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ἐκεῖ: i.e. ἐν ταῖς ἄλλαις ἀρεταῖς.
ἡγοῦντο: a general truth, but impf. as referred to a previous illustration or observation. Cf. Crito 47 d διαφθεροῦμεν ἐκείνο καὶ λωβησόμεθα, ὃ τῷ μὲν δικαίῳ βέλτιον ἐγίγνετο, τῷ δὲ ἀδίκῳ ἀπώλλυτο.
ἐνταῦθα μανίαν: sc. ἡγοῦνται. Thus the universality of virtue is proved by the fact that men will not tolerate the truthful confession of its lack.
δικαιοσύνην: cf. Thuc. i. 137. 4 ἣν ψευδῶς προσεποιήσατο, Aeschin. II. 166 τὴν φήμην ἣν προσεποιήσω. Everywhere else Plato uses the inf. after προσποιεῖσθαι.—ὡς: sometimes followed by the simple adj. absolutely, while usually ὄν is added; cf. Rep. v. 449 c ὡς ἄρα παντὶ δῆλον, Gorg. 495 c ὡς ἕτερον τὴν ἀνδρείαν τῆς ἐπιστήμης (on the ground that courage differs from knowledge) δύο ταῦτα ἔλεγες;οὐδένα ὅντινα: see on 317 c.
Hermann Sauppe. James A. Towle. Commentary on Plato: Protagoras. Ginn & Company. Boston and London. 1889.
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