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Gadfly or Spur? The Meaning of ΜΎΩΨ in Plato’s Apology of Socrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2017

Laura A. Marshall
Laura A. Marshall*
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University*
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Abstract

The standard translation of μύΩΨ in Plato’s Apology of Socrates 30e is ‘gadfly’. However, this word was generally translated as ‘spur’ until the 1800s. This article re-evaluates the scholarship that led to the ‘gadfly’ translation and argues that the ‘spur’ translation is correct based on the use elsewhere in Greek literature of μύΩΨ and other significant words in the passage.

Keywords

PlatoSocratesApologygadflyspur
Type
Research Article
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The Journal of Hellenic Studies , Volume 137 , 2017 , pp. 163 - 174
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 2017 

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