τούς γ̓ ἐν πάσῃ κτλ.: “you mean those which in every land are recognized as in force on the same points.” For νομιζομένους, see on i.1.1. ἔθεντο: established for themselves. Note the force of the mid. as contrasted with the act. τεθεικέναι and θεῖναι following. πῶς ἄν: sc. οἱ ἄνθρωποι θεῖντο. οὔτε ὁμόφωνοί εἰσι: nor (granting that they could come together) are they of one speech. τοὺς νόμους τούτους: obviously repeated for emphasis. νομίζεται: i.e. νόμος ἐστίν. σέβειν: ‘the most general expression for religious veneration’ (Classen), in prose a rare substitute for σέβεσθαι. Cf. θεοὺς σέβοιεν Ages. i. 27.
Xenophon: Memorabilia. Josiah Renick Smith. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1903.
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