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ἀπαλλάττεται: the subj. is to be supplied from the previous question of Socrates (ἆρ᾽ οὖν . . . ἰατρευόμενοι). The trans. use of ἰατρεύειν is not common.
ὑγιῆ: on the form, see H. 231 b.
ἆρ᾽ οὖν κτἑ.: Socrates proceeds now to fulfil the promise made in 473 a.οὕτως: is explained by the partic. which follows.
τουτ᾽ ἦν κτἑ.: on the gender, see H. 617; G. 138, N. 2 c. The impf. of ‘awakening’ is often employed with ἄρα or its equivalents (ὡς ἔοικε). See H. 833.
τὴν ἀρχὴν μηδὲ κτῆσις: is the substantival, hence the general expression for the previous particular partic. clause. τὴν ἀρχήν is construed with κτῆσις, which thus far retains its verbal nature.
Gonzalez Lodge. Commentary on Plato Gorgias. Ginn & Company. Boston and London. 1891.
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