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8. ἀλλὰ δή like at enim introduces a possible objection: see
on Crito, 54A. The fuller form of the comparative (βελτίονα and
the like) is less common in Plato than the contracted.
10. ὥστε. Heindorf cites (inter alia) Phaedr. 269D τὸ μὲν δύνασθαι, ὦ Φαῖδρε, ὥστε ἀγωνιστὴν τέλεον γενέσθαι. The insertion of
ὥστε with the usual infinitive after ἀδύνατον increases the emphasis
of ἀδύνατον by making it appear more than a mere auxiliary notion.
Badham's conjecture ἀδύνατον ὂν ὑμῖν ἴστε deserves mention for
its ingenuity. For Πρωταγόρου see above, note on 318D
13. τό γ᾽ ἐμὸν οὐδὲν διαφέρει. Gorg. 458D τό γ᾽ ἐμὸν οὐδὲν
κωλύει. τό γ᾽ ἐμόν is frequent in Plato for quantum ad me attinet.
16. εἰ μὴ βούλεται. For the asyndeton see above on 330A
Plato. Protagoras. J. Adam & A. M. Adam. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1893.
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