Dialogue

 1 Euthyf|        is awaiting his trial for impiety. But before the trial begins,
 2 Euthyf|          defendant in a suit for impiety which Meletus has brought
 3 Euthyf|          the nature of piety and impiety; and as he is going to be
 4 Euthyf|         is going to be tried for impiety himself, he thinks that
 5 Euthyf|       what piety is, and what is impiety. What then is piety?~Euthyphro,
 6 Euthyf|    reason why he is charged with impiety. ‘Are they really true?’ ‘
 7 Euthyf|         is dear to the gods, and impiety is what is not dear to them.’
 8 Euthyf|      before he is prosecuted for impiety has disappeared. As in the
 9 Euthyf|         real nature of piety and impiety with the popular conceptions
10 Euthyf|       him with the reputation of impiety. Here is one answer to the
11 Euthyf|       gods think about piety and impiety.~SOCRATES: Good heavens,
12 Euthyf|       and he has indicted me for impiety. And therefore, I adjure
13 Euthyf|          the nature of piety and impiety, which you said that you
14 Euthyf|      action always the same? and impiety, again—is it not always
15 Euthyf|          with itself, having, as impiety, one notion which includes
16 Euthyf|       what is piety, and what is impiety?~EUTHYPHRO: Piety is doing
17 Euthyf|         not to prosecute them is impiety. And please to consider,
18 Euthyf| Euthyphro, why I am charged with impiety—that I cannot away with
19 Euthyf|         is dear to the gods, and impiety is that which is not dear
20 Euthyf|          the nature of piety and impiety? for granting that this
21 Euthyf|        the gods, still piety and impiety are not adequately defined
22 Euthyf|          definition of piety and impiety?~EUTHYPHRO: Why not, Socrates?~
23 Euthyf|        not quarrel); and what is impiety?~EUTHYPHRO: I really do
24 Euthyf|      injustice, or indict me for impiety, as I am now adequately
25 Euthyf|          the nature of piety and impiety, I am confident that you
26 Euthyf|          the nature of piety and impiety. Speak out then, my dear
27 Euthyf|          the nature of piety and impiety; and then I might have cleared