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οὐδ᾽ ἂν οὕτως: is to be completed according to the previous remark of Socrates.
ἄξιος λόγου φίλος: pred. after λείπεται. According to the nature of the case none other could come under consideration as lasting friends of the tyrant, even if they should show themselves friendly for a time.
ταὐτὰ ψέγειν καὶ ἐπαινεῖν: like τοῖς αὐτοῖς χαίρειν καὶ ἄχθεσθαι is the external sign of a similarity of disposition and friendliness. See on 473 a.
ὑποκεῖσθαι: in the elsewhere not uncommon meaning, “to be subject to.” Its use here is to emphasize the degradation in the eyes of a free man. Cf. also Crito 53 e ὑπερχόμενος δὴ βιώσει πάντας ἀνθρώπους καὶ δουλεύων.
Gonzalez Lodge. Commentary on Plato Gorgias. Ginn & Company. Boston and London. 1891.
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