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ποίους τούτους: the acc. instead of the nom. on account of the proximity of λόγους. The const. of the previous clause is continued.

τοὺς κάμνοντας: an example of one of the most common kinds of anticipation, where the subj. of the dependent sent. is drawn forward under the government of the leading verb.

οὐκ ἄρα περὶ πάντας κτἑ.: accordingly the definition of Gorgias is too wide. Cf. Prot. 312 d ἴσως ἄν, ἦν δ᾽ ἐγώ, ἀληθῆ λέγοιμεν, οὐ μέντοι ἱκανῶς γε: ἐρωτήσεως γὰρ ἔτι ἀπόκρισις ἡμῖν δεῖται περὶ ὅτου σοφιστὴς δεινὸν ποιεῖ λέγειν.

οὐκοῦν περὶ ὧνπερ λέγειν, καὶ φρονεῖν: sc. ποιεῖ δυνατοὺς with each clause. Apparently Socrates makes no immediate use of this point, so that it might appear unnecessary. But by contrasting thought with speech he thus at the beginning of the discussion emphasizes the importance of the contents as opposed to the form, a distinction on which he subsequently bases his refutation of Gorgias.

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