Dialogue

 1 Euthyf|          perfectly informed of the nature of piety and impiety; and
 2 Euthyf|   conviction that he must know the nature of piety, or he would never
 3 Euthyf|           last hope of knowing the nature of piety before he is prosecuted
 4 Euthyf|      designed to contrast the real nature of piety and impiety with
 5 Euthyf|     remarks that the controversial nature of morals and religion arises
 6 Euthyf| interrogated by Socrates as to the nature of this ‘attention to the
 7 Euthyf|            common herd know of the nature of right and truth. A man
 8 Euthyf|          adjure you to tell me the nature of piety and impiety, which
 9 Euthyf|      SOCRATES: Tell me what is the nature of this idea, and then I
10 Euthyf|      EUTHYPHRO: Yes, Socrates, the nature of the differences about
11 Euthyf|          they occur, are of a like nature?~EUTHYPHRO: Certainly they
12 Euthyf|          know anything more of the nature of piety and impiety? for
13 Euthyf|        refuse to explain to me the nature of holiness. And therefore,
14 Euthyf|           might instruct me in the nature of piety; and I hope that
15 Euthyf|           instructed by you in the nature of piety or holiness, and
16 Euthyf|         you the question about the nature of the attention, because
17 Euthyf|            of you by this time the nature of piety. Now, as the asker
18 Euthyf|            to tell me, what is the nature of this service to the gods?
19 Euthyf|            not certainly known the nature of piety and impiety, I
20 Euthyf|       therefore, that you know the nature of piety and impiety. Speak
21 Euthyf|           would instruct me in the nature of piety and impiety; and