ἴσως γὰρ οὐκ ὀρθῶς ἔγκειται, ὦ Σώκρατες: ὥσπερ καὶ ἃ νυνδὴ σὺ πρὸς Ἑρμογένη ἔλεγες ἐξαιρῶν τε καὶ ἐντιθεὶς γράμματα οὗ δέοι, is this optative due to an implied indirect discourse? or is this a generic sentence? I think both interpretations possible.
ἴσως γὰρ οὐκ ὀρθῶς ἔγκειται, ὦ Σώκρατες: ὥσπερ καὶ ἃ νυνδὴ σὺ πρὸς Ἑρμογένη ἔλεγες ἐξαιρῶν τε καὶ ἐντιθεὶς γράμματα οὗ δέοι, is this optative due to an implied indirect discourse? or is this a generic sentence? I think both interpretations possible.