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πείθειν δὲ εἰ δύναιτο, οὐκ ἔφη κωλύειν. I would expect κωλύσειν here.
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I'm used to seeing it in present, but the οὐ surprised me. I expected οὐδέν. Both mean the same thing, I guess. Looking it up, apparently Plato pretty much always uses οὐδέν, but Xenophon goes back and forth.
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