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Socrates
Soc. And do you believe that a sick man must necessarily have the gout, or a fever, or ophthalmia? Do you not think that, although he may be afflicted in none of these ways, he may be suffering from some other disease? For surely there are many of them: these are not the only ones.
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Socrates
Soc. And is every ophthalmia, in your opinion, a disease?
Socrates
Soc. And is every disease also ophthalmia?
Alcibiades
Alc. No, I should think not: still, I am in doubt as to my meaning.
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Socrates
Soc. Well, if you will attend to me, two together Cf. Hom. Il. 10.224 σύν τε δύ’ ἐρχομένω, καί τε πρὸ ὃ τοῦ ἐνόησεν ὅππως κέρδος ἔῃ, if two go along together, then one marks before the other how advantage may be had. will be searching, and so mayhap we shall find what we seek.
Alcibiades
Alc. Nay, but I am attending, Socrates, to the best of my power.
Socrates
Soc. Then we have admitted that while every ophthalmia is a disease, every disease, on the other hand, is not ophthalmia?
