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ἑκτέον: the verbal of ἔχω, which is quite rare, shows two forms, this and the more normal one σχετέος, also used by Plato.
τῷ μὲν ἄρχειν: this comes to him according to 490 a, because he is φρονιμώτερος. The dat. is one of cause. νέμειν is an action for which are necessary wisdom, justice, and self-control.
καταχρῆσθαι: not misuse, but use up. κατά frequently has the force of “completely” in composition. Kr. 68, 46, 10.
ζημιοῦσθαι: used metaphorically, of the natural result which follows the over-engorgement of the stomach with food.
τῶν μὲν . . . τῶν δέ: with refer ence to b.
τῷ βελτίστῳ: used instead of the pron. for the sake of the contrast with ἐλάχιστον.
περὶ σιτία: this is a very unusual construction. The gen. is the rule with περὶ after λέγω. Cron thinks it is calculated to define the region in which the speeches of Socrates move. The word φλυαρίας serves also to characterize all that precedes. Cf. 519 a λιμένων καὶ νεωρίων καὶ τειχῶν καὶ φόρων καὶ τοιούτων φλυαριῶν, the companion passage to this one. Cf. also Dem. Ol. iii. 29 τὰς ὁδοὺς ἃς ἐπισκευάζομεν, καὶ κρήνας, καὶ λήρους.
Gonzalez Lodge. Commentary on Plato Gorgias. Ginn & Company. Boston and London. 1891.
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