ὥσπερ ὅπου: as is the case where. τὸ κρατοῦν τῆς πόλεως: ‘the powers that be’ in the state. For the subst. use of the participle, see G. 1560; H. 966. τύραννος: with no implied reproach as in Eng. ‘tyrant.’ The word is one of many which have degenerated. Cf., and trace to their origin, our villain, knave, and varlet. γράφει: ind., being an accepted particular case of the previous general supposition.
Xenophon: Memorabilia. Josiah Renick Smith. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1903.
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