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οὐκ οἶδα ὅτι λέγεις: Callicles sees that from this new turn Socrates will draw the same conclusion which he has drawn above (ἕτερον γίγνεται τὸ ἡδὺ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ). Hence he repeatedly refuses to answer, and so shows plainly that he wishes to break off the conversation. This leads to the deprecatory remark of Gorgias.
μηδαμῶς: don't! To be com pleted by some such general phrase as οὕτω ποιήσῃς. The omission of the verb is common. Cf. Symp. 175 b μηδαμῶς, ἀλλ᾽ ἐᾶτε αὐτόν.—That Gorgias here enters as mediator is quite in keeping with the role assigned him in this dialogue, in accordance with which he is distinguished from his companions by his personal dignity. See Introd. § 13.
τιμή: in a judicial sense, “the penalty decreed by the court.” Hence the words οὐ σὴ κτἑ. are equivalent to “this is no fault of yours,” “the blame cannot be laid upon you.”— ὑπόσχες: equiv. to ὑπ᾽ σεαυτόν. See on παρασχεῖν 456 b and 475 d.
Gonzalez Lodge. Commentary on Plato Gorgias. Ginn & Company. Boston and London. 1891.
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