τιμωρήσωμαι. This echoes the τιμωρήσομαι of 213 D.
Οὗτος. “Ho, there!”
Cp. 172 A.
ἐπὶ τὰ γελοιότερα. “To make
fun of me”: cp. Phileb. 40
C (ἡδοναὶ) μεμιμημέναι
τὰς ἀληθεῖς ἐπὶ τὰ γελοιότερα (“caricatures”):
so ἐπὶ τὰ αἰσχίονα
Polit. 293 E, 297 C.
ἐπαινέσει. Plato always uses the middle
form of the future, with the doubtful exception of Laws 719 E (where Burnet, after Bekker, corrects ἐπαινέσοι to ἐπαινέσαι),
see Veitch Gk. Verbs s.v.
Οὐκ ἂν φθάνοιμι. Sc.
τἀληθῆ λέγων: iamiam dicam.
Cp. 185 E, Phaedo 100 C, Euthyd. 272 D (in all which places the participle is
expressed).
καὶ...ποίησον. Hommel rashly proposes to
read ποιήσων for ποίησον and remove the stop after the word. For καὶ
μέντοι, see Madv. Gr. S. § 254.
ἐπιλαβοῦ. “Pull me
up,” “call me to order.” Cp. Gorg. 469 C, 506 B ἐπιλαμβάνου
ἐάν τί σοι δοκῶ μὴ καλῶς λέγειν.
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