOTrelv, iyco iTp6<i vp,d^ epw. koI Oedaacrde co? 
 8iKaico<; avTOV e^erdaco, Trpo? ifiavrov Kpivcav. ovto<;, 
 e5 dv8p6<; ^AdTjvaloc, yeyovco^ err) irepX irevrrjKOvra i'crw? 
 
 rj fiLKpov eXarrov, ovSev ifjuov irXecov'i XetTovpyta<; vfj-lv 
 2 XeXenovpyrjKev, o<? Suo koI rpidKovra err] yey ova. Kayw d. 
 fjikv Kar iK€LV0V<; rovf; -^povov; irpi,r]pdp')^ovv, evdv<i e'/c 
 7rai8a>v e^eXOcov, ore crvvSuo rjfj,ev ol rpnqpap-^^oi koX 
 rdvaXwfxaTa irdvra eic twv IZicov eha-rravwfxev koX rd<i 
 
 155 vav<i eTrXrjpovfMeO^ avToC' ovro^ 8e, ore fiev Kara ravTTjv e. 
 
 XaiMirpdrarop 76761'.] 'Has proved himself (§ 128) the most distin- 
 guished.' 
 
 drjSiq. d/jirov.'] ' He wears out all patience by the disgust which I pre- 
 sume is felt and by his insensate stupidity in mentioning these services 
 at each assembly.' 
 
 154. ry d\r]0€iq..] 'In reality.' This dative of general respect 
 (Madv. § 40) is rather more emphatic than a corresponding adverb. For a 
 different kind of use of the same dative cf. ry crw/xari, § 145. For d 
 XeiTovpyei cf. e<p' oh iXeirovpyow, § 189 2. 
 
 Kpivwv.] ' Comparing him with myself,' lit. ' judging him in com- 
 parison with myself.' The participial clause explains BiKaiuts 'fairly.' 
 The orator is thinking of the judging of a contest, not of a court of law. 
 He implies that he might exhibit the paltry character of Meidias' public 
 services far more strikingly by comparing him with one as wealthy as 
 himself instead of a man of comparatively small means such as the 
 orator. According to this section the quarrel with Meidias (§ 78) was 
 of more than thirteen years' standing. 
 
 2. Kar' iK...xpl>i'ovs.] 'At the date I have already mentioned' 
 (§§ 78 — 80). These words are explained by the participial clause, ei5^i;s, 
 K.T.X. which = 'as soon as I attained my majority,' i.e. the age of 
 eighteen, when the 5oKLfj.a<Tla was passed and the irats passed into the 
 ranks of the- men (as an Icpri^os). The rights and responsibilities of 
 property, and of instituting legal proceedings (perhaps not including 
 -ypacpal drjixoaiai), were acquired at this age; but the full rights of citizen- 
 ship were not attained before the age of twenty, when the i(p7)^da 
 expired. 
 
 cvv5vo.'\ Cf. § 79 2, last note. 
 
 ZStojj'.] After this word many mss. read otxwv, some omit iSanavQ^ev. 
 
 iirX-qpovjj.eO'.} Some Jiss. -/lev. But the causal middle is the best,
 
 92 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 5 5, 1 56. 
 
 Trjv rjkiKiav r]v rjv ejco vvv, ovheirw \et,rovpyelv rjp'^eTO, 
 TTjvLKavra Se rod Trpdyfiaro'i rjirrai, ore Trpwrov fxev 
 BiaKO(Tiov<i Koi '^i\[ov<i "TTeTTOirjKare avvTe\.el<i vfMei<;, Trap" 
 oov elaTrpaTTOfievot rdXdvrov rdXavrov fJULaOovat ra? 
 rpiripap')(^ia^ ovtol, elra irX^jpco/jLara y TToXt? Trape^et /cat 565 
 aK€vr] SlScoatv, cocrr avrwv kvLOi<i rfj akrj9ela to fxrjhev 
 avakwaat Kol SoKetv XeXeLTOvpyijKevai koI rcov aKXwv 
 156 XeiTovpyiSv dreXeii; yeyevrjaOat TrepiearLV. dWd fjbrjv rt 43.a. 
 dWo ; rpaycphoL<i Kej^oprjyr^Ke 'woG' ovro^, iyco Se avXrjrat'; 
 avSpdac. Koi otl tovto to dvdXwfia iKelvrj'i TJ79 BaTrdvrj'i 
 2 TrXeov ecrrt ttoXXoS ovhe\<i dyvoel Sijirov. Kdyco fiev ide- 
 \ovTr]<i vvv, ovTO'i Be KaTaard'^ e^ dvriB6(Teo)<i rore, ov 
 X^^pt'V ovSe/xLav avrw SrjTrov St/cai&)? av Ti? e;^ot. tl en; 
 eiarlaKa ttjv (f}v\r]V iyco koi TLavaOrjvaloL^ Ke-)(opi)yr]Ka, b. 
 
 as it was all done by contract (§ 80 fin.), the avTol is opposed to irXij- 
 
 155. ijXiKiav.] Demosthenes roughly reckons the date of Meidias' 
 first trierarchy, which was later than his own fli'st trierarchy, as about 
 seventeen years back, but his own was according to him only fourteen 
 or at most fifteen years back ; for he was 18 years old then and is 32 
 now. He has overdone his exaggeration of the difference between 
 Meidias' age and his own. It is unlikely that he made himself out to 
 be older than his real age. 
 
 ireiroiTiKaTe.] 'You instituted the present system of.' The perfect 
 denotes the lasting effect of the action, cf. § 7 2. So rjirTai above. 
 
 ffwreXeis.] Little is known about these (rvvriXeiac, which were on 
 a similar principle apparently to that of the av/nfj-opiai. There were at 
 this time sixteen contributors to the expenses of each ship (Dem. pp. 2G0, 
 261). 
 
 ovToi.] 'The trierarchs of the present day,' or rather 'these con- 
 tributors.' Cf. Dem. De Coron. ]i. 261, ovbi yap rpnjpdpxovs in ihv6p.a^ov 
 eavTovs, dXXa ffwreXeis. Observe that the expense of a contract for a 
 ship had risen considerably over 50 per cent, in the previous fourteen 
 years. 
 
 irepUcTTiu.l ' The actual result to some of them is that they.' 
 
 156. Cf. § 1, last note, and for the dative -rraia-l, § 64. The com- 
 petitors stand for the competition, cf. § 10, ol Tpayifidoi. 
 
 2. KaTaaTas.] Cf. §§ 13, 68. The impudence of this argument, 
 after he had just taken credit for a trierarchy undertaken i^ dvTidoa-ews, 
 is noteworthy. For the avridoais cf. § 78, avridtdoin-ei.
 
 §§ 156, 1 5 7-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 93 
 
 157 OUT09 8' ovSeTepa. i^ye/xcov (TVfi/iopia<? vfj,tv iyevofxiju €70) 
 err) BeKa, taov ^op/j-lcovt Kal AvcndelBrj koX K.aWaLa-)(^pco 
 Kol Tol^ 7rXov(TLa)TaToi<i, eicrcjiepoyv ovk airo vTrap-^ovarj^; 
 ovaia<; {vtto yap rwv iTTirpoTrcov airea-Tepri pi^r^v), aK\! dirb 
 T^9 ho^r}^ wv o irarrjp fxoc Karekiire Koi cbv Sl/caiov rjv fie 
 2 SoKifiaadevra KOfiicraaOai. iyw jxev ovv ovtco^; vfiiv irpocr- c. 
 evrjveyixat, MetSt'a? he 'Trw<; ; ovherrw Kal Ttjfiepov av/bL/j,opia<i 
 rjyefxwv yeyovev, ovSev rSv irarpfocov diroarep'qOel'i vtt 
 ovhevo'^, aXX,a irapd rov irarpo'i 7roWr]v ovcriav irapa- 
 
 157. r)y€/j.wv cvfA/xoplas.] The symmoriae were instituted b. c, 377. 
 There were 20 symmoriae, two to each tribe. Each symmoiia contained 60 
 citizens, so that there were 1200 in the symmoria. Of these the richest 
 three hundred (?), riyefi6v€s <Tv/j.fj.opLQv, had to pay 1 per cent, of their 
 property (over 12 talents) and to advance the whole tax if requu'ed 
 {Trpoei(x<pip€Lv). The symmoria was probably a board to arrange and 
 manage the war-taxation of each half-tribe. The second class of tax- 
 payers (over 6 talents) paid y^^, the third (over 2 talents) ^-^, the fourth 
 (over 25 minae) -5^. As Demosthenes has just told us, similar boards 
 were (between b. c. 367 and 349) established to manage the trierarchies. 
 Bockh thinks there was only one rjye/j.wv to each <jvpi.fj.opia. 
 
 iyevdpi.r]!'.'] Frequentative aorist. 
 
 taov.] Sc. /iipos, object to el(T(pipo}v, cf. c. Aphoh. I. p. 815, els yap r-fy> 
 avp.p.op'ia.v VTrep ipLOV avferd^avro Kara ras irevre Kal eiKocri p.vas nevra- 
 Koaias dpax/J-as dcrcplpeiv, oaovirep TiAtd^eos 6 Kovuivos /cat ot to, fxiyiGTa 
 KeKTrjp.hoi TiiJ.yjp.aTa. That is, one fifth of the property was the Tifxijua, 
 of which 4^ was paid, so that the property was over 12 talents, see last 
 note but one. 
 
 ^oppiluvi.. ] This person may be the orator mentioned in the Leptines. 
 
 So^rjs.] He was assessed at 14 talents, which was his inheritance, 
 instead of at the 10 or 12 talents he was eventually worth after the 
 recovery of ten talents from Aphobos. He did not, as Holmes says, pay 
 the tax out of money raised on his expectations; but he paid the 
 specified fractional part of (off, dirb) what he expected to get, not of 
 what he actually inherited. He may have raised the amount required 
 for one year before the conclusion of the action against Aphobos, for 
 it is clear that he was assessed before that ; but with regard to ten years' 
 payment this cu-cumstance would be irrelevant. Demosthenes had con- 
 tributed to the expenses of the Olynthian War, b. c. 360, the expedition 
 to Euboea, b. c. 358, the Social War, b. c. 357 — 355. 
 
 wi/.] By attraction for tovtwv a. 
 
 SoKi/xacrOivTa.] The SoKipLaaia was an examination into the claims 
 of an Athenian aged 18 years to be enrolled as a citizen in the Xrj^iapxi-Koi' 
 ypaixixaTetov, and received into the cpparpla, cf. c. Aphohum I. jj. 814. 
 ecoj iyij) avrjp elvai 5oKip.a<x6eir}i>.
 
 94 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 5/ — 1 59. 
 
 158 Xa^cov. Tt9 ovv ianv r) XafX'KpoTiq'i, rj Tive<; at XeLTovpyiac d. 
 Kat Ta aefjiva dvaXcofMaTa ra tovtov ; e^w fiev yap ov)^ 
 opw, 7r\7]v el ravTci rt? Oewpel' oiKiav (pKohofxrjKev 'EXeu- 
 alvL roaavTrjv ware Trdatv einaKOTeiv rot? ev tw tottu), 
 KOL et9 fivaTTjpia rrjv yvvatK dyet, kclv dXkoae ttoc /3ov- 
 Xrjrac, tVt tou XevKou ^evyov<i rov e'/c ^ikvcovo<;, koI rpet^ e. 
 aKoXoiOovi rj TeTTapa<i avr6<i e')(^u)V hid rrj^ dyopd<; cro/3ei, 
 Kv/jb^la Kol pvrd koI (f)LdXa<; ovofid^cov ovtq)^ ware Toi)^ 566 
 
 159 7rapt6vTa<; aKovetv. iyco 8' oaa fiev r^? tSta? rpv^rj^ f. 
 eveKa MetSta? Kat Trepcovala^ KTarac, ovk oZS' tl TOv<i 
 TToXXoixi vpbwv w(j)eXel' d 5' eiraipopLevo'i tovtol^ v/3pi^eiy 
 eVt 7roXXov<i kol tov<; TV)(OVTa<i rjixwv dc^iKovixeva opw. 
 
 2 ov Bel Brj Ta Toiavra eKaaTore rifidv ov8e dav/Ma^etv g. 
 
 158. r]...al...Td.] Ironical. 
 
 yap.] The implied answer being negative yap introduces a corro- 
 boration. For eyw fih with pronoun emphasised cf. Xenophon Cyrop. 
 I. 4. 12, eyw fxkv OVK olSa. 
 
 TrXTyj/ e^] Lit. nisi si ; see L. and S. s. v. irXriv, B. i, 1 a. 
 
 iviaKOTe^i'.'] ' To overshadow all the inhabitants of the place,' not 
 metaphorically ' to throw in the shade,' but of course an exaggeration. 
 I suppose aU the houses in the place are meant. 
 
 TTjc yvva'LK\] To drive a woman to Eleusis was an unpopular act, 
 to drive at all except on a long journey was luxurious and effeminate in 
 men (cf. Aristoph. Thesm. 811), and to drive white mules, the carriage 
 being called dinqvr), was an affectation of tyrannical tastes in imitation 
 of the tyrants of Sikyon. 
 
 iwl rov ^eijyovi.] For iwl cf. Madv. § 73 3 a. In speaking of driving, 
 the carriage is often designated by its horses. 
 
 ffo^ei.] Etymologically and idiomatically=' sweeps,' though the 
 Greek use seems to have a different origin to the EngUsh use. We can 
 talk of a woman by herself or a man with a band ' sweeping' along. In 
 either case there is a notion of ' clearing a path' as one goes. The Greek 
 use arose from scaring with a ' flapper.' 
 
 159. Construe eyih 5' ovk olS' on oaa — Krarai uxpeXei. 
 
 Kal Toi/s Tvx6vTas.] ' In fact to the ordinary run of us,' cf. De Corona, 
 pp. 288, 289. 
 
 &(pLKvo{iiJ.eva.'\ This metaphorical use is not very common in prose, 
 * are visiting. ' 
 
 2. ou5«5i] Cf. § 187;/zi7 5i §28, ouS^Se?, §121, SerSv, § 127.
 
 §§ 159 — l6l-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDI AS. 95 
 
 v/j,d<;, ovSe Trjv (pL\oTijjb[av iK tovtwv Kpiveiv, el Ti<i olko- 
 So/xel Xa/xirpco'i '^ 6epa7raiva<i KeKTijTai 7roWd<; rj aKevij 
 Xafiirpa, aXV 09 av ev tovtoi^ \a/u,7rp6^ kol ^L\6Ti,^o<i fj, 
 (tiv uTraac /ierecrTi Toc<i 7roX\.oc<i vfioov' cov ovBev evpijcrcTe 
 TovT(p Trpoaov. 
 
 160 WWd vrj Ala TpLrjpri eireZwKev' ravTijv <ydp oIS' oTi 44. a. 
 dpvXyaei, KoX (^rjaei " €700 v^ilv rptripr) eVeSw/ca." ovrwcrl 
 
 Bi] iTOLrjcraTe. el fiev, a> avSpe<i 'Adrjvaioi, (f)i\oTi/jbla<; 
 eveKa Tavrrjv iTreScoKev, rjv 7rpoa7]Ket roov tolovtcov e^^iv 
 y^apLV, TavTTjv e^ere avTa> koI dirohore, v^pl^ecv 8e firj 
 BcJore' ovSevo^ <ydp 7rpd'y/j,aT0<; ovB^ cpjov rovro <Tvy)(^a>- 
 prjTeov. el he Brj koI 8et\,la<; koX dvavSpla<; eveKa BeLj^Orj- 
 crerai rovro 7re7rocriKco<;, fir} TrapaKpovadrjre. ttw? ovv b. 
 e'lcreade ; 67(0 koI rovro BiBd^co, dvoiOev Be. j3pa')(y<i <ydp 
 
 161 eaO' 6 X0709, ov \e^(o, Kav dvcoOev ap-)^e(Tdai. BoKy. iyev- 
 ovro eh Rv^oiav einBocrec^ Trap* vju.iv irpooraL' rovrcov 
 
 TTjv (pLXoTtfdav.] ' Nor to regard it as a criterion of public spirit for 
 one to build.' Lit. 'adjudge the character of public-spiritedness in con- 
 sequence of this if &c.' 
 
 (TKevTj.] One MS. gives Xafxirpd, a few Ka\d, most TroXXd. I print 
 \a/jLTrpd, becaUBe the orator is working this idea with relish. 
 
 OS av...y.] Cf. Madv. 195 b; Demosth. p. 1151, -fj 5' ainia tovt' ianv, 
 OS &" ap^ii TTpbrepos xttpwi' oZlkQv. 
 
 IGO. vfi Ma.'\ Cf. § 41. 
 
 Bpv\i](rei.'] 'He will make a burden of this.' 
 
 ovTual 6^.] Buttmaun after Spalding ovrwal di. 'Do you then do 
 just as I suggest.' 
 
 iiriduKev.] ' He made a voluntary contribution of.' The itrLdocns was 
 any donation of war material to the State. 
 
 TavTr]i>.] Sc. vauv. 
 
 wpdyp-aros.] Genitive of cause, cf. § 12 2. 
 
 el di 5rj.] The dij marks and emphasises the correct hj'pothesis. 
 
 /X17 irapaKpovcrdrjTe.] 'Do not be imposed upon.' The passive of the 
 middle use. Of legal evasions we find also iKKpov- diaKpov- in this 
 speech. 
 
 Kav avudev.] Cf. § 77 2. Some edd. omit from kw dvwdev to Sokj. 
 
 161. m E£(/3oiai'.] B.C. 358, cf. § 174, De Corona, p. 259. The 
 Thebans were attempting to annex Euboea and the Athenians supported 
 the anti-Theban party in Euboea. 
 
 toiJtcoj'.] Cf. Madv. § 51. We must supply rpnjpdpx''"'.
 
 96 DEMOSTHENIS MIDTAS. [§§ 1 6 1, 1 62. 
 
 ovK Tjv MetS/a9, aW i'^w, kuI avvTpi7]pap')(^o^ i)v /jlol 
 ^iX.tvo'i 6 NiKoarpdrov. erepai Sevrepac fxera ravra 
 et? "OXvvOov' ovhe rovrcov rjv MetS/a?. Kairoc top ye 
 8r} (fiiXoTifiov 7ravTa')(ov irpocrrJKev i^erd^eaOaL. rplrat C. 
 vvv avrac yeyovacnv €7rcS6aei<;' ivravOa eirehwKe. 7TU)<i', 
 iv rfj ^ovkfj yiyvoybkvwv I'Ttihocxewv irapuiv ovk iTreBlBou 567 
 162 t6t6' eVetS/) Be iroXiopKetadat rou<i ev Ta/xvvat^ arpa- 
 Ti(ara<i i^rjiyyeWero, koI 7rdvTa<; i^ievai toi)? virokoiirov'i 
 I7r7rea9, wv el? ovTO<i tjv, Trpoe/BovXevcrev r] ^ovXr), rrjvL- 
 Kavra (j)o^r]6el^ rrjv arpareiav Tavrrjv et? t'^v eirtovcrav 
 eKKKrjalav, irplv kol irpoe8pov(; KaOi^ecrdai, TrapeXdcov 
 z eTrehoiKev. rco BijXov, ware /xijS' avret'irelv avTov e')(eiv, d. 
 
 eWOXvvdov.'] The dates of the two last eiridbctis are doubtful. The 
 reference to Olynthos, § 197, seems identical with the reference to an 
 expedition to Euboea, § 132. It is jjossible that in both places ' Olyn- 
 thos' is not the original name and that the second eiri5oai.s came during 
 the Social War. The 'Tamynae' expedition to Euboea (b.c. 349) caused 
 the third. Still an abortive expedition to help Olynthos against Philip 
 may have been organised in b.c. 349, before the Tamynae affair, and 
 again there may have been an expedition against the Olynthians between 
 B.C. 357 and 349. 
 
 t6i> ye 5?) (pi\.] 'The man of true (ye Srj) public spirit ought to come 
 forward on every occasion.* For e^erdteadai. cf. § 127. 
 
 eTTidoa-ewv.] ' When voluntary service as trierarch was being promised 
 in the Senate, though he was present he made no offer then.' For the 
 imperfect cf. § 85, ioidov, § 151 2. 
 
 1G2. iiyiyyiWeTo.] ' It was reported.' Impersonal; continuous im- 
 perfect. For iv Taixiivais cf. § 132. 
 
 TrpoejSoiyXeucre!'.] The Senate prepared bills for the assembly to discuss. 
 A bill which had been passed by the Senate only was a rrpojSoijXevfxa, 
 which if it passed the assembly became a ypr/ipia/uLa, an ' act' or ' statute.' 
 Eender ' had decided upon submitting a bill to the effect that,' lit. ' had 
 decided beforehand. 
 
 TrjvLKavTa (po^rjdeis.] *At that juncture in dread of this expedition.' 
 This is sheer assumption of course, but facts are no doubt most effectively 
 marshalled to give colour to these charges. We should say 'at the 
 ensuing assembly,' where the Greek idiom prefers to express the idea of 
 motion, cf. § 164, rods i^ 'Apyovpas lirwias, § 227, ets l€pbi> Kade'{6p.evos. 
 
 irpoiSpovi.] Cf. § 9. Of course the business of an assembly did not 
 begin tUl the Presidents had taken their places. 
 
 2. ry.] Dative (of manner) of the Attic oblique form of the interroga- 
 tive pronoun. The government of To'is...irpaxdeiaiv is the same, but the 
 phrase is a little condensed. The question is 'How is it manifest?' 
 The answer is ' He had made it manifest by &c.'
 
 §§ l62 — 165.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 97 
 
 on TTjV (Trpareiav (jieixycov, ov <f)i\oTifiia, tovt eTroirjaev ; 
 
 L63 rot? fierd ravra 'irpa-)(6eLcnv vtt avrov, to /xei/ <yap 
 irpwrov, U)<s ovk eSoKCi, irpolovari<; rjj'i iKK\r](ria<; koI 
 \6<y(ov <yiyvop,€V(ov, rrj<i twv lirireiov ^orjOeiaf rjStj Selif, 
 aXX,' aveTTeTTTcoKet ra T179 i^oSov, ovk dve^aivev iirl rrjv 
 vavv rjv etrehcoKev, dWd top fiiroiKov i^eTre/iiyJre rhv At- 
 lyviTTLov, TLdficjiiXov, auTO? Se fiivcov ivddSe rot? AtovvaLoi<; 
 
 .G4 BteirpaTTeTO ravr e(^' oh vvvl Kpiverai' iirethr) he 6 e. 
 arpaTrjy6<i ^coklcov fiereirefi'ireTO tov<; i^ ^Apyovpa^; tTTTrea? 
 iirl rrjv SiaBo')(^r}p koX KareiXrjTTTO ao(f)i^6ix€vo<i, totc 6 
 Bei\6<i Kot KardpaTOf ovtoctI Xittcov Ttjv rd^iv Tainrjv 
 iirl rrjV vavv m')^€to, koX wv 'nnrap'yuv rj^lcoae irap v/jLIV 
 [■wjreoiv, rovTOL<i ov avve^rjXdev. el 8' ev rf} OaXdrTrj 
 
 .Q5 kIvBvv6<; Tt? -^v, et? rrjv yrjv Br/Xov on w^^er' dv. 01) 45. a. 
 fiTjv Nt/cr^paro? <ye oi/xo)? rov Nt/ctou, o dyaTrrjTO'i, 6 
 
 ^iXoTi/ilq^.] Dative of cause, motive, cf. §§ 69 2, 180. Such 
 datives are often called adverbial modal datives. 
 
 163. rb ixkv yap irpidTov.] A nominative in apposition with the sen- 
 tence, cf. §§ 30, 33. 
 
 rris iKKXTiaias.] Exactly our own idiom of saying ' the meeting ' and 
 so forth for 'the business of the meeting.' 
 
 dvewfTTTUKei.] ' The idea of the expedition was languishing,' lit. ' had 
 fallen back.' It seems clear that it was eventually decided to send the 
 cavalry to Argura to wait in readiness in case they were wanted. 
 
 164. Toi>j i^ 'Apyovpas.] The cavalry were at Argura, and Ph6ki6n 
 sent for them to go from that place, cf. § 162, eh rriv ..iKK\v<riw. 
 
 Kal KareiXTjTTTo. ] A change of subject, 'and Meidias had been caught 
 out in his manoeuvring.' Demosthenes is really finding fault with his 
 adversary for not being ' two gentlemen at once.' It is a serious flaw in 
 the argument that he does not attempt to prove that the service at sea 
 was more dangerous when Meidias declined it than when he accepted it 
 later on, nor does § 167 leave us room to imagine that the cavalry ser- 
 vice, when not before the enemy, was more comfortable than the com- 
 mand of a vessel as conducted by Meidias. 
 
 Trap' v/Mv.'] *In Athens,' opposed to 'in the field.' 
 
 165. oil /j.riu...y€.] 'Yet verily. ..not,' with emphasis on the word 
 which 76 follows, cf. Paley Greek Particles, p. 36. 
 
 'SiKTjparos.] Probably the great grandson of Nikias the distinguished 
 commander of the Athenian expedition to Sicily. 
 
 ayairrp-&s.] Means the only son, see L, and S. 
 
 D. 7
 
 98 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 65 — 1 67. 
 
 ciiraLf, 6 iravTairacnv da9evr]<; tm o-oofzari,' ovS" ^vKrrjixwv 
 6 Tov Klaiwvo<;, ovy^ ovro)';' oyS' ^vOuBrj/io'^ 6 rov "^rparo- 
 KXiovi' aXV avrwv €KaaTO<; eKcov i'7riSov<; rpirjprj ovk 
 diriBpa ravrijv rrjv crrpareiav, aXKa rrjv fiev eirlhoaLV 
 iv ydpiro<i fiepeL koX Swped.<i irapei'^ov ifKeovcrav rfj iroXei, 5( 
 ov S' 6 v6fjL0<; TrpoaeraTTev, ivTavda T04? acofiacriv auTol 
 
 166 \etTOvp<y€iv rj^iovv. aXX" ov')(^ 6 'i7nrap)(^o<^ MeiSiW, dWd b. 
 T-^v eK Twv vo/jicov rd^Lv Xcttoov, ov BIktjv oc^elXet rfj iroXei, 
 Bovvai, rovT iv evepyecrlas dpidfxricreL fxepei. Kalrot r^v 
 ToiavTvv TpiTjpap-^lav, w Trpo? BecSv, irorepov reXwvtav 
 Kot irevrrjKocnrjV Koi Xiirora^lav kol (rTpaTela<; arroSpaaiv 
 Kol irdvTa ra Totavra app-orreL KaXelv, rj (fnXoTip^tav ; 
 ovSeva <ydp rpoirov ciXXov iv rol<; iTnrevaiv avrov dTeXrj 
 iroirjcrai arpaTe[a<; hwdpuevo^ ravTrjv evprjKe MetSta? 
 
 \(^1 Kaivrjv I'mnKri'i riva 7r€VT7]KoaTr]v. koI <ydp av tovto' c, 
 TOt)V dXXcov uifdvTwv toov iirihovTWV rptr]pdp')(cov irapa- 
 irefiTTOVTcov vp,d<;, ore Beup' direTrXelTe iK "Xrupcov, p6vo<; 
 
 airais.] A bad v. I. is Traty with no comma before it. 
 
 ry ffcofiaTi-l Cf. Madv. § 40, supra § 154 ry a\7]0eiq., rol^ (Tui/xaini' 
 below. 
 
 iirlSoffiv.] Abstract for concrete, = €Tn5e5o/j,evr]v vavv. Cf. Aesch. Suppl. 
 46 Ztjtos i<pa\l/iv, i.e. Epapbos. 
 
 iv-.-lxipei.] 'As a compliment and free gifi,' see L. and S. s.v. 
 fiipos fin. 
 
 wXiovaav.] 'In good sailing trim.' 
 
 0?. ] ' At the post which the law assigned them. ' Imperfect of con- 
 tinued action. The action of the law was maintained during their lia- 
 bihty to serve in the cavalry. 
 
 166. 6 I'TTTTopxo?-] A sneer, cf. § 172. 
 
 Kairoi.] Cf. § 18. ' Surely such a tri^rarchy as this — is it proper to 
 call it a tax-farming, a collection of two f)er cent., a desertion, a shirking 
 of service, all that sort of thing, or an act of public spirit ?' The reXuifai, 
 publicani, were exempt from military service and their caUing was con- 
 sidered degrading to a citizen. 
 
 Kaivijv linnKTJi riva irevT-qKoar-rjv ."l ' This new kind of cavalry two-per- 
 cent-age.' His trierarchy, out of which he is represented as making a 
 profit, was a substitute for cavalry service, so that his profit is referred 
 to this cavalry service. 
 
 107. TOVTO.'] ' For indeed (look at) this again.'
 
 §§ 1 67 — 169.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 09 
 
 ovTO<i ov wapeTreiMirev, aXk aixe\rj(xa<i v/moov ')(apaKa<i koX 
 ^oaKrjpbara Koi dvpwfiara w? avrbv koI ^u\a et? ra epya 
 TO, dpyvpeia eKOfiii^e, Koi 'X^pr)/jLaTcafj,6<t, ov XeLTOvpyla, 
 yiyovev rj Tpir]pap-)(^ia rw KaranrTva-TW tovtw. dXKa firjv d. 
 oJ? aXrjOri \e<y(o crvvicTTe fiev to, 'jroXka tovtcov, o/aw? Se 
 Koi /jidprvpa<i vpuv KaXS. 
 
 168 MAPTTPES. Kkecov tovvi€v<i, 'Api(TTOK\rj<; Uaia- 
 viev^, IIdfi(pt\o<;, Nt/C77paT09 ^Ay^e plover 10^, Kvkttj/xwv 
 '^(f)7]rTL0<;, Kad' ov Kaipov gk "Srvpcov dTreirXio/jbev Bevpo 
 ToS arTokfp iravTi, irv')(Ofiev rpirjpapyovvTe'i koI avTol 
 Kol MetS/a? o vvv KpLvofievo^ viro A'ri/ji,ocr6evov<i, aj 
 2 fiapTvpovfiev. 7rapT6<; 8e tou (ttoKov irXeovrcop iv rd^et, 5G9e. 
 Kol Tc5i' Tptr)pdp)((ov i-yovTwv irapdyyeXfia ixrj '^wpl^ea-Qai 
 €(0<i dv Bevpo Kara'TrXevcrwfxev, MeiSia? V7roX€C(pdel<; rov 
 (TToKov, Koi 'ye/xicra<; ttjv vavv ^vKwv kol ^(apdKcov koI 
 jBocTK'qpbdraiv koL aWeov tivwv, KareTrXevcrev 619 Tleipacd 
 fiovo^ fied' rjixepa<i Bvo, Kol ov (TvyKaTeaTrjcre rov otoXov 
 fxerd Toov dXXwv Tpi.r]pdp')(cov, 
 
 1G9 Et Toivvv w? dXrjdo)<;, w (ivSpe<; ^AOrjvaioi, oldrrep 4G.a. 
 ^i]<T€i Kal KaraXa^ovevaeTai Trpo? v/xa? avTLKa 8rj fidXa, 
 TOiavT tJv avTM rd XeXetrovpyrjixeva Kal TreTrpajfieva, 
 Kal fxt) TOtavTa ola iyco BeiKvvo), ov8' ovrco BrjTrov to ye 
 Bovvac BiKTjv U)V vjSpLKev eK(j)vyeiv Tal'i XeiTovpyiai<i 
 2 BiKato^ dv ■^v. eyw yap oIS' on ttoXXoI iroXXd Kdyadd b. 
 j5/ia9 elaiv elpyaafjiivot, ov Kara rd^; ^lecBiov Xei-rovp- 
 7ia<?, oi fxev vavfiayia<; veviKrjKore'i, ol Be TroXei? etX?^- 
 (f)6Te<i, ol 8i iroXXd Kal KaXd virep ti)<; iroXewq a-r't]<jav- 
 
 ws auroj'.] ' For his private house' 
 
 |uXa.] Furniture inlaid with silver was common at Athens. Meiclias 
 ■was probably bringing home choice wood for his silvered-furniture shops. 
 
 169. 701% Xeirovpylais.] Dat. of cause, of. § 69 2, <l>i\oTifil(}, or of 
 means. 
 
 oid\..5.v rjv.] 'Would not even be.' 
 
 2. KarA.] 'In the style of.' Cf. Madv. § 70. 
 
 7—2
 
 100 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 69 — 1 72. 
 
 170 T€9 rpoTraca' aX)C o/i&)9 ovSevl irwirore rovTcav SeScw/care 
 Tr]v Scopeav tuvttjv ovS" av BoItjtc, i^etvat Toi)? IBlovf 
 €xOpov<; v^pi^eiv avrcov eKacnw, oiror av ^ovXrjTai, Kav 
 ov av hvvqrai rpowov. ovSe <yap 'Ap/j,oSlq) Kai Apicrro- c. 
 yeLTOvt' TOVTOt<i >yap Srj fieyiarat BeSovrat 000 peal Trap 
 
 2 v/jLcov Kal virep fxeyia-Tcov. 01)8' av '^vea'X^ecrOe, el irpocre- 
 <ypay^e rt? ev ttj crTrjkr} " i^elvat he Kal vfipi^etv avTol<i 
 ov av ^ovXcovrai,'" virep yap avrov rovrov ja? aXKa<i 
 eXa^ov heaped'^, on rov^ v^pi^ovra'i eTravaav. 
 
 171 "Ort Tolvvv Kal KeKo/jbicrTai '^dptv, a> avBpe<i ^Adrjvatoi, d. 
 Trap' vfioov, ov /xovov (Lv avT0<; XeXetTovpyrjKe Xeirovpyioov 
 d^iav (ixiKpd yap avrr) ye Ti<; rjv), dXkd Kal tcov 57 
 fxeyicrrcov, Kal tovto /SovXofiai, Bel^at,, iva firiS^ o(f)ei,Xeiv 
 
 2 o'irjade re tm KaTainva-rw tovtw, v/j,el<i ydp, w avSpe<i e. 
 ^ Adrjvaloi, eyetporovria-aTe rovrov t^9 UapdXov rafitav, 
 ovra roLOvrov olo^ ecrrc, Kal irdXiv Xinrap'^ov, o'^elaQai 
 Bid rr]<i dyopd<i ral<i 7rofnral<; ov Bvvdfievov, Kal fivarrj- 
 ptcov iTTLfieXrjrrjv Kal lepoTTotov irore Kal ^ooovrjv, Kai ra 
 
 172 rotavra Br/. elra 7Tp6<i rwv Oewv ro rrjv rrj<i (pvae(ti<i f. 
 KaKiav Kal dvavBplav Kal TrovrjpLav ral<i rrap vfjbwv 
 dp-)(ai<? Kal Tt/zai9 Kal ')(^eiporovLai<; eiravopOovadaL /xtKpdv 
 vrroXafijBdver elvai Boypedv Kal x^piv ; koI /htjv et Ti9 
 
 171. Kal KeKo/xia-Tai.] ' He has actually received recompense. 
 
 2. yap.] Introduces the account of the xap's- 
 
 IlapaXou.] The Paralos, one of the two sacred vessels of the Athenian 
 State, was used for dewptai, and general purposes of State. The steward 
 held a position of honour and profit. 
 
 dyopas.] Probably Meidias had had a fall in the agora. 
 iepoTTOiov.'] Cf . § 114, elffiTTjpia vnep r^s (BovXiis iepoiroLTJaat. 
 Kal TO, Toiavra 5tj.] Cf. § 20, Kal raWa drj, 
 
 172. elra.] ' Then, by heaven, do you suppose that the boon and 
 recompense is slight for the baseness and unmanliness and villainy of 
 his nature to be rehabilitated by your commands and honours and 
 elective appointments ?' That is to say, the offices of State have given 
 him a respectability to which his own nature and character could not 
 raise him. 
 
 Kal fJLTjv.] *Why, look you.' This formula is often a sign of eager- 
 nsss.
 
 §§ 1/2 — 1 74-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 101 
 
 avrov TavT d<^i\ono " linrdpyrjKa, rrj^ UapaXov rafiia<; 
 
 73 yeyova," rtVo? dWov icrr d^to<; outoi? ; aX\a firjv^i-Si. 
 KaKelvo y eiriaraade, ort t7;<? jxev Tlapakov rafiieva-a^ 
 K-V^tKTjvcSv rjpTraae irXeiv rj irevre rnKavra, virep wv iva 
 
 firj Sq) Blktjv, irdvTa rpowov irepiwOwv koX eXavvcov rov<; 
 dvdpwTTOv; Kol TCb av/j,^o\a avyyioiv ttjv fiev iroktv 
 ej(jdpdv rfi TToXet TreTrolrjKe, rd '^pt)ixara S' avT6<i e')(^eL, 
 i7r7rap)(^o^ Be '^(eipoTovrjOel'; XeXv/juavTai to Ittttlkov v/jlqjv, 
 roiovTovi ^6(9 vofiov^ oi)? irdXcv auTo? e^apvo<; tjv /xt] 
 
 74 redetKevai. koL Trj<; fiev TlapdXov rafiievcov Tore, ore b. 
 TTJv eVl Sr]^aLov<; e^oBov et? Ev^oiav eTrotetcrff' vfxel'i, 
 BcoSeKa T?79 TroXeco? rdXavra dvaXlcTKeiv Ta')(6ei^, d^tovv- 
 rwv vfidov "TrXetv koX TrapaTrefiTrecv tov<; aTpaTicoTaf ovk 
 e^orjdrjaev, a\X' 77877 rwv cnrovBwv yeyovviMV, «? AioKXrj<; 
 icnrela-aro ©T^/Satot?, rjKev. Kol Tore T^Traro irXecov rwv 
 l8ta>TiK(t)V Tptr/pfov fj.id<;' ovTU><i ev rrjv lepdv rpLrjpi] 
 
 2 TrapecTKevaKet. iTTTrap'^cov rotvuv, tl oXeaOe raXXa; aXX 5/lc. 
 
 TaCra.] ' These vauntings.' 
 
 173. During the Social War, B.C. 358—355, the Athenians took to 
 making prizes of all vessels belonging to the revolted allies which they 
 could capture. Meidias made a prize of a ship in which Kyzikenes were 
 interested. The State of Kyzikos sent an embassy to demand reparation, 
 and, upon the rejection of their claims, revolted from Athens. It is 
 hard to believe that Meidias really got all the benefit of the prize. 
 
 Toiis av6pu}irov%.'\ The representatives sent from Kyzikos to Athens. 
 
 TO. ffv/n^oXa.] ' The articles of federation.' The commercial agree- 
 ments between Athens and her various subject allies. 
 
 Oeis.'i It can hardly have been the business of a hipparch to frame 
 laws for the regulation of the cavalry, but his election to such an office 
 would turn Meidias' attention to that branch of legislation. 
 
 174. This expedition to Euboea was probably B.C. 358, cf. § 161. 
 d^iovvTuv.] 'When you ordered him,' cf. §§ 5, 48, 49, Tj^iovv. 
 
 ■^Kev.] Note the rare imperfect force instead of the more usual plu- 
 perfect force, see L. and S. s.v. iJKoj. 
 
 ijTTaTo.] It would appear that the fleet had a race on the way home. 
 For the genitive /xtas cf. Madv. § 64, Soph. Aiax 1353, tcov <pl\wv vikw- 
 fievos. 
 
 1. linrapx<^v toIvvv.] Takes up Kal rrjs /ikv HapdXov raniel'uiv. The 
 following question is parenthetical. The raXXa means besides the mis- 
 chievous enactments mentioned above.
 
 102 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ I74 — 1 76. 
 
 iTTTTOV, iTTTTOv ov/c iroKfjiijcrev 6 \afM7rpb<i koX 7r\ovaio<i 
 ovTo<; irpiaadat, dW' eir dWorpiov rd^ Tro/jLTrd^ ij'yeiTO, 
 Tov ^tXofirfKov Tov T[aiavi€(o<i ittttov. koI ravra 7rdvTe<i 
 laaaiv 01 tTTTret?. kuI on ravr dXrjOq Xeyo), KoXei fioc 
 Kal TovToov Tov<i fidprvpa^. 
 
 175 MAPTTPES. BouXo/tiat roivvv v/xiv, w dvSpef; d. 
 AOrjvacoi, Kol oawv ■fjSr} KaTa-)(eLpoTovr}(TavTO<i rov 8i]/j,ov 
 
 vrepl TT]v eopTrjv dhcKelv v/xelf KareyvcoKare, eiirelv, koI 
 Bel^ac tI TreTToirjKOTe'i avrwv eviot Tivo'i opyrj'i reTV')(fjKa(Ti, 
 ' Trap vixwv, iva ravra 7rp6<; rd rovrw ireirpayfieva duri- 
 2 6fjr€. irpwrov fiev roivvv, iva irpwrrj'i t?}? rekevraia^i e, 
 r/eyovvia'i /ivrjadco Karayvcocreoi^;, irepl rd fivarrjpta dBi- 
 Keiv KvdvSpov Kare^eiporavTjaev 6 8}]/j,o<i rov ©eo-Trte'to?, 
 rrpo^aXofievov avrov ^ievimrov, }^ap6<; rivo<i dvOpwirov. 
 eart B' 6 avr6<i v6/j,o<; rcoSe ro) irepl rSv Aiovvalcov 6 
 
 176 Trept reov fivcmjpLfov, KdK€tvo<i varepo^; rovhe ereOij. re f. 
 ovv 7roLr](ravro<i, co dv8pe<i ^ Adrjvaioi, Kare)(^eiporovr]aare 
 rov ^vdvBpov ; rovr d/covaare, ore SIktjv ejjiTropiK^v 
 Kara8LKaad/j,evo<; rov M-eviinrov, ovk 'e')(wv rrporepov 
 \a/3elv avrov, w? ^i>V> '''°^'> p^varrjploi'i i7rc8'7]fiovvro<i 
 
 2 irrekd^ero. Kare^eiporovrja-are jxev hid ravra, Kal oyS' 
 oriovv dWo irpocTTJv, elaekOovra S' et? to BiKaarijpiov g. 
 7]/3ov\€ade fiev davdro) KoXdaai, rov Be vrpo^aXofievov 
 irecadevro'i rrjv BIki]v re rrdaav d<peivac rjvayKdaare avrov, 
 
 Xa/xwpds.] Cf. § 159 2. 
 
 Tots irofiTrds.] Note the rare ace. which A. Buttmann compares to 
 Tjy^oixai. 6d'')v. It is an accusative of reference. 
 
 175. The orator now gives precedents for severe punishment follow- 
 ing a condemnatory vote on the probole process, cf. §§ 1, 2. 
 
 ireiroirjKdres.] For the participle in interrogations cf. Madv. § 176 a. 
 This is the pluperfect participle. 
 
 2. The parties to this case were aliens. 
 
 176 2. oi55' oTiouv.] ' There was no other offence besides.' 
 
 ■fivayKOLffare.] Though the arch6n settled the terms of compromises 
 in such cases, cf. § 8 2, it appears that if the compromise was made in 
 court the dikasts settled the terms.
 
 §§ 176 — 1 79-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 103 
 
 rjv r)pr]Kei irporepov {rjV he Svoiv avrrj tuXuvtoiv), koI 
 TrpoaeTt^i'^crare ra? /8X,a/?a9, a? eVi rfj Kara^^eiporovia 572 
 /xevcov iXoyl^ero avT<p 'yeyevfjcrdai 7rp6<; v[jbd<i dvdpo)7ro<i. 
 
 177 eh /Mev ovro^ e^ l8iov irpd'yiiaro'^, ovSe/J,id<; vjBpeayi Trpocr- h. 
 ov(T7)<;, virep avrov rov 7rapa^P]vai rov vofiov roaavTrjv 
 eBaKe 8lkt}v. elfcoTw^' tovto <ydp eaff' o (pvXaTTeiv v/j,d<; Sec, 
 TOv<i vofiovf, Tov opKOv. TavT e\e6' vfieh ol StKd^ovTe<; del 
 irapa rSv dWcov cocnrepel TrapaKUTaOijKijv, r]v diraaiv, 
 ocToi /juerd rov Bikucov Trpo? Vfid<i ep-)(0VTaL, awv inrdp- 
 
 178 X^^^ ^^^' ^Tepo<; dSiKecu iror eho^ev v/xlv irepl rd 48. a. 
 Aiovvaia, koI KaTe^^^eipoTovrjcraT avrov 7rape8pevovro<i 
 dp-^ovTi TO) vlei, ore diav Tiu6<i Kara\aiJi^dvovro<i r]-^aro, 
 i^eipycov €k tov dedrpou' rjV S' ovTO<i 6 tov ^eXrlarov 
 iraTrjp ^apiKkelhov, tov dp^avT0<i. koX jie'ya 7' x)[xlu 
 
 179 TOVT ehoKet hUaiov e;^ety irpo^aWop.evo'i Xi'yecv, " el h. 
 KaT€\d/j,/3avov, dv6pQ)7re, 6eav, el fir) Tott Krjpv'yfiaacv, eo? 
 (TV fie ^rj'i, €7retd6firjv, tlvo^ €k twv voficov el Kvpio<;, 
 
 raXavroiv.] For the geoitive, of the amount in question, with dlKij 
 cf. § 90. 
 
 irpo(TfTi/iri<TaT€.'] ' You further mulcted him of the damages which 
 a fellow (cf. § 175, Menippos) computed before you he had suffered while 
 waiting for the verdict against the defendant.' That is, for the interrup- 
 tion of ids business. Dem. speaks contemptuously of the plaintiff. 
 
 177. irapaKarad-^Krii'.] As a deposit placed in the hands of trustees. 
 
 6<roi.] 'Who come before you with right on their side.' 
 
 ffwv.] ' Ought to be inviolably guaranteed.' The Attic contracted 
 form of ffuoi', cf. Eurip. Cycl. 293, aus iriTpa. 
 
 178. Trape5pevovTo%.'\ 'When acting as assessor to his son while 
 archon' (contrast rod dp^avroi 'who was archon' at the time of his 
 father's offence). 
 
 Oiav.] 'A seat' from which to see a spectacle, cf. Demosth. p. 234. 
 In such a context KaraXa/x/Sdvw implies wrongful seizure. 
 
 i^eipyuvJ] Imperfect participle, ' meaning to turn him out ' or ' when 
 turning him out.' 
 
 Ka]^ p-f-ya y\] 'Yes, and it made a great impression on you that the 
 layer of the plaint had the following plea to urge.' Cf. §§ 33, 37 a for 
 Kal...ye introducing an addition more important than what precedes. 
 
 179. Ttvo5...Ki/ptoj.] ' With what power are you invested by the 
 authority of the laws or witlTwhat is the archdn himself?' For /cai dis- 
 junctive cf. § -13.
 
 
 104 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 79 — l8l. 
 
 Kal 6 ap'^oov avT6<;; roi<i virtjpeTai'i i^eipyeiv elirelv, ov/c 
 ai^To? TVTrreLP. ov8^ ovtco ireldofxat' eiri^o'k.rjv eVt/3aX,- 
 Xeiv, Travra fiaXKov TrXrjv avT6<i a^^aadat rfj '^eipi' 
 2 iroXka <yap Trpb rov fir] to aw/xa eKacrrov v^pi^eadat 
 7r€7roirjKa(rtv ol voixoi." ravT eXeye fiev eK€tvo<;, e')(eLpo- c. 
 rovrjaare h" vfjiel'i' ov firjv elarjXdev ei9 ro BiKaa-rrjpiov 
 
 180 ovTO<;, a\V ireXevTrjcre irporepov. irepov roivvv o re 
 SrjfjLo<i aTra<i Kare-x^eiporovrjcrev dhiKelv irepl rrjv eoprrjv 
 Kal v/xei'i eiaeXOovra direKTeivaTe tovtov, K-rrja-LKXea, on d. 
 aKVTo<; eyoiv eTrofiTreve, Kol rovro) fieOvcov eTrcna^e riva 
 i')(6p6v v'wdp-yovB' avrw' iSoKei yap v^pet Kal ovk otvw 
 TVTneiv, dXXd rrjv eVt r^? 7rofi7rr]<; Kal ' rov fieOveiv 57 
 7rp6(f)acnv Xa^cov dSiKelv, to? 8ovXol<; 'X^pco/ievo'i TOi<i 
 
 181 iX€v6epoc<i. CLTravTCdv roivvv, w dv8p€<; ^ KdrjvaloL, Tovrmv, e. 
 wv fiev U)V elXev dTroard'i, 6 Se Kal davuTW ^r]/u,iQ)6€l<s 
 ^aiverai, ttoXXm SeivoTep' eu oZS' otl Travre^j dv elvai 
 
 elire'iv.'} Infinitive after K^pios. So also iiri^dWeiv and dfaaOac, 
 
 oi}S' oiJrw.] ' (Suppose that) I do not obey if he does so.' 
 
 vavra.] '(To do) anything.' For f^aWoi' irXriv a\paa-0ai cf. Eurip. 
 Hcracl. 230, airavra yap \ raOr' icrrl KpeicrcTO} ttXtju vir' 'Apyeloi^ ir^cretu. 
 
 1. Trph Tov iir).] In such phrases Trpb='in prevention of (note the 
 etymology of 'prevent'), hence the fxri, which is scarcely redundant, as it 
 distinguishes this shade of meaning from ' in preference to.' Cf. irav 
 vpb TOV dovXeOcrai iwe^eXdeiv, Thuk. v. 100, There is a poor v.l. irpos t6. 
 
 Ij.kv...di.] Here discriminate cause and effect; 'and thereupon you 
 condemned the defendant.' 
 
 180, intKTdvaTe.] ' Sentenced him to death.' 
 
 (TKVTos ^x'^"-] 'With a whip.' Cf. Aristoph. Vespae, C43, aKiiTrj ^Xi- 
 veiv. He was probably one of the J7r7re?s, 
 
 ixOpbv vwapxovd' avri^.] Cf. §§ 38, 72 3, c, Aplwh. p. 814, ^iXy iK 
 TraiSdj xncdpxovTi, 
 
 v^pei.] Dative of cause, cf. § 162, <f>iXoTiiilq. ; so also oivi^. 
 
 oXXd.] Only refers to ovk o'cvq). 
 
 iirl TTJs vo/jLTTTJs.] Cf. §§ 78 2, 72 3. 
 
 181. wv 6 fikv uiv.'\ The first uv is gonitive of cause, the other by 
 attraction == Toyrwi' a.
 
 §§ 1 8 1, 182.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 105 
 
 (^rjaeiav to. Met8/a Treirpayfiiva' ovre yap TrofiTrevoiv 
 ovre SiKTjv 'ppTjKco'i 0VT6 TrapeSpevcov ovt aXX.'qv aKyjylnv 
 ovSe/xiav e%<wt', ttXtjv v^ptv, roiavra ireiroiriKev oia 
 182 ouSei? itceivoiv. koX T0VT0V<i /j,€V idcrco. dWd Uvppov, <w 49. a. 
 dv8pe<; ^ Kdr}valoi, rov ^Kreo/SovrdSrjv, €v8et-)^devTa BtKa^etv 
 o^eiXovra tc5 hr^pboaLw, davdro) ^rj/xtwcTai TLve<i v/xcov 
 SovTO y^prjvai, Kol redvrjKev dXov<i Trap' vfxtv' Kanoi 
 TOVTO TO \r]fi/xa Bl evhetav, ov Bi v^piv XafM^dveiv 
 2 iirey^eip-qcrev eK€ivo<;. Kal ttoWou? av erepov^ e-)(oiiii b. 
 XeyeLV, wv 01 fiev redvdcriv, ol B' 't]Ttjxo)/xevoi, Bta ttoWm 
 rovTcov el(j\v iXaTTCo wpd'ypbara. vfiel'i B\ co uvBpe'i 
 
 rk MetSi'i? irewpayfx.l The conduct of Meidias is, according to the 
 occasional Greek idiom, compared directly with other guilty persons ; com- 
 paratio compendiaria, II. xvii. 51, Kdfiai 'Kapirecrcnv ofio^ai, Herod. 11. 134, 
 irvpa/xl8a d^ Kal oiiros dTreXt'ireTO TroWof iXdffao} rov irarpdi. 
 
 irXriv i!/3piv.] The ironical exception emphasises the universality of 
 the negation. 
 
 182, dXXd.] A natural use of the adversative particle in any lan- 
 guage. 
 
 [Proprius usus hujus conjunctionis, quando re aliqua missa, ad 
 aliam transitur, quam adverti magis etiam attinet. Sic p. 519, 13 sqq. 
 ocra iJ.ki> ovv — •Q raXXa iroLVTa, Sera roiavra, idao). — dXX' d Trdures — , TaOr' 
 ipci. Simile illud p. 126, 2. /cat ri del rd TroXXd X^yetu; dXX' ev 'flpey — . 
 Item p. 658, 8. Kal ri Set ^iXnrwoi' XiyeLV rj tlv' SXXov ; dXX' d irarr^p — ■. 
 Item p. 660, 11. ri 5k rdXXa Xiyoi rts dv; dXX' d fj-dXiara SoKdiv — ■. Nec 
 dissimile illud p. 733, 25. 6s, rd /liv dXXa iu, oXXd rovi rf yripg. ^orjdovs 
 XvpLaivrj. Schaefer.] 
 
 'Ereo^ovrddTtv.] Butea was the name of a deme of Attica founded by 
 one Butes, the members of which were called Butadae : but the lineal 
 descendants of Butes, who fulfilled the priesthood to Athena PoUas, 
 were called 'Ereo/3ovr., i.e. genuine Butads, to distinguish them from the 
 members of the deme. Lycurgos was entitled to both appellations. 
 Plut. X. Or. 7 (beginning). Holmes. 
 
 ivdetxdivra.] 'Was informed against as acting on a jury.' ^vSei^ti 
 was the technical term for informing against any citizen who assiuned 
 legal authority for which he was unqualified. Fyrrhos owed a fine to 
 the Treasury, and was on that account dn/xos, which precluded him 
 legally from acting as diKaarrjs, even though he drew the lot. Holmes. 
 
 T4dvr]K(v.] ' Was executed.' Attic passive perfect of diroKrelvu. 
 
 oXoi>s Trap' x)tuv.'\ ' On conviction before this court.' 
 
 X-7/i/ia.] The day's pay of a dikast, three obols, = 5d.; cf. Arist. Eq. 
 51, 255, &c. 
 
 2. eWv.] Separated from TjTi/xw/jLii'oi to break the string 5td iroXX^... 
 irpdyixara.
 
 
 OU^ ^ 
 
 106 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 82 — 1 84, 
 
 ^AOrjvaioiy '^fii/cpo) heKa raXdvTfov eTLixTqaare koX "Xki- 
 roJVL TocrovTcov eripcov, So^ai'Tt Trapdvofia 'ypd(f)€iv, Kol 
 0VT6 TracSia ovre (plXov^i ovre air/yevel'i ovd' ovtlvovv 
 
 183 >]\er}<Ta7e rwv irapovTOiv iK€lvot<i. fii) roivvv, idv fiev c. 
 e'lirri rt? Trapdvo/xa, ovTco'i opyc^op^euot (paiveade, idv Be iroirj, 
 firj Xeyr], irpaw'^ StaKeiade. ovSev yap prjfia ou8' ovo/xa 
 o'vrco<i earl TOL<i 7roX\.ol<i v/xcov ■^^aXeirov, co<f caa v^pl^cov 
 Tt? Tov evTV')(^6vTa vpiwv BiaTrpdrreTat. fir) tolvvv avrol 
 Kaff" v/xwif auTwp Belyfia toiovtov i^evejKijTe, to aVSpe? 
 
 \^a'Ad7jvaloL, CO? dpa v[Mel<;, dv fiev rcov fierpicov ripa 
 I ' Kal Btj/xotikcov \d/3r]Te oriovv dBtKovvra, ovt iXerjcrere 
 
 ovr d(f)7](TeTe, dTOC dTroKTevelre i) art/icoaere, edv Be 574 
 irXovcPLO^ wv Ti<; v^pi^rj, crvyyvoofnjv e^ere. fir) Brjra' 
 ov yap BlKaLov' aXX' eirX irdvTOiv op.olco'i opyi^oaeuot 
 ^aiveade. 
 
 184 ■''A TOivvv ovBevo^ tcop elpTj/xevcov yrrov dvayKoiov 50. a 
 etvav vofil^co Trpo? vfid<; elirelv, ravr eiTrcov eVt Kal 
 ^pa')(ea irepl tovtcov BiaXe')(^6el<; Kara^ijaofiaL. eanv, 
 w dvBpe<i ^Adrjvaiot, fieydXi] TOt<i dBiKovcriv diraai fiepl'i 
 
 raXavTuv.] Genitive of amount after rtjuaw, with diKrjv understood. 
 do^avrt.} We should expect the plural. Buttmann proposes do^affc. 
 
 183. IX1J Tolvvu.] 'Do not then though... yet.' Cf. §§ 15, 206 2, and 
 below dv fiev...dv bL 
 
 wapavofia.^ Cf. § 5. 
 
 p7JlJLa...ovofj.a.] 'Formula... term.' He might mean 'verb' or 'noun,' 
 but the sarcastic tone does not seem so well adapted to this passage. 
 
 StaTrpaTT-erat. ] Emphatic, 'deeds of outrage which are perpetrated 
 against any of you a certain person comes across.' Note the sinister 
 use of Tts. 
 
 Kad'' vfiQ>v avTi^v.'] ' Exhibit such a sample (of judicial procedure) to the 
 detriment of your own interests.' 
 
 ■2. M irdvToiv.l 'In all cases.' Lit. 'in the cases of all men.' 
 
 184. ov5€vb%...riTTov.'\ 'Quite as necessary as anything I have said.' 
 
 Kal ^pax^a-] 'And with a brief comment thereon I will come down 
 from the bema.' For KaTa^r}<TOfiai cf. Aristoph. Vespae, 980. 
 
 fiepls.] Cf. § 70. Here it may be rendered 'advantage.'
 
 §§ 184 — 1 86.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 107 
 
 2 KoX irXeove^ia rj rwv v^ierepoiv rpoTTcov Trpaori]^. ore 
 Brj TavTTj'i ays' oriovv i/iiiv /xeTaSovvai tovtw TrpocrrjKei, 
 ravT (iKovaari fiov. iyo) vofXL^co Travrwi dvOpajirow; b. 
 ipdvov<i ipepeiv irapd rov fiiov avrol<i, ov-)(i rovaSe 
 p,6vov<i ov'i avWeyovcrl Tive<i koI wv irXrjptOTai, yiyvov- 
 
 185 Tai, dXXci koI dX\ov<;. olov earc fJLerpwi Kai <f)LX(iv- 
 OpcoTTOf; rL<{ rjfxutv koI 7roXXov<; iXecaV tovtco ravro 
 BUaiov inrdp-^eiv irapd Trdvrcov, dv ttot et? 'x^peLav 
 Koi dycova d<piKr)TaL. dXXo<; ovtoctl tl^ dvaibr]^ Kai C. 
 7roXXov<i v/3pi^o)v, Kai toi)? /m€V tttco^^^oik;, toi)? Be Kaddp- 
 
 2 Hara, tov<; S" ovBeu vTroXafi^dvcov ewat' TOvTa> Ta<i 
 avrd'i BUaiov inrapx^tv (f)opd<i, acrirep avTO'i daev^voye. 
 T04<? aXXoa. dv Tolvvv vjmv 6p(^do<i eirir] aKOirelv, tovtov 
 TrX'Tjpoirrjv evprjaere MetBlav oPTa rod ipdvov, Kai ovk 
 eKelvov. 
 
 186 OlBa roLvvv on rd iracBia e%&>i' oBupelrai, Kai ttoX- d. 
 Xov<i X0701"? Kai ra7reivov<i ipel, BaKpvoov Kai ca iXeei- 
 vorarov iroiuiv eavrov. ecm B\ octm irep dv avTov e. 
 vvv raTreivoTepov nroifj, rocrovToy pudXXov d^iov fxccrelv 
 
 2 avTov, (o dvBpe<i 'Kdr^valoi. Bid ri; on el jiev firjBa- 
 /i&j<? BvvrjOeU Tarreivo<i 'yevea-dai ovT(o<i daeXyr)<i Kai 
 
 ^[aio<i TjV eirl rov irapeXijXvdoTO'i /3iov, rrj (pvaet Kai 575 
 
 T^ Tvyr), Bt TJv TOiovTO<i iyiveTo, d^iov rjv dv n ttJ<; f. 
 
 c. •n-paoTijs.] This topic is led up to by vpdws Sta/cenr^e, § 183. 
 
 oTi Stj.] ' On the point that.' 
 
 ravT7]s.] Partitive genitive after ov5' oriovv. 
 
 iyu) vo/xi^w.] For this passage cf. § 101. This passage is in better 
 taste than the previous version. Demosthenes does not mention himself 
 and does not address Meidias. 
 
 185. Kadapfiara.] Cf. 10 2 for the sacrifice of human 'scape-goats,' 
 ipapfxcLKol, at Athens. 
 
 186. iraiSla.] Cf. §§ 75, 89. 
 
 2. TTj (pvaei.. avetvai.] Lit. to 'concede to his nature,' 'remit in con- 
 sideration of his nature.' The dative is cominodi, the ti accus. of respect. 
 CfTL. and S. s.v. avlrjfxi in. 8 c.
 
 108 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 86 — 1 89. 
 
 3 opyfj^ dveivat' el S' iinaTdfjLei'o^ fiirpiov vapi'X^eiv 
 eavTOv orav ^ovXijrai,, top evavriov rj tovtov top rpo- 
 TTOV eiXeTO ^Pjp, evStjXov Sijttov tov6', otc kuI vvv av 
 hiaKpovarjrac, irakiv avro<i eKa,vo<; ov vfiet<; 'Icne <yevr]- 
 
 187 <reTat. ov Set Srj Tvpocre^eiv, ovBe top irapopra Kaipop,g. 
 OP ovTO'i €^e7riTr]S€<i TrXdrrerat, Kvpicorepop ovBe tti- 
 GTorepop Tov iraPTO';, op avrol (TvpLare, 'y^popov Troitjaa- 
 aOat. efxol iraihla ovk ecmp, ovS* dp e-)(oi.fiL ravra ira- 51. a 
 pacrrrjcrd/xepo^ Kkdecp koI haKpveip ec^' ot? v^plcrOrjp. 
 
 hid TOUT dpa tov 7r€7rotr]K6TO<; 6 TreiropOw'i eXaTTOP 
 
 188 e^ci) Trap' v/xlp ; /xr) SyJTa' dXX" OTap ovTo<i 'ix^v Ta 
 TraiBla TovTOi<i d^ioi hovpat Trjp -^rj^op v[id<i, Tod vfiel'; 
 Toi)? v6fiov<; e-)(0PTd fie irXrjaiop rj'yelade irapeaTapat 
 
 2 KaX TOP opKop ov ofioifxoKaTe, TovToa a^LovPTa kuc av- 
 TL^oXovvTa GKaaTOP vficop ^p■r)(f)lcra(T6al. ol^; vixel<i KUTa b. 
 TToXXd BiKatoTepop irpoaOoiaO^ dp rj TOVT(p' Kol <ydp 
 o/Jboy/xoKaTe, do dp8pe<; ^Adrjpalot, toi<; p6/xoi<i ireidecrOaL, 
 
 KOL TCOP ICrWV fji€Te(TTlP VfJilV Bid TOl)? VOflOV^, KOL 
 
 'jrdpB' oaa ecrTtp dyadd vfilp Bid roi)? pofiov; eaTiP, ov 
 Bid MetSi'ai/ ovBe Bid Tov<i MetS/ou TratSa?, 
 
 189 Kat " ptjTcop eaTip ovto<;" tcrca ifze (fyijcrei Xeycop. C 
 eydo B\ et p,€p 6 crvfi^ovXevoiP o ti dp crvfi(f>epeLV vfiiv 
 T^yrJTat, Koi tovt a'^pi tov firjBep vfilv epo'^Xecp, fir]Be 
 
 3. tilrptov.'] 'Law-abiding.' Cf. § 101. 
 
 bLaKpov(Tr)Tai.'\ Cf. § 128. 
 
 ouTos ^K-eii-oj.] 'He will once more prove the very man you are 
 familiar with.' Cf. rovr iKelvo, § 215. 
 
 187. ov del Sri.] Cf. § 159 2. 
 
 fKarrov ?^w.] ' Shall I come off worse than ?' 
 
 188 2. rovTots.] Dativiis commodi with \p-q(j>laac6ai. 
 
 Kara iroXXct.] ' More justly in many respects.' 
 
 vpoadoiad'.] Cf. L. and S. s.v. irpo<rTi0r]fj.i B. 
 
 189. ifj.L..\4yuv.] 'Referring to me.' 
 
 dXP' "TOV /U7?5^;/.] Cf. Xenophdn, Sympos. 4. 37, ^x/" '''ov nrj TreLvav, ' so 
 far as not. to.'
 
 §§ 189, 190] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 109 
 
 ^id^€<T0ai, prjTwp iarriv, ovre (f)V'yoifM av ovt drrap- 
 vovfiai rovTO rovvofia' el fxevTOt. pr}Ta)p ecrrlv o'iov<i d. 
 evlovi TU)V XeyovTcov iyco Kal vp.el<i he opuTe, dvatBel^; 
 2 Kol e^ vfMWV TreTrXovTTjKora^, ovk av etrjv ovro'i iyco ' 576 
 €t\'r)(f>a fiev yap ouS' otiovp irap' vficov, ra Be ovra et9 
 V/Lia9 Tr\rjv irdvv fiiKpcov ciTravT avrjXwKa. Kanoi Kai 
 el TovTcov ^v 'TTOvrjpoTaTO^, Kara rov'i v6fXQV<i eSei, Trap 
 ifMOV BIkt]v Xafi^dvetv, ovk icf)' oh iXetTOvpyovv v/3pi- 
 190 ^ecv. ert roivvv ovBei^ iariv o<m<i i/xol rwv XeyovToov e. 
 auvaycovL^erai. Kal ovBevl fiefx^op,ai' ovBe yap avro^ 
 ovBevd<; €V€Ka tovtcov ovBev iv vfilv ttcottot elirov, dW 
 aTrXco? Kar i/xavTov eyvcov Kal \eyeiv Kal irpaTTeiv o 
 n dv (jvp,(^epov vpXv -qyociiiai. dWd tovtw irdvra^ 
 avTiKa Brj fjbdXa (xwe^era^ofxevovi Tov<i pi]TOpa'i b'\lreaO' 
 e'^e^jj?. KatTOc ttcS? eart BUatov rovvofia fiev touto oj? f. 
 
 Tuv XeyovTuv.] ' Of the public speakers.' 
 
 Kal vfjLeis 54.] ' And you too,' cf. § 126. Holmes' note is quite wrong. 
 
 i^ ii/xQi'.] The best mss. give v<p\ but the sense demands i^. With 
 virb the blame would rest mainly on the dikasts as representatives of the 
 people. For i^ cf. Lysias § 908, iK tCiv aWorpluv avrbs Tr\ovT-q<rei. 
 
 1. OUT-OS.] i.e. priTiijp, 'I shall not answer to this definition.' 
 
 ToiTwv.'] Sc. tQjv f>7iT6pu}i>. At this time most of the habitual speakers 
 in the Athenian assembhes seem to have been corrupt or at least self- 
 seeking. 
 
 €4>' ols i\€iToijpyovv.] ' In the course of my public services,' ' under 
 the circumstances of my public services,' cf. Tlauk. 11. 36 § 5, vo/xi^iov iirt 
 re T^i irapovTL ovk &v oLTrpeTrrj Xex^^i'ctt aura, k.t.\. A. Buttmann gives the 
 following note : Schaefer nihil dicit nisi notabilem esse constructionem. 
 Mihi quidem verba resolvenda videntur aut sic: ovk e(f> ots iXfiTovpyovp, 
 etj T avT a ii^pi^eLv a,ut sic: ovk eirl tovtois v^pl^nv, (<(>' ols e\. h. e. non 
 iis rebus (scil. opibus) elatus superbue, quibus ego usus sum ds Xetroi/p- 
 7tos. Cf. d XeLTovpyel, § 154. 
 
 190. ottXcDs /car' ifiavrov.] • With absolute independence.' Cf. sad' 
 iavTov, § 140. 
 
 ^vwf.] The time is on his entrance into pubhc life. 
 
 ffwe^era^o/jiivovs.] 'Ranging themselves on his side,' cf. § 127. 
 
 jfOiToi.] The particle refers to the text of the topic pTjrwp icrrlv ovtos...
 
 110 DEMOSTHENIS MIDI AS. [§§ I90 — 1 92. 
 
 oi'ei.Bo^ "Trpo^epeiv e/io/, Bid tovtcop 8' avTov rSv dvZpwv 
 a^Lovv awOrjvai ; 
 
 191 Ta;)^a rolvvv i(rQ)<; koX to. roiavT ipel, w? iaKe/x/neva 52. £ 
 Kai TrapeaKevaa-fJbeva iravra Xe^a) vvv. iyu) B icTKecfidat, 
 fiev, Q) avBp€<; ^Adrjvalot,, (firj/u,! koX ovk av dpvr)deir)V, Kai 
 /jiefjLeXeT7]K6uai, <y (o<i ivrjv fidXiara e/xol' Kai yap dv 
 dd\to<i rjv, el roiavra iraOwv koX iTda-)(wv rj/jieXovv wv 
 
 192 Tvepi TovTQ)V ipelv epbeWov nrpo^ Vfid<;' <yeypa(f)evai fiev- 
 TOL fJLOt Tov \6yov iSJletBcaV 6 yap rd epya Tra/oecr^Tyv&j?, 
 irept, ODV el(TLV 01 \6yot, BiKaioTar av ravTrjv €)(oi, rrjv 
 alri'av, oi3^ o eV/ce/x/xei^o? ovB' 6 fj.€pifiv}]aa<; rd BiKoia 
 
 2 Xeyeiv vvv. iyoo fiev ovv tovto ttoiw, cw dvBpef ^Kdrj- b. 
 valoi, Kai avTo<i o/jLoXoyw' MeiBlav fxevrot firjBev 
 €crKe(f)$ai, irwTror iv iravrl tu> Qlw BiKaiov eiKo^ iarcv' 
 el yap Kai Kard puKpov eTrr/et rd roiavr avrco cKoirelvf 
 OVK dv ToaovTov Birj/uudprave rod TrpdyfjiaTO^. 
 
 Trpo(pipeiv.'\ Cf. L. and S. i. 2. 
 
 191. i<rK€/j.fjL4ua.] Passive of the middle which occurs below, 2, 6 
 
 fffKffXflivOS. 
 
 Kai /ue/xeX. ye.] 'Yes and.' The formula Kai. ..ye adds something 
 stronger or more important to what has been said, cf. §§ 33, 37 2. 
 
 &6X10S.] ' I should be abject.' The imperfect here covers both past 
 and present, but in English it is better to express the present, as the im- 
 plication is ' but I am not abject,' rather than ' I was not abject.' This 
 would be obvious even without the parenthetic Kai va.ax<^v, which refers 
 to the actual present not to the time of composition. 
 
 192. yeypacpivaL.I Governed by <})y)ijl above, 'is the. composer of.' 
 The early orators wrote out and learnt by heart their great speeches. 
 Even now this is done to a much greater extent than is generally sup- 
 posed. Of course Meidias would not object that Demosthenes had studied 
 and arranged and got up facts; but that by his skill and study he had 
 quite altered the aspect and bearing of any facts with which Meidias' 
 conduct had supplied him, and had worked unfairly on the feelings of the 
 Court. However, Dem. effectively weakens the force of any general remarks 
 about studied malignity, and drives Meidias back on to the refutation of 
 his various allegations in detail. 
 
 2. TTOito.] V. I. iroiujv, which Buttmann prefers. 
 
 i(rKd<p0aL.] This is a quibble. From studying arrangement of topics 
 and form of expression he passes to studying principles of conduct. 
 
 Kai Karct, fiiKpof.] ' Even a little from time to time. ' The distributive 
 use of the preposition is~rr6t quite so obvious as usual.
 
 §§ I93> 194] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. Ill 
 
 193 Olfiat Tocvvv avrbv ovhe tov 8rj/xov KaTTjyopetu okvi]- ^i tc. 
 (xeiv ovhe rrj<; cKKXTjcrLa^, aXV airep tot eToXfia \i- 
 jeiv OT rjv r) 7rpoj3o\r), TavTa KoX vvv ipelv, co? oaot 
 Beov i^cevai KaTefj,evov koI uaoi to, (fypovpia ijcrav 'ipi)p.a 
 XeXoiiroTe'i i^eKXrjalaaav, koI "^opevTal koX ^evoi koX 
 
 194 TOLovToi Tiv€<; Tjcrav ot fcaT€)(^6ipoT6vr](Tav avTov. et? yap 
 TOVTO Opdcrov<; koI avai,hela<; tot d^iKero, tw avhpe<i BiKaa- 
 Tal, 0)9 taacnv oaoi iraprjcrav vficvv, uxtte KaK(a<i Xeycou 
 Kal direCkwv koX ^Xeirayv ouTO<i et? tov del 6opv/3ovuTa 
 
 e7rT;et.] Cf. § 185, ap rolvvv vpuv eirlrj (tkottup. 
 
 o'i'K av...TrpdyfiaToi.] ' He would not have got so wide of the realiza- 
 tion,' i.e. of justice in practice. The thing, the reality is opposed to the 
 idea thereof which one cr/coTre?. 
 
 193. ol/xat.] Governs the infinitive more than a dozen times in this 
 speech, as in Dem. De Coron. p. 227. 
 
 drifjLov.] The commonalty generally ; r^s ^/ckXtjit/os, ' that assembly ' in 
 particular, which condemned him. 
 
 •fjj' •^ TTpo^oK-q.'] Cf. § 10, KM. irpo^oXal avroO laruffav iv t^ iKK\r)<jiq. ttj 
 iv Aiovvcov. 
 
 Siov i^Uvai.] For Siov cf. Madv. § 182. The expedition was that of 
 Phokion to Euboea B.C. 349. It is not unlikely that the delay in the 
 expedition to Argyra (§ 163) was partly caused by the approach of the 
 Great Dionysia and that the project revived soon after the festival, so 
 that the force was ready at Argyra when Ph6ki6n sent for reinforcements 
 (§ 164). 
 
 i^eKX-rjcrlaa-ai'.'] For this irregular augment cf. Thuk. viii. 93, Xenoph. 
 Hellen. v. 3. 16, cf. also 5iriTT]aa, diyr^dT]!', The regular form ■^KKXriaiaii'ov 
 is found De Corona, p. 315. 
 
 ^t^voi.] Not even the ia-oT^Xets had the right of voting, but some aliens 
 gained the full franchise, though not eligible as high magistrates, e.g. 
 Lysias. 
 
 194. TOVTO 6pd<Tovs.] Cf. §§ 62 2, 131 2, icp' '6(tov (ppovrj/xaTo^ ijdr] 
 vpoeXrjXvde. 
 
 ovroy.] Is not wanted and is very awkwardly placed. Wolf proposed 
 ourws as though Demosthenes imitated Meidias for the moment. I think 
 ouTws is right, but means ' threateningly ' with reference to dTreiXwv. 
 Taylor would read ovtu, not here but before KaTairXrii^iLv. Cf. § 68, Madv. 
 § 175 a. 
 
 rbv ael Oopv^ovvTa.] It is obvious that ' the various parts of the 
 assembly whence murmurs of disapprobation successively arose ' is what 
 is meant here, though 66pu^os means applause, § 14,
 
 112 DEMOSTHENIS MIDI AS, [§§ 1 94 — 1 96, 
 
 TOTTOV T^9 eKKX'Tjala'; KaTa'ir\y]^eiv aiero tov BrjfMOV 
 (iiravTa. § Kol yeXoia elvat to, vvv, oifJLai, BaKpva 
 
 195 et/c:oTf09 av avrov SoKoirj. tl \e'y€t<;, to fiiapa KecfiaXtj ; 5S.B 
 av TO, (Tavrov iraihla d^ia)aei<i eXeeiv rj ae Tovahe, rj 
 airovSd^eiv ei9 rd ad, rov<i vtto aov hrjfxocTLa irpoTreirr)- 
 
 2 XaKicTfievovi ; ov fjL6vo<; twv vvtwv dvOpcoTTcov iirl fxev b. 
 rov ^Lov ro(ravTrj<i V7r€p7](f)avia^ ttXtjp?]^ wv irdvrwv 
 dvOpwTTwv ecrrj <pavepu)TaTO<;, wcrTe Kal Trpo? oi)? firjSiv 
 iarl aot Trpdyfia, XvirelaBai rrjv crjv dpacrvrrjTa Kal 
 ipajvrjv Kal to crov a'^fj/xa Kal TOi)? crovf; dKoXovdov^ Kal 
 •nXovTov Kal v/3piv dewpovvra'i, ev he ru) KpivecrOai 
 
 196 Trap a')(^pr}jji,a eXerjdrjcrr] ; /uL€<ydXrjv /xevrdv dpj^^v, fidXXov c. 
 Be T€')(y7}P €C7]<; dv evprjKO)^, el Bvo rdvavrLwrara eavrot<i 
 ev ovTOi ^pw^ei -^poput irepl creavTov Bvvaio iroielcrOaL, 
 
 KaTaTr\-fi^av.'\ 'He thought he should brow-bea t.* If this be true 
 Meidias might well argue that the unexpecteTT KaraxeipoTovia had roused 
 him to a lively sense of the power of the people'and of the rights of indi- 
 viduals, and that he might be trusted to remember the lesson. And 
 Demosthenes takes pains to forestall and refute this argument, §§ 151, 
 200. Demosthenes' eloquence may have roused the people to a sudden 
 and apparently fleeting resentment against the petty tyrannies of the 
 rich roues of Athens, which they were generally inclined to condone. 
 
 195. routrSe.] In insulting the demos he had insulted the dikasts, 
 of. § 2 2. 
 
 airov5d^eiv eZs.] The preposition, like virkp or irpor, indicates the direc- 
 tion of the interest in the sphere of possible action : the prep, eiri, § 2, 
 indicates the occasion which excited interest. 
 
 1. eiri (uev Tod /3toi'.] Here ytt^;/... 5^= 'though... yet,' of. § 15. By 
 iirl the whole life is included, though the hom* of rb Kpbeadai is afterwards 
 excepted. 
 
 Trpos oil's.] The relative clause is the subject to \vTre'ia6ai, with which 
 the participle dewpovvras goes closely, and governs dpaavT-qra, k.t.X. 
 
 i\€7j9T](j7i.] 'Are you to be pitied,' the future implying determined in- 
 tention. 
 
 196. fxivTav.'] For the emphatic doubled a^• cf. § 77: ' Certainly you 
 would have the credit of inventing a great principle or rather science.' 
 Keiske renders apxriv 'power,' comparmg Dem. p. 69. The philosophical 
 meaning is more appropriate to the reconciliation of contraries. 
 
 irepl ffeavTop voiuffdai.] 'To enlist in your service.' Cf. L. and S. 
 s. V. trepl, C. I. 2.
 
 §§ 196 — 198.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 113 
 
 (f)0ovov i^ div ^ii<;, Kol e0' otv e^aTraraf eXeov. ovk 
 €(TTiv ovha[Jb6dev crot irpoarjKOiv e\eo<i ovSe kuO^ ev, aXXA 
 TovvavTLOv /XLcrof Kol (f)66vo<i Kol opjT]' TovTcov <ydp 
 a^ia irotel'i. dW i-Tr eKelvo eirdveifMi, ort, rov B^jfiov 
 
 197 KaTrjyopy'jaeL koI rrj<i iKK\r](Tia<;. orav ovv tovto irocf], 578 d. 
 ivdvfxelcrde irap vplv avTOL<i, avhpe<i hiKacnai, on ovro^ 
 
 Tcov fied^ eavTov (nparevfraixevoiv linreoiv, ore el<i "OXvv- 
 dov Sie^rjcrav, e\6wv irpo'i v/idf; et? rrjv iKK\r]cr[av 
 KaTr]j6p€L. ttoXlv vvv [Jbeiva<i 7rpd<i tov<; i^eXr)\v06ra<i rov 
 2 Sy'j/iiov KarrjyopTjaet. Trorepov ovv vfi€i<i, idv re pbevrjre, idv e. 
 re e^lrjje, ofjLoXo'yqcreT elvai toiovtoc oiovi MeiS/a? vfid<i 
 aTro^alvei, i) rovvavTLOv tovtov del rfravra'^ov 6eol<; 
 e')(dp6v Koi ^SeXvpov; e'7c» fiev olfiai, tovtov tolovtov' ov 
 <ydp ov^ iTTTretf, ov avvdp'^ovTe^, ov (})IXol SvvavTat 
 
 198 (f>€p6iv, tI tovtov GLTTTj Tt? J ifjiol fxev vTj Tov Ala Kol Tov 54. a. 
 'AttoXXo) koi Ttjv 'AOrjvdv (elprjcreTac <ydp, ecT afxewov 
 
 (pdovov.] ' Eesentment i^rovoked by your manner of life and pity 
 moved by your cajolery.' Spalding explains the substitution of e^a^aras 
 for ddvprj (cf. § 204) as a fine specimen of the dwpocrSdKTjTou (inopinatuvi, 
 Quintil.'ix. 2. 23). 
 
 e^aTraras.] Cf, § 204, orav e^atraTwv Koi (pevaKl^wv oSvptjrai /cat kXctj 
 Kod Mrfrai.. 
 
 197. "0\wdov.-\ Cf.§132. 
 
 irpb's vp.a.s.l This is to be taken more closely with i\6o}v than with 
 KaT-qybpei. 
 
 vvv.l ' On the occasion in question.' To be taken with fidvas. 
 
 2. idv Te...i^lr]T€.] Divides uytteTs into two classes. 
 
 TOLOvToi.] Cf. Madv. § 160, and auVos § 204 2 infra. 
 
 ToiivavTlov.] Cf. § 129. The accusative after 6/j,o\oyi^<reT\ in appo- 
 sition with the infinitive clause tovtov . . .^deXvpdv. 
 
 TOLOVTOV.'] ' What I have just said.' 
 
 elVr).] For the subjunctiims duUtativus cf. Madv. § 121. There is 
 a V. I. av eiiroi. The subj. implies the difficulty of finding sufiiciently 
 strong terms to apply to Meidias' bad conduct. 
 
 198. ipLol fiiv.] The dative goes with ^vBrjXoi Tives ri^av. 
 
 dp-^creTai.] ' For I will out with it for better or worse.' He means 
 that he will run the risk of this exposure of their hypocrisy, driving 
 Meidias' false friends to take his side after all in the ballot. 
 
 D. 8
 
 114 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 1 98 — 200. 
 
 €iT€ /XT],) 06^ ovTo^, (w? diniWayiJiai, Trepucov iXoyo- 
 
 ttoUl, evhrfkoi Ttve<i rjcrav d')(66ixevot, twv "ttovv tovtw 
 
 ■^ 'K'*^- XaXovvTcov 7;Se&)9. Kal vrj Ala avToi<; ttoWt) (Tvyyvco- 
 
 »«.*A,v*.' firj- ov <ydp icrrc (f)op7}T6<i dvOpwnro'i, dXX.d koI TrXovrel 
 
 va«Ui*V* fxovo'i Kal Xeyeiv hvvarat, fi6vo<;, Kal 'rravre^ elcrl tovtw 
 
 ld9 /cad dp fiara Kal tttco'^^oI Kal ovS" dvdpwTTot. tov ovvh. 
 
 irrl TavT7}<i t^9 VTreprjipavla^ ovra, vvv dv diro^vyr], 
 
 ri irou^aeiv oteaOe ; ef otov he tovt dv elSeirjre iyoo 
 
 (}>pdcrco' €L Tot? fierd rrjv ')(eipoTOVLav TeKfi7)pioi,<; deco- 
 
 pi}craLTe. rt? ydp icmv oarc<i Karax^tpoTovrjdev avrov, 
 
 Kal ravT dcre^elv irepl rrjv kopTqv, el Kal /j,r]Sel<i dWo<i 
 
 eirrjv dywv en firjSe KLvSvvo<i, ovk dv eir avrd) tovto) 
 
 Karehv Kal fMerpiov irapecr'^^ev eavrov tov ye Srj fie-^pt 
 
 TTJq Kp[creo)<i ')(^p6vov, el Kal p^rj iravra ; ov8el<i oara ovk 
 
 200 dv. aX,V ov MetS/a?" aXV aTTo t^<? rjp,epa^ ravrrj'i 
 
 Xeyei, XotSopelraL, /3oa. •^eipoTovetTat rt?; MetS/a? 579( 
 ^Avayvpaaia 'Trpo/Se/SXrjrai. T[XovTdp')(^ov irpo^eveZ, rd 
 dTTopprjTa olBev, rj TroXi? avrov ov %&>p6t. Kal ravra 
 
 airrjWayiJ.ai.^ Cf. § 151. 
 
 To&r(fi.} ' In tho. defendant's opinion.' Ethic dative. 
 
 KaOdpjj.aTa.'] Cf. § 185. 
 
 199. iwl TauT7]s.] Cf. § 138, ctt' i^ovaia^ Kal ttXoijtov. Almost='on 
 a pedestal of.' Cf. 213, ttjv yfufiriv twutt^v e<p' tjj vuv iari. 
 
 ei. . .6(03 p-qa aire -1 Equals €k tov Oewprjaai. ' The indications (afforded 
 by his conduct) after the vote of the assembly.' 
 
 KaTaxeipoTovrjdii'.l Accusative absolute, cf. § 3, i^du, Goodwin § 110 
 2, Madv. § 182. The participle takes the infinitive of respect, dcre^eif. 
 
 Karidv.] 'Would have kept out of sight,' 'Iain perdu.' Cf. Xeno- 
 ph6n, Cyrop. vi. 1. 35, Plato, Ecp. 579 b. 
 
 fiirptov.] Cf. §§ 101, 128, 186 3. 
 
 d(TTis OVK dV.] So. ravra ^Trpa^ev. 
 
 200, xf'P<"'o''e'T«^ ■'"'J-J 'Is there an election?' Cf. Find. hth. 
 VII. 1. /' 
 
 irpo^ipXrp-aL.] *Is a candidate,' cf. § 15. 
 
 UXovrdpxov.] Cf. § 110^/t. 
 
 rd aTToppTjTa.'l ' Secrets of State.'
 
 §§ 200 — 203.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDI AS. 115 
 
 irdvTa TTOiei SfjXov ort ovSev aWo evheiKvv ixevo<i 17 otl 
 " 6701 ireirovda ovoev viro Trj<i Karw^eipoTOvia^, ov8e 
 
 201 BeSoLKa ovSe cf)o^ovfj,aL rov fieWovra dycova." 09 ovv, d. 
 e5 ai'Spe? 'Adrjvaioc, ro [lev vfid<i SeSteuai hoKelv alcr^pov 
 rjiyelrat, to he firjSev (fipovTL^eiv vfjbwu veavLKov, tovtov 
 ovK aTToXcoXivac Se/ca/ct? TrpocrrjKec ; ovSe yap e^eiv v/jLd<i 
 
 o re 'x^pyjcreade avrcp vop^i^et. 7rXovaio<i, 6pacrv<;, fiiya 
 <j)povcov, /jbiya <^6eyy6[xevo<i, ^laLO<;, dvaihT^'i. irov \r](f)dii- 
 (T€Tai, vvv edv SoaKpovo-rjrat ; 
 
 202 'AW' Gytoye, el /j,T]Sevo<i eveKa rwv dWcov, twv ye 5 5. a 
 Brjfjiriyopicov u>v etcdaroTe Br]/x7}yopei, Koi iv ol^ Kaipol'i, 
 
 Tt]U fieytaTTjv dv avrov 8tKalco<i olfiac Siktjv Bovvai. 
 tare yap BrjTrou tov9\ otl edv fxev ti twv heovTwv 
 dirayyeXdrj tt} TroXet, Kal toiovtov olov ev(f)pduac Trdv- 
 Ta'^y ovhapiov TTdoiroTe MetSta? rwi/ avvrjBo/ievcov ovSe 
 
 203 Tcov crvy^aipovTcov i^yjTdadi] tm Btjimw, dv Be to (fiXav- b. 
 pov, b fir]Sel<i dv fiovXocTO twv dWcov, Trpcoro? dvecrTrjKev 
 evdeco<; Kal Brj/xrjyopet, eirefjb^atvwv tc3 Kaipat Kal t^? 
 CTituTT^? diroXavwv, fjv iirl tm irepl twv (TvjjL/de/SrjKOTCov 
 
 ovd£i'...€vS€iKvifi€vos.] ' Only to display this notion " I &c...." ' 
 
 201. oi'5^ yap '^^eiv.] 'For he even thinks that you will not know 
 what to do with him,' 
 
 irov.] 'On what occasion... ?' Cf. oVoi/, § 10. 
 
 diaKpomrrrai.] Cf. §§ 27, 128. 
 
 202. iu oh Kaipoh.l Equals ruiy KaipQv iveKa iv ots dTj/MTjyope?. 
 Tuv Se6vTuv.] 'Satisfactory news.' 
 
 olov.] Cf. Madv. § 166 c. 
 
 i^7]Td(rdT].'] Cf. 65 2; for the genitive cf. not Dfimosth. De Fals. Leg. 
 p. 434, tQiv ix^P^" ■''WJ' oijUv efs e^-qra^ero, so much as § 133, Xax^iv twv 
 i^tovTuv, Madv. § 51 c. The dative ri^ orj/xcp is governed by <tvv- <ruy- 
 and presents a case of hyperbaton. 
 
 208. ^Xavpov.] Litotes, ' indifferent ' for « bad.' Cf, § 119, 
 
 eTre/ji^aivuv.] We say 'jumping at'; Demosth. 'mounting on,' meta- 
 phor from mounting a chariot, 
 
 d-iroXavuv.] ' Taking advantage of.' 
 
 iirl ry.] Cf. i<f>' oh § 2, Madv, § 73 2 e. 
 
 8—2
 
 IIG DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 203 — 205 . 
 
 '^ a')(6e(T6ai iroielcrde vfiel'i' '^ tolovtol jdp iare, w avSpe^ C 
 -tf^^ 'AOrjvaloL' ovSe jap e^epx^o'^^, ovB^ oXeaOe Seiv ^RVH'^'^^ 
 
 lvAH,-"'-*-| elacf)€pecv. elra Oav/id^eT el /ca/ccG? rd irpdjp.aB' vfilv 
 
 e^^c; efie oieaa vfitv eiaoiaeiv, v/iea oe ve/xeiaaai ; 
 
 e/ie olecrOe Tptrjpapxv^civ, y/xet? 8' ovk ipb^-qcrecrdai;" 
 
 204 ToiavO' v/3pii^cov Kol ttjv dirb Tr]<; '^v^fl'? iriKpiav Kol 580d. 
 KaKOVQiav, r\v Kara rwv ttoXXwv vficov e^^v a(f)avi] irap 
 iavTO) Trepiepx^rai, (jiavepdv eVt tov Kaopov KadiaTas. 
 
 Set Toivvv, (o dvSp€<i ^AOrjualoi, Kal v/xuf; ohro) vvv, orav 
 i^aTraroop Kal (pevaKi^cov oSvprjTat Kal K\dr/ Kal Berjrai, 
 2 Tav6^ VTTo^dWeiv avTM ' " roiovTO<i yap el, MetSta * e. 
 v^piaTrj^ yap el, ovk e'^eXet? e%ety irapd creavro) tw xeipe. 
 elra davp,di^ei<i el KaKo<i Kaicw<i diroXeZ ; dWd vo/jbL^ei<i 
 rjp,d<i /jL€V dve^eadal crov, avT6<; Be rvTrr/iaeiv ; Kal rjp,d<i 
 /Mev d7ro-^7](j)ieca6ai aov, au Be ov iravcreadaL ; " 
 
 205 Kat ^orjdovatv ol \eyovTe<i vTrep avrov ov^ ovtoj 56. a. 
 TOVT(p iJ^apiVacr^at fid tov<; d€ov<i /3ov\6fievoi, ce;? eTrr,- 
 ped^eii' ifiol Bid ttjv IBiav e^Opav, fjv ovro'i avTa> 
 
 1. TotovToi ydp i(TTe.] ' Yes, it is just your way.' 
 ttra.] ' And yet.' 
 el.] Cf. Madv. 194 c. 
 
 204. cLTTo TTJi ^vxv^-] The preposition takes up the idea of motion 
 in (pavepav Kadiards. For the idiom cf. e^ 'Apyovpas, § 164. 
 
 Trap iavrqi.] Cf. Her. i. 130. 
 
 e^aTraTWJ'.] Cf. 196, e^aTrar^s. 
 
 uTTOjSaXXeiy.] The preposition inro- in composition occasionally means 
 initiative or promi3titude in action, cf. Find. Fytli. viii, 11, ix, 9, ' to 
 retort promptly.' 
 
 2. A parody of 203 2. 
 dWd.] ' Why, do you think ...? ' 
 avT6s.] Cf. § 197 2. So for (tiJ. 
 
 205. Kal. ] ' Accordingly.' In accordance with his general un- 
 popularity even his backers dislike him, and only take his part to spite 
 Uemosthcnes. 
 
 po7]dov<Tii>.} V. I. future ^OT]9ri<Tov<Tiy. 
 
 ovTos.] Eubulos; cf. § 116, and De Fals. Leg. p. 434 (Shilleto, § 332).
 
 §§ 205 — -07-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 117 
 
 Trpo? eytie, cw t iycio <^(a av re fir) <^c3, (f)i](rlv eluai, teal 
 ^ta^erat ovk opdoo^. aXXd Kivhvvevet, rb \iav evTV)(^6CV 
 2 ivLore e'Tra')(6el<i Troieiv' ottov <yap iyoo fxev ovSe ireirov- b. 
 6(o^ KaKw<i e-)(dpov eival fioi, tovtov o/xoXoyco, ovro<i Se 
 ovB at^ievra a^lrjacv, dWa, koI eirl rot? aXX,OTpLOi<i 
 dycocTLV diravra koX vvv dva/3^creTac firjBe rrjq Kotvfj<i 
 TMv vofxcov i7nKovpia<; a^icov efiol /xereivai, ttco? ov')(^ 
 ovTO<; eVa^^A;? icrnv ?]8rj koI fiel^cov rj Kaff' oaov rjfidSu 
 
 206 eKaara avfKpepet ; ert roivvv iraptjv, w dvSpe^ ^Adrjvaioi, c. 
 Kol KadrjTo Fju^ovXo'i iv raj BeaTpw, ore 6 S7]/xo<; Kare- 
 "X^eipoTovTjae MetSt'of, Kal KaX.ovfievo<i ovo/naarl avri- 
 
 l3o\oVVTO<i TOVTOV Kot XtTTapOVVTO^, (W? VfXel^ tcTTe, OVK 
 
 2 dveaTTj. Kal /jltjv el fiev firjSev r^ScKTjKoTO'i rjyelro Trjv d. 
 Trpo^oXriv yeyevrjo-Oat, tot eSec top ye (f>i\ov BrjTrov 
 (TvveiTrelv Kal ^orjOrjaat' el Se KaTayvov<i dhiKelv TOTe 581 
 hia TavT ov'^ virrjKovae, vvv h\ otv irpocrKeKpovKev e[xol, , ^ 
 Btd Tama tovtov i^aLTrjcreTai, vfitv oi5p^l Ka\w<i e;^et yv-*^'^VN 
 
 207 ')(apiaaadaL' fir) yap e<JT(o fir]8el^ iv B7]fiOK£aTla_ji]Xi- 
 
 dvT'...ayT€.] Cf. 197 2. 
 
 2. o.<j>iivTa a(t>l-r]<nv J] The Greeks were fond of this kind of collocation, 
 of. x^PVy^" y^ xopvyovvTa, § 147. 
 
 dva^ricreTai.] ' Will mount the bema.' 
 
 /Mr]5L..d^iwv.] ' To beg that. ..not even.' 
 
 eiraxOif:. . . ^5?;.] ' Indisputably offensive. ' 
 
 fiei^uiv ft Kad' offov.] Cf. Madv. § 90, Rem. 4 (6). 
 
 206 2. rjSiKTjKOTos.'] From § 11 we should perhaps expect Kard, but 
 cf. § 10, 7r/3o/3oXai avrov IffTucrav, Madv. § 48 Rem., if the participle be not 
 a genitive absolute, with tovtov supplied from the last sentence. 
 
 t6t'.] The /j,ku of the first apodosis of two opposed hypothetical 
 sentences is here omitted, cf. § 100. 
 
 ovx virriKovffe.] Cf. Shilleto on Dem. De Fals. Leg. p. 364, § 83. 
 el /iTj llpd^evov ovx vireS^^avTo. In the passage before us ovx virriKovae is 
 a fact and the real hypothesis is contained in the participle KaTayvov^, 
 The form of sentence is due to rhetorical emphasis. 
 
 vvv 5'.] The 5' introduces the special point. See a stronger case in 
 §207.
 
 118 UEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 20/ — 209, 
 
 Kovro^ ware avvenrcov rov fiev v^plaOaL, top he /ij) hovvai 
 SIktjv TTOirjaai, aXV el KaKoy'i ifxe /3ov\€i iroteiv, Ei)- e. 
 /3ovXe, W9 €<y(oye fid toi)? deov^; ovk olSa avd' orov, 
 hvvacraL fi-ev Koi iroXirevr], Kara tov<; v6fiov<; 8' rjVTLva 
 fiovXec Trap' ifxov SUrjv \d/x^ave, wv 8' e^w irapd toi)? 
 2 vojjbovi vj3plcr6iriv, fjbij fi d(f)aipov ttjv rifxcoplav. el S' f. 
 aTTopelf iKeivw'i fie KaKW'i iroirja-ai, elrj dv Kol tovto 
 arjfiecov rrji; ifirj<; i7neLKela<;, el tov^ dWov^ paStto? Kpivcov 
 ejxe [xrjhev e^et? e0 0T<p tovto 'KOirjcreL^. 
 
 208 Tleirvcr fxai tolvvv koX ^iXnnrlSrjv koX M.vr}<Tap')(^l8'qv 57. a 
 Kot AioTtfiov TOP ^vcovvfiea koI toiovtov; Tivd<i TrXof criou? 
 
 Kal TpLT)pap')(ov<i i^aiTtjaeadat Kol Xtiraprjcreiv Trap vfxwv 
 avTOV, avTol<i d^L0vvTa<; Bodrjvat ttjv X'^P^^ TavTrju. Tvepl 
 wv ovhev av etTTOc/JLt Trpo<; v[xd<i (})\avpov eyco' Kal >yap dv 
 /xaivoifMrjv. d\)C d Oecopelv vfid<;, oTav ovtol heoiVTai, Zel 
 
 209 licCl Xoyi^ecrOai; TavT ipdo. ivdv/xeiad', w dvdpe<; hiKacnai, b. 
 el yevoLVTO, /xrj lyevoiTO oz;S' eaTat,, ovtol Kvpcoi Trj(; ttoXi- 
 Teia<i fieTa Met^/ou Kal twv o/jlolcov tovtm, Kai rt? vfiaiv 
 Twv TToXXwv Kal hrjfioTiKoiJv dvdpctiiroiv dfiapTcov et'9 Tiva 
 TOVTOiv, firj TOiavB' ola MetSiW et9 e/*e, dXX" otlovv dXXo, 
 €t9 hiKaoTrjpiov elcrioL TreTrXrjpco/jiivov e/c tovtcov, tIvo<; 
 
 207. cvveLiruiv.'] ' That his^ advocacy brings it about that though 
 one man has been assaulted the other gives no satisfaction.' Here the 
 real effect of ffwu-rrCov is introduced by 6^, cf. § 15. Note that avvelirov 
 is used as the aorist of awayopevu. 
 
 ws ?7W7f.] 'As you do, believe me, I know not why.' The clause is a 
 parenthesis, cf, § 78, ojs /x-qd^ vdv wcpe'Kov. 
 
 Svvaa-ai.] 'You are powerful,' Swao-Tvys el. 
 
 /jLiv...5'...d\'\ ' As you. n.re... then get... but do not &c.' Cf. § 212, 
 
 208. AiOTifxov.] Probably this is the same Diotimos as is mentioned 
 in the De Corotia, pp. 264, 285, as having received a golden crown for 
 giving shields to some troops. 
 
 a\)T6v.'\ Omitted by A. Buttmann, Schaefer explains that \i.wapeiv 
 IS for iKXiwap. and so takes the same government as e^airi^ffeadai. 
 
 209. o fjLT} y^voiTo.] 'Now may this never come to pass, nor will 
 it ever be.'
 
 §§209 — 211.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 119 
 
 (Tvy<yva)iXT]<i rj rivo<i \070u Tvy^elv av oteaOe ; Ta->(^u y av 
 ')(api,craLVTO, ov <yap ; rj SerjOevTC tu> twv ttoWwv irpoa- 
 
 210 cr^T^otez/, aXX ovfc av evOi(o<; eiTroiev " rov Be ^daKavov, 582c. 
 TOP 8e oXedpov, rovrov 8e v^pl^eiv, dvairvelv he; ov el 
 
 Tt? ea ^fjv, dyairav eSec;" fjurj roivvv, (o av8pe<; 'AOrjvaiot, 
 Tovroi<i T0i9 ouTO) ')(^prjaafiivoi<i av vpXv aXKwi 7r(o<i e^^ere 
 v/xei'i, fiTjSe rov ttXovtov firjSe Trjv ho^av rrjv tovtcov 
 Bavfid^ere, aX,V Vfj,d<i avTov'?, iroWd rovTOL<i dyadd d. 
 eariv, d rovrov^ ovhel'i KwXvei KeKrrjadai' fjurj roivvv 
 /j^rjS ovToi Trjv ciBeiav, fjv i^yTiv KOivr)v ovcrlav 01 vo^ioi 
 
 211 '7Tape')(ovaL, kcoXvovtcov KeKrfjaOac. ovSev Seivov ovS* e\e- 58. a. 
 etvov IVIetSf'a? Treiaerat, dv icra Krr]<T'qrat rol<; 7roWoi<; 
 vfjLwv, ov<i vvv v^pi^et, Kal 77x0)^^01)9 diroKaXel, d he vvv . 
 
 j^Lft^fU^-^TrepiovT avTov v/3pi^eLV e-rraipet, irepiaipedy. ovh^ ovrot p^*^ * 
 
 ^ hrjTTou ravB" vfxwv elat hUaLot heicrdai, '' firj Kara roy? b. -<*'"*' 
 
 vofiov; hc/cdarjre, c3 dvhpe<i hiKacTTal' /jurj ^OTjdyja-rjTe to3 
 
 TreirovOoTi hetvd' firj evopKelre' i^filv hore rrjv %a/oti' 
 
 ravrrjv." ravra ydp, dv to heojvrai irepl tovtov, hetjaov- 
 
 raxv ye.] A formula of irony ; the Latin scilicet. Cf. DSmosth. p. 
 728, Aeschines p. 175, Aristoph. Niibes, 647. 
 
 ov yap ;] Parenthetic. Cf. Demosth. p, 673, KoXd ye, od yap ; w 
 dvdpes 'AdrjvaXoi, to. ycypa/j.fj,^va. This also is a formula of irony. 
 
 irpocTffxoiei'.] Cf. § 8. 
 
 210. rbv 5^ pdffKavov.] Accusative of indignant surprise, the next sen- 
 tence exhibiting a similar accusative with infinitive. Cf. Madv. § 168 a 3. 
 
 dvaTrvetv.] 'To have aspirations.' With this passage Spalding com- 
 pares the language of the tribune Canuleius, Livy iv. 3, Ecquid sentitis 
 in quantum contemptum vivatis? Lucis vobis liuius partem, si liceat, 
 adimant. Quod spirati.i, quod vocem mittitis, quod/ormas hominum habetis 
 indignantur. 
 
 XPV'^o.fiivoLS du.'] '"Who would treat you so,' el yivoivro Kvpioi t^j iroXi- 
 Tflas. 
 
 &\\us TTws ^xf^'f •] ' Have any different feelings.' . 
 
 Oavfid^ere.] 'Eespect.' 
 
 211, Cf. §§ 98 2, 100, 138. 
 
 ■n-epL6vT\'] A play on words with wepiaipeO^, for which cf. § 133, 
 irepiaipedeis.
 
 120 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§2II — 2 1 4. 
 
 212 Tai; Kav fxr) ravra Xejcoat, to, pyj/xara. a\X elirep eicrt c. 
 (piXoi,, KoX Seivvv el firj irXovTrjcreL MeiSia? j/yovvTai, etcrt 
 /jiSlL etf rd fiaXiar aurol ttXovctlol, Kai Kokw'i iroiovai, 
 'XpTjfxara S' avTM Trap' eavrcov Sovrcov, 'Iv vp,ei^ fiev e</) 
 ot? elarjXdere 6fj,Q}/jbOK6T€<i SiKalco'i '>^7](^[arjad€, ovtol Be 
 Trap' avTwv rdf ')(aptTa<i, fir] fierd t^9 v[Ji,erepa<; ala'x^vv7]<i, 
 TTOLWvrai. el 8' ovtol '^p}]/j,aT €)(^ovre<; /xrj Trpooivr dr, 
 TTftJ? vpZv Kokov Tov opKov TTpoecrdai ; 
 
 213 TlXovaioL ttoWoI (7VV6cr-r)K6re<i, cS dvhpe<i Adrjvaioi, d. 
 TO BoKelv Tiv€<; elvat 8t evTroptav Trpoaei\rj(p6T€'i, v/xuiv 
 Traplaai Berjcrofievoi. tovtcov firjSevi fie, w dvhpe<; Adrj- 
 vaioL, Trporjade, dX)C uxnrep €fcaaTO<; tovtcov virep raiv 583 
 ISla <Jv/j.(j)ep6vTcov koI virep tovtov (TTrovBdcreraL, ovroyi 
 vfjbet<i VTTep vfidov avTCov koX t(ov vo/mcov kuI e/xov tov i<f)^ 
 vfjbd<i KaTaTr€(})€V'y6ro<; cnrovhdcraTe, Kul rrjprjaaTe rrjv 
 
 21i yvoofJLTjv TavT7}v i(f rj'i viiv iare. koI ydp el /lev, co Sd.a, 
 dvBp6<i ^ AOrjvaloL, t66' ot yv rj Trpo^oXr], ra TreTTpay/xeva 
 6 Brip.o<; aKovcrwi dTre^eipoTovqcre MetS/ou, ovk dv o[xolo>^ 
 rjv Beivov Kol <ydp fjLrj yeyevrjaOat,, koX firj Trepl ri]V 
 
 212. dai n^v . . .xprif^ara 5'.] 'As they are. ..then let them.' Cf. § 207. 
 
 Kal /caXws voiovfft..] ' And quite right too.' A parenthesis. 
 
 €l...irp6oivT^ dv.'] Cf. Goodwin § 50 2, note 2 (a). The implied protasis 
 is — 'if Meidias should be stripped of his wealth.' 
 
 213. ■ir\ovaLoi..] ' Eich men banded together in numbers.' The em- 
 phatic word is irXovcn.oi. 
 
 (TUfeiTTTy/coVes.] Cf. 139, aweaTdcra iraipela. 
 
 TLvh.^ 'Somebodies,' 'people of importance'; cf. Eur. El. 939, 7?i!x«ts 
 Tij elvai To1<n xpi7Macri adivuv. So firjMva, 'nobody,' § 147 2. 
 
 TppocretXi/^oTes. ] 'Having gained the additional advantage of.' 
 
 60' -75.] For sentiment cf. § 127, T7)j' opY'iji' Ix"''- For the preposition 
 cf. § 199. 
 
 214. Koi 7(x/).../cai.] 'For indeed. ..or.' For disjunctive use of koL 
 cf. §§ 43, 179. 
 
 riv ij Trpo^oXrj.'l Cf. § 10, Trpo^oXal avrou icrtaaav. 
 
 firi yeyfVTJddaL.] This and the next are substantive clauses. Of course 
 this is irony ; for a verdict can hardly efface the memory of a blow.
 
 §§214 — 217-] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 121 
 
 eopTTjv ahiKTrjixara ravr elvai, Kal ttoWu av ei;j^e Ti? 
 avTov 'Trapafjivdt'jaaadaL. vvv he touto koL nrauTwv av b. 
 
 215 fMoc heivoTarov avfi^ati], el Trap' avra fiev TaSiKij/jLara 
 ovrw<i 6pyi\(o<i Kal iriKpco'i Kal ^aXeTro)? a7ravTe<; eyovre^ 
 e^aiveaOe (oare ^eoTTToXe/mov Kal M.vr]aap-^i8ov Kal 
 ^tXiTTTrlSov Kai rivcov twv a(f)6Spa irXovcriwv tovtmu 
 heo^evoiv Kal efiov Kal v/jicov e/Sodre fxy) d(f)eivai, Kal 
 irpoaeXdovTO'i fioi HXeTralov rov rpaire^LTOv rrfKLKovT c. 
 dveKpayere, co?, tout eKelvo, ')(p7]/jLaTd fiov Xrjyjrofievov, 
 
 216 ware fie, w dv8pe<; ^AOrjvaioc, (po/SijOevra top vixerepov 
 dopv^ov doi/jiarcov Trpoeadat Kal fiiKpov yv/xvov ev t&J 
 yji,T03Vi(TK(i> yeveadat, (pevyovra eKelvov eXKOvrd p,e, Kal 
 /juerd ravra diravTwyre^ " o7rw<i iire^ei raJ fjuiapu) Kal firj 
 SiaXvcreL' dedaovrai ere tl 7rot7;cret<> 'A6r]vatot"' rotavra 
 Xe'yovre<;' eVeiS?) Be Ke^eipoTovrjrac fxev v^pi^ to rrrpd- J. 
 y/jua eivai, ev lepa> S' ol ravra Kplvovre'i Kade^o/xevoi, 
 Bteyvcoaav, Sie/xecva S' eyw kuI ov irpovScoKa ovd^ v/j,d(; 
 
 217 ovT e/jbavrov, rrjviKavr diro-ylrrjcpceLaOe u/xet?. fiijSa/jLco'i' 
 rrdvra yap rd ai(T')(^iara evecmv ev tco rrpdyfJbarL. elfil 584e. 
 8' ov rovroiv vfilv d^io<; (tto)? ydp, w dvSpe<i ^AOrjvaLOC ;) 
 Kpivcov dvOpwirov Kal BoKovvra Kal ovra ^lacov Kal 
 v/3piarr]v, 'q/xaprrjKora daeXyci}<; ev iravTjyvpec, /xdprvpa<; f -^^ " 
 Tf/<i v^peui<i rr]<i eavrov TTeiToirjfievov ov fiovov v/id'i, ty^*^^ 
 
 av eXxi Tts.] 'One would,' i.e. 'I should have.' 
 irapa/jLvOriaaffeai.] Cf. Madv. § 150 b. 
 vvv 8i.] 'But as it is.' Cf. § 129. 
 
 215. Trap' aiiTa TaSiK-^fxara,'] Cf. § 26. 
 
 tout' iKuvo.] 'As usual,' 'as many do.' For the kind of phrase cf. 
 §§ 33, 129. 
 
 216. ixLKpod.] Cf. Madv. § 56 a note 3. 
 
 oVws eiri^ei.} Cf. Madv. § 123, esp. Kern. 1. 
 
 airavTwuTes.] Supply from above ^(paiveaOe. 
 
 iv Jepy-] The assembly which took cognizance of irpojSoXat was held in 
 the temple of Dionysos. Cf. § 8 2.
 
 122 DEMOSTHENIS MIDTAS. [§§ 21/ — 220. 
 
 dXXa Kal tov<; iTriSrj/jurjcravTa'i u7ravTa<i rwv 'KWijvcov. 
 iJKOvaev 6 8rjfio<i rd TreTrpay/xeva tovtw. tI ovv ; vfilv 
 
 218 Kara'X^eipoTovyjcra'i irapeBcoKev. ov roivvv oiov re d(f)avrj f. 
 rrjv yvdocTtv vjxwv yeveaOai, ovhe \a6elv, ouB' ave^eraarov 
 elvai, Tt 770^' C09 v/xdq rov 'Trpdyfiaro'; iXd6vT0<; eyvcore' 
 aXV idv fiev Ko\dar]T€, Bo^ere au)(f)pove<i elvai koI koXoI 
 KayaOol koI /j.KTOTrovrjpoL, dv S' d(f)r]Te, dWov rivo^ 
 
 2 ■^rrdadai. ov ydp e/c 7rokcTLK>}<; alria^, ovB^ uxnrep g. 
 ^Api(7ro(^uiv d7roBov<i toi)? arec^dvovi eXvcre rrjv irpo^o- 
 \r)V, dXX! i^ v/Speax;, iic rov [JbrfBev dv (ov ire'iTolrjKev 
 dvaXvcrat Bvvaadat, Kpiverai. irorep' ovv rovrov yevo- 60. a 
 fxevov KpeiTTOv avOc<i rj vvvl KoXdaai ; eyw fxev olfiat 
 vvV Koivrj ydp 7) KplcrL<i, Kal TaBiKijfiaTa iravr icf)" 
 oh VVV Kpiverai, Koivd. 
 
 219 "Exi Be ovK e/xe ervrrrev, w dvBpe<i ^AOrjvaloi, fxovov b. 
 ,(V ovTO<i ovS' vjSpi^e Tf) Btavola Tore, ttoioov ola eiroieL, 
 
 1^1 aX,X,a irdvra'i, o(Tov<; irep dv otrjrai Ti? yrrov efiov 
 
 ^ V ' BvvacrOai Blktjv virep avTcov Xa/Setv. el Be fJ^rj iravref 
 J\v^f^ eVa/ecr^e, /jbrjBe irdvre'i eTrrjped^ecrde ')(op7)yovvTe'i, tare 
 ^yX BrjTTOV T0vd\ on ovS' i^oprjyeld^ dp,a irdvTe'i, ovBe BvvaiT 
 ,yyi/iA(/^ dv TToB' vp,d<; d'TvavTa^ fxia %et/3l ovBe\<i irpoTrrfXaKiaai. 
 
 220 aW' orav et? 6 Traddov firj Xd^rj BIktjv, roff' eKatXTOv c. 
 avrov ^0^ irpoaBoKav rov Trpcorov fierd ravr dBLKT)a6/xe- 585, 
 
 218. aXXov Tivbs rjTrciffOai.] ' To be under the influeace of some bad 
 feeling.' Here aWoj (as occasionally) is used by litotes like Srepos in the 
 meaning 'bad,' 
 
 2. oils' wcrxe/).] ["Nor is his case like that of Aristophon's when he 
 gave up the crowns, and so stopjjed the prosecution." Ulpian informs us 
 that Aristophon retained possession of some tithes which ought to have 
 been invested in purchasing crowns for Pallas. Eubulus laid a plaint 
 against him, but before the day of trial Aristophon presented the crowns 
 to the shrine, and so escaped. It would simplify the construction to 
 insert os after 'Apia-r., with Eeiske. But cf. Plato, Syrnpos. pp. 179, e. 189, 
 c] Holmes. 
 
 fiTldh av.] This force of av is very elegant : Meidias is tried because 
 he did such deeds as, if he wished it ever so much, he could not make 
 undone. 
 
 220. dSiKTjcroiJ.evoi'. For this passive form cf. § 30.
 
 §§ 220 — 222.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 123 
 
 vov yevr/aeadat, Kol firj irapopav ra roiavra, firjS" e'c^* 
 eavTov e\delv irepLfievetv, aX)C &5? e'/c irXela-rov f^vkar- 
 2 reaOai. fiiael MetSt'a? icra><i ifie, vfxwv Ze ye eKacrrov d. 
 oA,Xo9 Ti9. up ovv (Tvy)(^cop7]<TacT av tovtov, oarL<i ia-Tiv 
 €Ka(7T0<i 6 fiLorcov, Kvptov yiyvecrOaL tov Tavd\ airep ovTOf 
 ifie, vixoov CKacTTOv Troirjaai ; ejco /Mev ovk olfxai. firj 
 TOLVvv firjS' ifii, w avSp6<i ^AOrjvalot, irpoijaOe rovrw. 
 
 221 Spare Bi' avrcKa Srj jxaXa, eTreiBdv avacrrfi to BcKaa- e. 
 TTjpcov, eh eKacrro<i vfiMV, 6 fiev Ocittov t(Tco<i, 6 Be 
 o-^oXairepov, oiKaS" airetcnv ovBev ^povTt^cov ovBe fxera- 
 crTp€(})6fjbevo<; ovBe (f}0^ov/j,evo<;, out el 0iXo<? ovr el fir} 
 (f)i\o<i avTO) avvrev^eral Ti<i, ovBe ye el fieya<; rj fiLKp6<;, 
 o08' el l(T'^vp6<; rj daOevr)^, ovBe rwv toiovt(ov ovBep' ri 
 B7]7roT€ ; oTL rfj yjrvxj] tout oiSe koI dappel koI ire- 
 nricrrevKe rfj TroXtreia, fnjBeva eX^eiv /jltjS' vj3pielv fjLtjBe 
 
 222 rvTrrrjcreiv. elr ecf)" fj dBeia avrol iropeveade, raimju oiJ61.a. 
 ^e/3ai(6aavTe<; ifiol ^aBieiade ; Kal rivi ')(^pr) fxe Xoytcrp-ut 
 
 2. fo-ws refers not only to the words M«5ias ifxi, but to the whole 
 sentence from vij.wi> to aXKos ns. 
 
 ap' ovv (Tvyx('}pv<^aiT^ av.] "Would you allow, whoever it be that hates 
 you, each to have the power of doing to each of you what the defendant 
 has done to me?" 
 
 221. avT(^ (TutTeuf erat. ] For avTov instead of ayroi' of. § 67 2. The 
 Ziir. edd. read avri^. 
 
 Tr€Tri<TT€VKe.. /iijSeVa.] Cf. § 118, /jLeTpLa...diKTj...iffTli> firiKeTL. . .KOLvwvelv, 
 Soph. Oed. R. 1455, Kairoi rocrovrSi' y' ol5a fMiJTe /a' av vbaov | /i7;r' a\Xo 
 TtepaaL nr/Sev. It is possible that the idea of consecution occasionally 
 presented itself to the minds of Hellenes and Eomans in constructions in 
 which we do not apprehend it, as in the Latin construction hoc intelligo 
 ut <£-c. But this consideration is not wanted to explain /xr) with the 
 infinitive after ol5a, ol/j.aL, vofii^w &c. after which even wore is followed 
 generally by ov. Exceptional uses of fi-q whether with the infinitive or 
 indicative are only to be soundly and satisfactorily explained as giving a 
 more emphatic or general (or both) negation than would be given by ov. 
 Hence the general case of /zi? with the infinitive after verbs denoting 
 assurance, conviction, cf. Madvig § 205, note, and in infinitive predicates 
 of general, as in § 118, or universal application. Such predicates being 
 far the most common the use of /j.ri is considered the rule. I venture to 
 think that grammarians are not sufficiently comprehensive in the treat- 
 ment of fiTj. See my note on 01. i. 7 (partly due to Mr Henry Jackson). 
 
 222. Xoyifffif.] Dat. of cause. Cf. §§ 69 2, 131.
 
 124 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. [§§ 222 — 225. 
 
 irepLelvat ravra Tradovra, el irepLO'^eade /xe vvv v/jL€1<; ; 
 6dppei vr) Ala, (f>r]aeLe Tt? civ. ov yap eV ovBev v /Spier- 
 Orjaei. iav Be, tot opyLelade, vvv d(f)evTe<; ; fxr]Bafia)<i, tw 
 dvSpe<; BcKacTTal, firj irpohwTe fi7]T efie [ir]6' v/jbd<; avTov<; 
 
 223 /AT^re tov<; v6fiov<;. Kal yap avTo tovto el Oekone b. 
 (TKOTreiv Kal ^tjtcIv, tu> ttot elcriv Vfioiv ol del BiKd^ovTe^ 
 la')(ypol Kal Kvpioi Ta)V ev ry iroXec iravTcov, idv re 
 8iaKO(rtov<} idv re •y^cXlov; edv ff' vTrocrov; dv rj TToXt? 
 KaOlar), ovTe tu> /xed' ottXcov elvai (rvvTeTayfievoi fiovoL 
 Ta>v dWoiv TToXtTcov, evpoiT dv, ovTe tc3 rd aoofiaT 
 dpccTTa e)(ei,v Kal fidXicTTa la-)(yeLV [toi)? hLKd^ovTa'i\, 
 ovTe Tw TYjv rjXLKiav elvac vecoTaTot, ovTe Twv toiovtcov 586 
 
 22'i ovhevl, dXXa rfj twv vo/xcov la-^vi. 77 Be twv voficov c. 
 l(T')(y'i Tt? eaTLv ; dp edv Ti<i v/jlcZv dSiKovfxevo^ dvaKpdyrj, 
 TrpoaBpafiovvTai Kal irapeaovTai ^ori6ovvTe<i ; ov' ypdfi- 
 fj-aTa ydp yey pafifiiva eaTi, Kal ovyl BvvaivT dv tovto 
 2 TTOirjaai. T19 ovv 77 BvvafiL<; avTwv ecrTiv ; v/jLei<; edv 
 /3e/3at(WTe avTOV<i Kal Trapexv^^ Kvptov; del tu> Beofievw. 
 ovKovv OL v6/xoi re vfilv elcnv Icr^vpol Kal vfi€i<i toi<; d. 
 
 225 p6fjL0i<;. Bel toivvv tovtol'? ^orjOeiv 6fj,oi(o<i wcnrep dv 
 avTO) Ti9 dBi.K0vfJbev(p, Kal to- tcov vo/kov dBcKtjfxara Koivd 
 
 ^ vofjil^eiv, e(^' otov irep dv Xafi/SdvrjTai, Kal ixrjTe Xei- 
 Tovpyla<i p,i)t eXeov ^itjt uvBpa p,r}Beva firjTC Te')(vriv 
 /XTjBefilav evpfja$ai fir/T dXXo fi7]Bev Bl otov irapa^d'i 
 Ti<i Tov<i vo/xovi ov Bcoaei Blktjv. 
 
 223. /jLtO' owXwv.] The first of a series of unreal causes of the power 
 of the Court of the Heliaea only suggested to be discarded in favour of the 
 real cause, ry twv po/j-wv /trxi't. 
 
 /idwi Twp aWwv.] For the genitive cf. Madv. § 50; Herod, i. 25, 
 fiovvos iravTUiv dvOpioiruv. For ciXXw^ cf. L. and S. s.v. aWos, 11. 7. Here 
 the meaning is alone distinguished from the rest of the citizens. 
 
 evpoiT^ dv.] Supply Icrxvpol ehai. 
 
 224 2. vfjuv.] 'By you... by the laws.' The first is a dative of the 
 agent, the second of the means. 
 
 225. rwv vonuu.] Objective genitive. Buttmann would insert Kara, 
 but it is quite unnecessary. Cf. Madv. § 48 Eem.
 
 §§ 226, 22/.] DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 125 
 
 226 'T/ic3i/ ol decofjievot Tol'i Aiovv(rLOL<; elcnovra eU to 62.a. 
 Oearpov rovrov icrvpLTrere koI eKXw^ere, koX iravra a 
 fi{(Tov<i earl arjfiela iiroielTe ovSev dK7]Ko6re<i ttco irepl 
 avTov Trap' ifiov. elra irplv fiev e\e'y)(drjvat to irpa'yfia b. 
 (opiyi^eaOe, TrpovKoXetad^ iirl rifxcopiav toi> iradovra, 
 
 227 €Kpor€id\ ore Trpov^aXofirjv avrov iv rw Stj/xo)' eVetS?) 
 S' e^eX.TfXe'yKTai, Kal TrpoKarejvMKep 6 SPj/xo^i toutou et? 
 lepou Ka6e^6p,€vo<i, Kal rciWa irpocre^i^TacrTai to. TreTrpa- 
 fyixeva rco ficapw rovrro, Kal 8iKdaovTe<i elXij-^are, Kal 
 TTCiVT icnlv iv vfuv fiia -rlnjcpo} BtaTrpd^acrdai,, vvv 
 OKvrjaeTe ifiol ^or]6fj(7ai, tco Srmo) '^aplcraadai, roi)? 
 
 2 dWov<i aoi^poviaaL, /xera ttoXX^? acrcpaXeia'i avTol to 
 XoiTTov BidyeLV, TrapdSeij/jba iroirjaavTe<i tovtov roi<; 
 dXXoi'i ; 
 
 Hdvrcov ovv eveKa tcov elprjixevayv, Kal f^dXiara rov 587c. 
 6eov %a/3ty TTepl ov rrjv eoprrjv dae^cov ovTO<i tJXcoke, Trjv 
 oaiav Kal SiKaiav Oefievoi, '\}n'j(f)ov rificopyjaaa-Oe tovtov. 
 
 227. iv vix'iv.l Cf. § 3. 
 
 ^oridricTaL.} Cf. § 74 2. 
 
 1. (T'j}<ppoi>i<Tai.] ' To teach self-control to.' 
 
 7ropa5ei7/xa.] Cf. § 97. 
 
 i]\uKe.] By the KaTaxei-poyia on the occasion of the probol5.
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 § 71 dXX' i(7aini> dvavres, el hk /ir/, ■jroWol ye, Evflvvov, tov 
 
 irakaCa-avrd itot €K€ivov, tov v€avto-KOV, [/cat] Zu)(pi.\ov tov TrayKpariaaT^v 
 {l<r\vpos Tis V", H^€X.as, eS old' 6ti yiyvilxiKovai rives vfiCiv, ov X^yto') toCtov ev 
 ^d/xu) (V avvovclq. tlvI koL diarpilirj o'vtcjs ISI(}, Srt o tvtttwv ovtov vjBpl^eLV 
 i^ero, d|ivvd{i£Vov ovtus, ware kolI diroKTelvai. 
 
 This sentence is at first sight so perplexing that I have thought it 
 advisable to follow Buttmann's example, who devotes an Excursus of more 
 than a page in length to its elucidation. The nouns, pronouns, and par- 
 ticiples which refer to Euthynos are in thick type. It is obvious, pace 
 Ulpiani, that Euthynos was the homicide. The course of the sentence 
 is interrupted after the mention of Sophilos by a parenthesis referring to 
 the physique of Euthynos (so Holmes). This jjarenthesis entails the 
 resumptive tovtov, which is, as it were, loosely connected with 'EOdwov 
 by Sv Xe7w. Then the insertion of the clause which indicates the cause 
 of the homicide involves further awkwardness, and also difference of 
 opinion amongst commentators. It seems certain that d tvtttuv 
 avTov, ' the striker ' (a technical legal term in this context), is So- 
 philos, while avTov is by consequence Euthynos. Buttmaun takes this 
 view and defends d rijnruv by the suggestion that the orator is touching 
 on a thoroughly famiUar event; but in the previous sentence iK rwv 
 TOLovToiv seems to convey the idea of cV rod v^pet rvirreiv with sufficient 
 clearness to justify the article with the participle. I think therefore that 
 Dindorf and Schaefer are wrong in removing the d, and the Ziirich 
 editors in removing d rvirruv from the text. Buttmann makes rovrov the 
 object of aixvvdp.€vov, namely Sophilos, for, says he, if the subject be 
 repeated the object must be repeated. In answer to this argument I 
 maintain that the object is virtually repeated in the form rov rvirrovra 
 oTi, which actually (owing to the superabundance of accusative forms) 
 appears as dVi 6 ruirruv. It is moreover hard to see how rovrov and 
 d Tinrruv can be supposed to designate the same person. The i:)resump- 
 tion is strongly in favour of the parenthesis referring to the same person 
 as rovrov, and again it seems more natural that the physical charac- 
 teristics of Euthynos should arrest the orator's speech than those of 
 Sophilos. The irregular order, which would be made perfectly intelligi- 
 ble by some gesture or inflexion of the voice, or both, is an artistic
 
 128 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 
 
 assumption of the negligence of conversational narrative. Unless how- 
 ever the difference between the meaning of laacnv and yL-yvwaKovai be 
 borne in mind, it might be thought that in referring the parenthesis to 
 Euthynos we make the orator come down from diravres through ttoXKoI ye 
 to Tives. Many had knowledge of the fact of the homicide who did not 
 know Euthynos by sight, who could not identify him or his description. 
 These verbs are similarly distinguished § 78, tovtov ouS' ei yiyoviv et5d)s 
 oiidi yiyvw(XKCi}v, ws firjdi vvv ui<pi\ov. 
 
 To proceed to detailed annotation — 
 
 [kol].] Eightly expunged by Reiske, Spalding, and Schaefer. Ken- 
 nedy would retain it to couple iraXalaavTa and afiwdfievov. 
 
 rbv veaviffKov-l Apparently in contrast to tov irayKpaTiadT-qv. The 
 professor of the art of doing grievous bodily harm seems to have pre- 
 sumed on the youth of Euthynos and not to have taken into account his 
 strength and his fiery temper, which is suggested by ixi\a% (see L. and 
 S. S.V.). 
 
 hxvpos Tis.] 'Very strong,' cf. § 83, ir-ivris rts. 
 
 ^f] The tense suggests that Euthynos had vanished from public 
 observation. Now, as Demosthenes says nothing about his trial, it is 
 credible that he was condemned to death or exile by at least a fair majo- 
 rity of votes. Of course it is not likely that Dem. would draw attention 
 to what might be explained as sympathy with o tutttw^ . 
 
 iv 2d/xy.] Perhaps this event took place afler the outbreak of the 
 Social War, during which Samos was the headquarters of the Athe- 
 nians. 
 
 ouTws.] Though this adverb can be tolerated in the sense 'quite,' I 
 think it is an insertion due to the ovtws just below. 
 
 avTou.] Object both to tvtttwv and v^pl^eiv. 
 
 (f^ero.] Buttmann gives " explicationem hanc, ut </)'f ro idem sit quod 
 alibi dicitur uhto ddv ut in geminis locis § 39 [1-13]. iireiSri — v^piaT-ri^ t^ero 
 delv elpai et § 24 [81]. ov fiovov els i/xi Kal rovi efioijs (Jiero deiu ii(3pi^ei.v. 
 Quam rationem postea non leviter confirmatam repperi observatione 
 Heindorfii ad Platonis Protagoram 88. qua locos aliquot affert (quibus 
 addendus Alcib. i. 4G. ubi vid. not. atque fortasse Isocr. Paneg. 32. ubi 
 V. Mor.) in quibus verba T)yu(jdai, oieadai, XoyiaaaBai et similia subaudito 
 tdv, sive plane ut d^iovu, cum infinitivo usurpautur."
 
 INDEX. 
 
 GEEEK. 
 
 a j8e^iW7at 151 
 d'yaiTT^rbs 'only son' 105 
 aSua 33 
 
 dOXios abject 66 2, 191 
 acdeais, 43 2 
 
 aipofiaL ' begin ' (a quarrel) 132 
 a.Kov€a> with adverb &c. 'to be spo- 
 ken. ..of 134 
 aXX' oi55' orioGi' elliptical phrase 114 
 
 dXXa ytC^ TTW TOVTO 89 
 
 aXXos 'bad' 218 
 
 aXXu)?...'^ oi) untranslateable nega- 
 tive 70 
 
 &u 218 2 
 
 Sv in protasis 11 2, 66 2 
 
 &u repeated 77, 196 
 
 avaipio} of oracular injunctions 51 2 
 
 dvaKplvofxai 103 
 
 di/d/c/jto-is 25 note, 103 note 
 
 dvapTrd^o/xaL in past ' be destroyed ' 
 124 
 
 dvixop-a.1 with participle 63 
 
 dvTidibbvai. 78 
 
 avriBoaiS 78 
 
 d^ww 5, 48, 81, 164 
 
 'order '49, 174 
 
 aTraWdaaofjiai 151, 198 
 
 dirriv-q 158 note 
 
 diroXoyiofiai vir^p 40 
 
 aTTo^a/i'w 85 
 
 d'rrpayfioa'iPT] 141 
 
 dpa in protasis of hypothetical sen- 
 tence 8 
 
 dpxi-dewpia § 1, p. 6 note 
 
 airi^eia 51, 55, 114, 147 2, 227 2 
 
 auiXyeia 1 
 
 drtju/a 95 note 
 
 drifios 32 
 
 auXrjTT?? ' first-flute ' 13, 17 
 
 avTbv for avTov 67 2, 122, 124, 142, 
 
 221 
 d(pi7]iJLi of a homicide 107 
 dcpoppLTj 98 2, 137 
 dxpt Tou 1X7) 189 
 
 ^id^o/j.ai absol. 11 
 
 ^07]e- of redress 43, 70, 74 2, 76, 
 
 225, 227 
 ^ovX-q 9 note 
 
 yap introducing subject just men- 
 tioned 13, 16 
 
 76 ironical 91 
 
 76 'yes but' 147 2 
 
 yey evi^crdai 'has proved himself 
 106, 153 
 
 yiypafjLfxai perf. mid. 103 2 
 
 yeviffdai 'prove oneself 17 
 
 ylyvecrdat ' prove oneself 60 2 
 ,, with gen. 11 2 
 
 ypacpr) ' right of indictment ' 45 
 ,, 8r]fj.ocria 25, 28 2 
 „ Idla 25, 47 2 
 
 yv/xvacriapxl'O' § 1, P- 6 note 
 
 5^ parenthetic 23 
 
 5^ after fih 'actually' 106 
 
 8e?v with nom. by attraction 17, 
 
 143 
 8£Lvbv 72 3 
 
 S€iv6tt)s of D^mosth. 2 2 
 S^ov 193 
 
 D.
 
 130 
 
 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 
 
 5^ 'accordingly' 24, 77 2, 127, 132, 
 151 2; firi 5-fi 28, 124; 'pre- 
 cisely' 44, 135; see also KaX...STJ 
 
 dioKpovonai 27, 128, 186, 201 
 
 5Ldu)fj.i pres. ' offer' 85, 151 2 
 
 bie^ipXo/J-ai intr. 84 
 
 Skat Idiai 25, 28 
 
 SiKaios Tvyx- 34, 43 
 
 diKaarris 1 
 
 BiKT) meaning of 25 
 
 dlKT] drt'/iTJTOS 81 
 
 SoKifxajia 154 2 note, 157 2 note 
 dvfaadaL absol. 207 
 bOipov )[ Scoped. 107 2 
 
 iyeyovei 'had proved himself 128 
 iyKVKXioi XeiTOvpylai § 1, p. 6 note 
 €i...ov in second member of a bi- 
 
 membered protasis 100 
 d di oil peculiar construction 206 2 
 el=oTi 105 
 e'lKOTus by itself 43 
 eV\ov iprjfiTjv 81 
 elfj.1 with gen. Ill 
 €t/iu = 'be instituted' 10 2, 11, 26 2 
 eladyeiv Leg. 3, 47 
 et(ra77eX/a l21 
 d<T^pXoiJ-aL with the suit as accus. 
 
 of respect 6 
 eiaiTTjpia 114 
 
 eK/3dXXw 'outlaw' 87, 115 2, 122, 146 
 e/c/cXijcridfaj 193 
 
 e/ccbi/ Trap' €k6vtos 44 2 ; cf. 147, 205 
 ^Xai^;'eti' 'bully' 134, 173 
 ev vp-lv 3, 227 
 €v fi^pei 165 
 e;/ 'by' 69 
 ip...ovdei' 12 2 
 ivavTiovfiai )( kwXi'w 15 
 ?i'5oi' 79 
 ^veari X670S 41 
 ivexvpa^u) 10 2 
 ?j'i 41 2 
 e|ax^- 74 2 
 i^elwov 79 2 
 ^terds'-oAtat 65 2, 127, ICl, 202 
 
 i^iCTTTJIXL avTov 72 3 
 
 e|6j' accus. absol. 3 
 €^ov\t]s oIkt) 44, 81, 89 
 iircLTa^a Attic aor. of ti^tttw 147 
 ^7ret5-^...Tr;r'tKaCTa 96, 162, 216 
 iiri^eLixi with accus. of defendant 
 107 
 
 iTre^eXOelv absol. 2 2, 47 2, 103 2, 
 107, 118, 120, 123 
 
 iwe^ipXonaL 2 2 
 
 CTTi Koppris 72 2 
 
 ^TTt with dat. ' in a continued con- 
 dition of 38 2, 55 2, 72; 'at 
 hazard of 105 2 
 
 iirl with gen. 'on basis of ' 28 2, 54, 
 70, 72 3, 138, 180 
 
 iirl 'upon' 133 2 
 
 iwi^oXT] 8 2 note 
 
 iviSidufj.!, 160 
 
 iiridoaiv, abstract for concrete, 165 
 
 iiridocns 160 note, 161 
 
 einaTdTr]^ 9 note 
 
 ^ffto'XetJ' Leg. ' stay' 12, 84 
 
 iirlri/jLos 61 2, 96 2 
 
 iTTiTpiwu ' command ' 46 
 
 ipavo%, Simile of 101, 184 2, 185 
 
 epTifi-qv -ov 81, 85, 87 
 
 ippuxrOai ttoXXo. etTrwi' 39 
 
 icrKfpLfiiva pass, of the mid. 191 
 
 laTL with as it were gerundive inf. 
 71 init. (28 better earl) 
 
 icp' aifiari cpevyetv 105 2 
 
 ^0' iavTu) 44 3, 62 3 
 
 ^0' ors 117 
 
 i(pT]^os 154 2 note 
 
 Ixei TTjy dpyrjv 70 
 
 ^X^pos OTTdpxw 38, 72 2, 180 
 
 fXO" ^'^'''^ lis 
 
 ewXoj, Etymology of 112 
 
 feuYos 158 
 ZeOs vwaros 52 2 
 
 17 /cwpia 84 
 
 7) TrXrjyri the fact of the blow 71 2 
 
 Tjye/Jiijv Kopvcpaioi 60 
 
 Tjyefiwv (TVfj.fxopias 157 
 
 i]dT]...irpos- 32 
 
 ^/cet X670S 26, 141 
 
 ijcpieaav 79 2 
 
 edvaros 70, 118, 130 2 
 eap777X£a, Etymology of 10 2 
 Biadai oVXa 145 
 Oeupla 53, 115 
 
 Upoix-rjvla 35 
 tepoTTotii' 114, 171 2
 
 INDEX. 
 
 131 
 
 IVo, elliptic usage of final clause, 
 
 43 
 'iva ironical 4 2, 90 
 laTdvai 'institute' 51 2 
 
 KaL.ye 33, 37 2, 46, 76, 178, 191 
 
 Kal...8i 26, 126, 189 
 
 Kal...d-n 20, 171 2 
 
 Kal...Kal emphasizing exactness of 
 
 correspondence 1 
 Kal /xriv 39, 172 
 Kai Tts...; 149 
 Kal 'actually' 11 2, 37 2,69 2, 75 2 
 
 — ' and so ' 60 
 
 — ' as if,' the condition coupled to 
 
 its effects, 116 
 
 — =' as weir 5, 6 
 
 — ' aye and ' 38, 74 
 
 — coupling a general idea to par- 
 
 ticulars 146 
 
 — 'in fact' 14, 87, 98, 146 
 
 — ' or ' 43 2, 114, 179, 214 
 
 — ' so • 80, 87 
 
 — ='that is' ? 1 p. 5, 1 p. 6; see 
 
 Kal ' in fact ' 
 
 Kairoi 18, 166 
 
 Kad' iKauTov governing genitive 12 2, 
 142 2 
 
 Kadapfxa 10 2 note, 185 
 
 Ka6i<TTrifxi 13, 68 
 
 Kadv(pirifj.i 39, 151 
 
 KoXus wath participle (Madv. 176 c) 
 2,9 
 
 Kdv...el 51 
 
 /car' e|wXetas 119 2 
 
 Kara ' in the style of ' 169 2 
 
 Kara- in composition 20, 84 
 
 Kara fxiKpov 192 2 
 
 Kara distributive 12, 192 2 
 
 Kara with accus. pers. pronoun, 'in- 
 dependently' 140, 190 
 
 KaTappa^evu 93 2 
 
 Karayl-yvofiaL 22 
 
 KaTayiyudia-Ku 4, 152 
 
 Karadiiu 199 
 
 KaracTKevd^u} 92, 103, 134 
 
 Kariyvu with accus. of reference 51 
 
 KX-qpoviJLivwv 13 (Madv. 181 Kem. 4) 
 
 KK-nTi)p 87, 92 
 
 Koiitbri 78, 80 
 
 Kpi.vop.ai ' be on trial ' 22 2, 82 2, 
 136 
 
 Kpiv6pL€voi 22 2, 82 3, 136 
 
 /cptraZ judges of contests 5, 17 2, 18, 
 65 2 
 
 Xaxe?;' StKTjv 25, 78 
 
 fidXiffTa ph...€i 5k p.7] 152 
 
 p.iX\ei.v ' be sure to,' 73 2 
 
 /a^j'...dXXa 15 
 
 lj.kv...dk 'though... yet' 15, 81 2, 118, 
 123, 195 2 
 
 p,ii'...5i with repeated word 3, 30, 
 623, 114, 115 
 
 p,h...dk 'whereas only... actually ' 
 106 
 
 fih in apodosis of first of two op- 
 posed conditions 117 
 
 fih emphasizing pers. pronoun 35 2 
 
 pikv omitted 100, 206 2 
 
 IJ.iv...fikv...5L..{5k) 117,2062 
 
 pLev ndv 5, 15, 19, 20 2, 59 
 
 ixeph 70, 184 
 
 p.iTpLos 101, 128, 186 3, 199 
 
 pi7) after xp^, ^^eort 67 2, 73 2 
 
 /i^ in strong or general negation 8, 
 118, 221 
 
 /U17 tI ye 148 2 
 
 p.7]biva ' a nobody ' 148 
 
 /i£^ i^ij^V ' by only one vote ' 75, 
 ' unanimously ' 227 
 
 veavieOopai 18 2, 69 
 
 i>-^ Aia not at enim 3, 109 
 
 vij Aia at enim 41, 89, 98, 99, 149, 160 
 
 vvf 'as it is' 51, 69, 87, 129, 214 
 
 vvv ' at the present trial ' 16, 28 
 
 vvv ' more recently ' 106 
 
 6 di5daKa\o? rod x^pov 17 
 
 6 Tvxuv 7, 159 
 
 ol i^o} Tov irpdyp.aTos 15 2, 45 
 
 ol Ka9r]p.€P0L=' the court' 18 
 
 OL€(Tdai = d^iovv 71, App. 
 
 olpai parenthetic 1, 67, 140, 193 
 
 olpai with infin. 1, 76, 77, 193, 
 
 197 2, 202 
 olov in agreement with sentence 
 
 ' for instance ' 101, 185, cf. ravro 
 
 TOVTO 33 
 
 oll>$ re with verb omitted 6 
 olos t' Tjv 'was capable of 85 
 otrov (wov) 'in a case where' 9, 201, 
 
 205 2 
 OTiS^TTore 32, 126
 
 132 
 
 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 
 
 ov...oiru$...a\\dL Kal 11 2 
 
 ov after d iu second member of 
 
 bimembered protasis 100 
 ov redundant with fiaXXov rj or oK- 
 
 Xws 17 70 
 01; yap ; 209 
 oi! 5ei 5t7 159 2 
 ovU Kaff iv 116 
 ovoev olov 
 
 46 
 oii'rws ' quite' 71 2, 119 
 
 there is nothing like' 
 
 TrdXai with present 137 
 
 vdvTa ■jToieiu 2 
 
 Trap' avra rot aoiK. 26, 215, cf. 1 
 
 7rapa = coextension of time 1, 14, 
 
 101, 184 2, 215 
 Trapa 'on account of 96 
 irapa with acc. 'by means of 61 
 trapa- in composition = o&tter 58, 
 
 91, 'falsely'? 107 2 
 ■irapayyeWu with ewx^^w 4 
 7rapaypd.(po/j.ai 107 2 
 irapaypa<pi) 84 
 wapavoixwv 5 
 Trapanpea^eia 5 
 ■jrapacrTTJvaL 101 
 ■jrapaffTrjaai 72 3 
 Trepiaipio} 138, 211 
 7rt(7rei;w /ui; with inf, 221 
 TrXeof e^ia 28 2 
 
 TrXcowa 'in good sailing trim' 165 
 ir\y]yds Xafi^dvu Attic pass, of 
 
 T&tTTCi} 1, 6 
 
 ■)rXi}j' eZ 158 
 
 Tr\7]pWT7jS 101 
 
 Trou'icrdai e/xTTodup, aor. 104 2 
 
 TvoUdi with irpdaaoj 1, 41 2 
 
 TToO (oTTov) on what occasion, in 
 
 what case 9 
 TTpayp-a Euphemistic for ^idvos 104 
 Trpdaaiji...'noU(j} 1, 41 2 
 irpo TO? /ixt} 179 2 
 irpo^dWo/xai with inf. of charge 1, 
 
 26, 28, 139, 200 
 irpo^oKri i<TTL 10 2, 193 
 Trpoj3o\v 1, 8 2, 10 2, 193 
 ■7rpol3ov\€ViJ.a 162 
 vpbeopoi 9, 162 
 7rp6|e!'os 50 
 7rpc(r^Xa;'= 'attend' 8, 24, 27, 187, 
 
 209 
 
 TrpocTTifiav 44 
 
 Trporepaia ore 119 
 
 Tpocpabu regular term for oracles 
 
 54 
 TrpvTdveis § 1, p. 6 note 
 
 pvfj.r] 99 2 
 
 crrjfji.e'ioi' 5L..ydp 149 2 
 
 ffo^iu}, Etymology of 158 
 
 <TTe(pavq(popla 33 
 
 cvfi^dXa 173 
 
 crviJ.fj.opia 157 
 
 avfjipopa 6, 58, 96 2 
 
 en/I'd 7etf 17 2, 29 
 
 (TVV£crT7]Ka 139, 213 
 
 ffvvriyopoL advocates for the defence 
 
 127 
 ffvvirjfj.i 50 
 cvvoiSa with dative nouns (pronoun) 
 
 and participle 2 
 
 T& Ktti TOL 141 
 
 TO. TotaOra 136 
 
 Taxv ye 209 
 
 TedeLfxaL perf. middle 49 
 
 reXtDvat 166 note 
 
 T-rjpGi )( (pvXdrTu 3 
 
 Tt 5^; 141 
 
 TifiTjixa 21, 25, 151 2 
 
 rifj-upla ' duty of vengeance ' 40 2 
 
 TWO. not enclitic 22 2 
 
 Tts qual. adj. 71 2, 83, 101 2, 185 
 
 Tts, TLvd not enclitic 22 2 
 
 Tts sinister use of 40 
 
 Tts for definite person 40, 183, 214 
 
 rolvvv after irpQirov fiiv 29, 36 
 
 TovvavTiov 30, 40, 129, 215 
 
 rbTTos 130 2 
 
 Tore 'in that case' 26 2, 68 2 
 
 rore^TOT^ rjBr) 125 
 
 tout' eKetvo 215 
 
 rpiTOV iros Tovrl 13 
 
 TUXJ? dyaOr] 52 
 
 uSwp, klepsydra 129 2 
 
 uTT^p for Trept 25, 152 
 
 VTrep^oX-r) 16, 75 2, 109 
 
 vwep^p-epoi 10 2, 81, 89 
 
 iiiro with quasi-passive verbs or 
 
 phrases 1, 51, 96, 100, 144 
 vTTo- in composition 204
 
 INDEX. 
 
 133 
 
 irronevu with participle 91 
 VTTu/ioala 84 
 
 (pOelpoixai 'go desperately' 139 
 (piKavdponvos 75 
 (piKovuKla 59, 66 
 
 xopvyew with dative of choreutae 
 
 U, 156 
 Xoprjyia 1 p. G 
 
 ipero deh with nom. 17, 143 
 Q}i/= 'being instituted' 11, 26 2 
 o5y with accus. absol. 36 
 wj with genit. participle 76 
 ws dv with participle 14 
 (is deop 105 
 ws oZov re 14 
 cos VTT^p 8, 127 
 wcrT€ = i(f>' (jjre 3 
 
 wo-re after iKdovs, Madv. 146 Rem. 
 2, 145 Bern. 3, 22 
 
 ENGLISH. 
 
 Accus. absol. 3, 105, 193, 199 
 
 Accus. of reference 63, 174 2 
 
 Adjective with adverbial force 118 
 
 Agreement Kara avveai.v 117 
 
 Alkibiades 144—147 
 
 Anaphora 35, 40 2 
 
 Arbitrators 81, 83 
 
 Archfin 9, 17 2 
 
 Archon Basileus 9 note 
 
 Archon Eponymos 9, 33 
 
 Argura 132 
 
 Attic aor. of Tvirrb} 147 
 
 Attic passive of tutttw — trXriyas 
 
 XapL^dvo} 1, 6 
 Attraction 2 Jin. 83, 144, 151 
 
 Causal Middle 16 2, 154 2 
 Change of case to accus. 49 
 Chiasmus 148 2 
 Children in attendance on defendant 
 
 75, 99, 186 
 Choregos not appointed by a tribe 
 
 § 1 p. 7 note 
 Chorus of flute-players. Cost of, 
 
 § 1, p. 6 note, 156 
 Clause in apposition, rb 5rj Sokovv 
 
 135 
 Climax 35 
 Collocation like ckuv Tap'' eKbvros 
 
 147, 205 
 Comparatio compendiaria 181 
 Competitors standing for contest 
 
 10 
 
 Conduct of Meidias' victims 20. 
 
 129, 141 
 Confiscation asked for 98 2, 100, 
 
 138, 152, 211 
 Contest designated by the plural 
 
 of word for a competitor of the 
 
 particular class 10 
 Conversational diminutive 78 
 Crowns 17 2, 33, 55 
 
 Dative of cause 66, 69 2, 74, 131 2, 
 
 169, 222 
 Dative of general respect 140, 145, 
 
 154, 165, Madv. § 40 
 Dative of manner 42, 81 2, 128 
 Dativus Commodi 30 2, 35, 51 2, 
 
 92, 130, 145, 186, 188 
 Dativus Ethicus 3 
 Dativus Incommodi 29, 43, 146 
 Dekeleia 146 
 Dionysia 9, 10, § 1 p. 6 
 Diotimos 208 
 
 Distributive plural 44 3, 58 
 Double negative in Greek as in 
 
 early English 1 
 
 Emendation (?) suggested 4, 78, 86 
 
 Eponymoi 103 
 
 Ethic dative 3 
 
 Euboea 110, 161, 174 
 
 Eubulos 206 
 
 Euphemism 6, 58, 96
 
 134 
 
 DEMOSTHENIS MIDIAS. 
 
 Evidence 22 
 Export duty 133 2 
 
 First of two negs. om. in English 
 
 16 2, 148 
 Frequentative aor. 157 
 Future in indirect narration after 
 
 historic tense 181 2 
 
 Genitive of value 44 3, 102, 152 
 „ of cause 12 2, 146, 160 
 „ by attraction 2 2 
 „ after pronoun 62 2, 65, 
 181 2, 192 
 ,, abs. o| participle alone 11, 
 
 13^71. 
 
 Gnomic aor. 72 
 Goodwin [§ 49, 2] 25, 26, 117 
 „ [§ 62] 11 2 
 
 [§ 62, Rem.] 65 2 
 
 [§ 63, 2] 11 2 
 
 [§ 95] 76 
 
 [§ 110, 2] 3 
 
 Hermae 147 2 
 Heroes Epdnymoi 108 
 
 Imperfect in apodosis — Enghsh 
 
 present 191 
 Imperfect participle 15, 93 2, 181 
 „ expressing intention 79 2, 
 85, 93 2, 151 2, 161, 177 
 Infinitive of laws- and decrees 8 2 
 ,, for imperative 52 
 
 Leuaea 9 note 
 Lenaeon 10 
 
 Madv. [§ 90 Kem. 4 (b)] 205 2 
 
 [§ 96] 14 
 
 [§ 99d] 74 2 
 
 [§ 111 Rem. a b] 72 
 
 [§ 123 Rem. 1] 216 
 
 [§ 129 Rem. 2] 78 
 
 [§ 133] 151 
 
 [§ 139 b] 77 
 
 [§ 145 Rem. 3,§146 Rem.2]22 
 
 [§ 150 b] 214 
 
 [§ 160] 197 2, 204 2 
 
 [§ 160 Rem.] 17 
 
 [§ 175 a] 152 
 
 [§ 176 c] 1,9 
 
 [§ 176 c Rem.] 69 2 
 
 [§ 177 b] 25 
 
 [§180d] 119 
 
 [§ 181 Rem. 4] 13 
 
 [§ 182] 193 
 
 [§ 194 c] 105, 203 
 
 [§ 195 b] 159 
 „ [§ 212 note] 148 2 
 Mid. fut. in passive sense 30, 220 
 Motion expressed by Greek Idiom 
 162, 164, 227 
 
 Neuter plural with plural verb 136 
 , , nom. pronoun or pronoun or 
 
 adj. in apposition 30, 33, 39, 40 
 Nom. with cpero delv 17, 143 
 Noun between article and participle 
 
 with a dependent expression 50 
 
 Objective genitive 225 
 Olynthos 161, 197 
 Omission of verb with ol6s re 6 
 Optative frequentative 151 
 
 Madv. [§ 19 Rem. 3] 33 
 
 „ [§38d]130 
 
 „ [§ 38/] 3 
 
 „ [§ 39 Rem.] 69 
 
 „ [§ 40] 140, 145, 154, 165 
 
 „ [§42] 42 
 
 „ [§48 Rem.] 225 
 
 „ [§ 50] 223 
 
 „ [§ 51c] 133 
 
 „ [§60 2] 11 
 
 „ [§ 70] 169 
 
 „ [§73, 3 c] 138 
 
 „ [§83a]30 
 
 Pamphilos 163, 168 
 Pandia 9 
 Paralos 171 2 
 
 Participle (dative) with avvoiSa 2 
 Passive of middle 160, 191 
 Penalty of death proposed 12 
 „ „ suggested 70 
 Perf. of past action with permanent 
 
 effect 75 2, 153, 155 
 Plutarchos 110 
 Possessive genitive for dativus 
 
 commodi 16 2, 17, 69 2, (?) 91 
 Protection of slaves 46
 
 INDEX. 135 
 
 Publication of the particulars of a Thesmothetae 3, 32, 47 
 charge 103 Tragic chorus, Cost of § 1 p, 6 note 
 
 Subjunctive after past tense 65 2 Verb omitted with oT6s re 6 
 
 Thargelia, Feast of 10 2 Zeugma 11 2, 25 
 
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