Theaet, 146b

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Constantinus Philo
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Theaet, 146b

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τοῖσδε δὲ πρέποι τε ἂν τοῦτο καὶ πολὺ πλέον ἐπιδιδοῖεν:
it would befit those to progress in this even on a greater scale. Is this translation correct?
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Re: Theaet, 146b

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Hello!
ἐπιδιδοῖεν is not connected with πρέποι but is a seperate optative with an understood ἂν missing (πρέποι ἂν καὶ ἐπιδιδοῖεν ἄν). I would translate it thus:
but that would be fitting to these and they would progress/improve much more

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Re: Theaet, 146b

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of course you are right but if I say τοῖσδε δὲ πρέποι τε ἂν τοῦτο καὶ πολὺ πλέον ἐπιδιδόναι will it be good greek
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