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παρὰ νέῳ κτἑ.: the companion of (παρά) a youth. The duplication of the idea is also found in Prot. 315 d νέον τι ἔτι μειράκιον.
ἐλεύθερον: is amplified and illustrated by the following clause, οὐδενὸς ἀξιώσοντα κτἑ. Philosophy gives the youth an opportunity for the practice in mental gymnastics, which is as yet denied him in public life, and thus prepares him for his future career as a speaker in the assembly.
δή: deictic. This is just the case about which Callicles raises the question.
Gonzalez Lodge. Commentary on Plato Gorgias. Ginn & Company. Boston and London. 1891.
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