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Σωκράτης: ἀλλά μοι πειρῶ πρᾴως τε καὶ εὐκόλως ἀποκρίνεσθαι.
Ἱππίας: αἰσχρὸν γὰρ ἂν εἴη, ὦ Σώκρατες, εἰ ἄλλους μὲν αὐτὰ ταῦτα παιδεύω καὶ ἀξιῶ διὰ ταῦτα χρήματα λαμβάνειν, αὐτὸς δὲ ὑπὸ σοῦ ἐρωτώμενος μὴ συγγνώμην τ’ ἔχοιμι καὶ πρᾴως ἀποκρινοίμην.
Socrates: Try to answer me nice and kindly.
Hippias: It would be terrible if I didn't try to understand you and answer your questions nicely when I teach these topics to others and consider my services worthy of payment.
Plato Hippias Minor 364d (29)
Ἑρμῆς εἰ δ’ αὖ τι πράξαιτ’ ἀγαθὸν ἁττικωνικοί
κἄλθοιεν οἱ Λάκωνες εἰρήνης πέρι,
ἐλέγετ’ ἂν ὑμεῖς εὐθύς· “ἐξαπατώμεθα
νὴ τὴν Ἀθηνᾶν, νὴ Δί’, οὐχὶ πειστέον·
ἥξουσι καὖθις, ἢν ἔχωμεν τὴν Πύλον.”
Τρυγαῖος ὁ γοῦν χαρακτὴρ ἡμεδαπὸς τῶν ῥημάτων.
Hermes
And if you Attic boys were to achieve anything worthwhile and the Laconians were to come to ask for peace, you'd right away be saying "By Athena, we're being tricked! By Zeus, we must not give in! They'll come again, if we hold on to Pylos!"
Trygaeus
That certainly has the ring of something we'd say.
Aristophanes Peace 215-20 (262)
οὔτε γὰρ συκοφαντῶν γραφάς με ἐγράψατο, οὔτε ἐκβάλλειν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ἐπεχείρησεν, οὔτε ἰδίας δίκας ἐδικάζετο, οὔτε συνῄδει κακὸν οὐδὲν ὃ ἐγὼ δεδιὼς μή τις πύθηται ἐπεθύμουν αὐτὸν ἀπολέσαι, οὔτε εἰ ταῦτα διαπραξαίμην, ἤλπιζόν ποθεν χρήματα λήψεσθαι·
For he had neither subjected me to slanderous impeachment, nor attempted to expel me from the city, nor brought any private suit against me, nor was he privy to any wrongdoing which I was so afraid of being divulged that I was intent on his destruction, nor, should I accomplish this, had I any hope of getting money from anywhere
Lysias Speeches 1.44 (348)
ἐὰν δὲ βούλῃ εἰς Θετταλίαν ἰέναι, εἰσὶν ἐμοὶ ἐκεῖ ξένοι οἵ σε περὶ πολλοῦ ποιήσονται καὶ ἀσφάλειάν σοι παρέξονται, ὥστε σε μηδένα λυπεῖν τῶν κατὰ Θετταλίαν.
if you wish to go to Thessaly, I have friends there who will make much of you and will protect you, so that no one in Thessaly shall annoy you.
Plato Crito 45c (401)
καὶ ἐὰν μὲν φαίνηται δίκαιον, πειρώμεθα, εἰ δὲ μή, ἐῶμεν.
And if it appears to be right, let us try it, and if not, let us give it up.
Plato Crito 48c (435)
Ἰάσων: καὶ γὰρ εἰ σύ με στυγεῖς, / οὐκ ἂν δυναίμην σοὶ κακῶς φρονεῖν ποτε.
Even if you hate me, I could never bear you ill-will.
Euripides Medea 463-464 (483)
εἰ γὰρ ἦσθ’ ἄπαις ἔτι, / συγγνώστ’ ἂν ἦν σοι τοῦδ’ ἐρασθῆναι λέχους.
If you were still childless it would have been forgivable to desire this marriage.
Euripides Medea 490-1 (484)

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