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ἐπιδημεῖ γὰρ ἄρα. Heindorf's correction ἐπιδημεῖ for
ἐπεδήμει seems to be necessary, as Prodicus is still in Athens.
Just so the presential tenses are used in 314Dκινδυνεύει δὲ—
ἄχθεσθαι and below, l. 14 κατάλυσιν πεποίηκεν. If the clause
is taken as a parenthetical clause of explanation, there is nothing
harsh in the construction: ἦν δὲ ἐν οἰκήματί τινι naturally enough
follows on εἰσεῖδον. For γὰρ ἄρα (a somewhat rare combination)
Heindorf quotes Rep. IV. 438A πάντες γὰρ ἄρα τῶν ἀγαθῶν
ἐπιθυμοῦσιν, Symp. 205B ἀφελόντες γὰρ ἄρα (so T: B has only
γάρ) τοῦ ἔρωτός τι εἶδος ὀνομάζομεν, Laws, III. 698D συνάψαντες
γὰρ ἄρα τὰς χεῖρας σαγηνεύσαιεν πᾶσαν τὴν Ἐρετρικήν. γὰρ ἄρα
always introduces something supposed to be known to the
person addressed: see 314Bοἶμαι δὲ καὶ Πρόδικον τὸν Κεῖον.
17. Παυσανιας is known from the Symposium 180C ff. The
deme Κεραμῆς was in the tribe Acamantis. ὡς μὲν ἐγᾦμαι is to be
taken closely with καλόν τε κἀγαθὸν τὴν φύσιν.
Plato. Protagoras. J. Adam & A. M. Adam. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1893.
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