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phant, as if Socrates' position (ταῦτα) were now overthrown.
μορμολύττει: the expression for terrifying with ghost stories. The ‘mormo’ was the ‘bad man’ with which children were frightened. Cf. Crito 46 c.ὦ γένναιε: is probably designedly used because the means employed are unfair, being only a pretended, not a real proof. Cf. 471 e.
ὅμως δέ: although in reality no point has been made, yet Socrates is ready to assume one and proceed upon that.
ἐὰν ἀδίκως ἐπιβουλεύων: can be completed from c. The change in the expression is due to the collocation of the two words.
Gonzalez Lodge. Commentary on Plato Gorgias. Ginn & Company. Boston and London. 1891.
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