# Epistulae 2-7

Socraticorum Epistulae, Epistulae, κα′. Ξενοφῶν Ξανθίππῃ.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/socraticorum-epistulae/epistulae/2-7

(2) οὗτοι γὰρ οἱονεὶ νεοττοί εἰσι Σωκράτους, οὓς δεῖ οὐ μόνον τρέφειν ἡμᾶς, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς αὐτοῖς πειρᾶσθαι παραμένειν. ὡς εἰ σὺ ἢ ἐγὼ ἢ ἄλλος τις, ὅτῳ μέλει τελευτήσαντος Σωκράτους τῶν παίδων, ἀποθάνοι, ἀδικήσονται οὗτοι ἔρημοι γενόμενοι τοῦ βοηθήσοντος καὶ θρέψοντος ὁμολογουμένως . ὅθεν πειρῶ ζῆν αὐτοῖς. τοῦτο δὲ οὐκ ἂν ἄλλως γένοιτο, εἰ μὴ τὰ πρὸς τὸ ζῆν αὑτῇ παρέχοις. λύπη δὲ δοκεῖ τῶν ἐναντίων ζωῇ εἶναι, ὅπου βλάπτονται ὑπ’ αὐτῆς οἱ ζῶντες.

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Socraticorum Epistulae, Epistulae, ed. Rudolf Hercher. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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