The Apology
    Part
  1 Text |             not an easy one; I quite understand the nature of it. And so
  2 Text |              fine things, but do not understand the meaning of them. The
  3 Text |            mean! for I do not as yet understand whether you affirm that
  4 Text |           not; but whichever you do, understand that I shall never alter
  5 Text |             difficulty in making you understand my answer to this. For if


Charmides
    Part
  6 Text |          True.~And is it not best to understand what is said, whether at
  7 Text |             used this phrase did not understand what he was saying. Whereupon
  8 Text |     definition of temperance did not understand the meaning of his own words,
  9 Text |            words, because you do not understand them?~Why, at his age, I
 10 Text |            can hardly be expected to understand; but you, who are older,
 11 Text |          wish that you could make me understand what you mean.~I dare say


Cratylus
    Part
 12 Intro|             this does not help us to understand the rational ground or basis
 13 Intro|             subtle for an old man to understand: Suppose a person addressing
 14 Intro|            we call sklerotes? We can understand one another, although the
 15 Intro|            But, in order to state or understand the facts, a metaphysical
 16 Intro|         adequately described. We can understand how man creates or constructs
 17 Intro|        design; and see, if we do not understand, how nature, by a law, calls
 18 Text |               Socrates; but I do not understand the meaning of the name
 19 Text |           thing, and you may clearly understand that andreia is not the
 20 Text |                arete I do not as yet understand, but kakia is transparent,
 21 Text |           that names which we do not understand are of foreign origin; and
 22 Text |          right, but I do not rightly understand you. Please to say, then,
 23 Text |              I utter a sound which I understand, and you know that I understand
 24 Text |      understand, and you know that I understand the meaning of the sound:


Critias
    Part
 25 Text |           things over again, let him understand that the indulgence is already


Euthydemus
    Part
 26 Intro|              philosophy. They do not understand the principles of combination,
 27 Intro|            two brothers. They do not understand, any more than Crito, that
 28 Text |              say because you may not understand what the two strangers are
 29 Text |              am afraid that I hardly understand them, and you must forgive
 30 Text |             Cleinias—that you do not understand the ways of these philosophers
 31 Text |             will not answer unless I understand you, I said.~You will not
 32 Text |            speeches.~SOCRATES: Now I understand, Crito; he is one of an
 33 Text |               they cannot be made to understand the nature of intermediates.


Euthyphro
    Part
 34 Intro|          could not have been made to understand, and which every one must
 35 Text |             indictment.~EUTHYPHRO: I understand, Socrates; he means to attack
 36 Text |           indeed to you.~SOCRATES: I understand; you mean to say that I
 37 Text |         which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or
 38 Text |            gods.~EUTHYPHRO: I do not understand your meaning, Socrates.~
 39 Text |            EUTHYPHRO: I think that I understand.~SOCRATES: And is not that
 40 Text |           pious?~EUTHYPHRO: I do not understand you, Socrates.~SOCRATES:
 41 Text |           their masters.~SOCRATES: I understand—a sort of ministration to
 42 Text |           and giving?~EUTHYPHRO: You understand me capitally, Socrates.~


The First Alcibiades
    Part
 43 Text |           remains. And I want you to understand the reason why you have
 44 Text |        surprise to me. I never could understand why you followed me about,
 45 Text |          suppose, because you do not understand shipbuilding:—is that the
 46 Text |          other.~ALCIBIADES: I do not understand you.~SOCRATES: Then try
 47 Text |              But can they be said to understand that about which they are
 48 Text |             but thinking that he did understand, was going to the assembly
 49 Text |           any one who, pretending to understand the principles of justice
 50 Text |           feet?~ALCIBIADES: I do not understand.~SOCRATES: Let me take the


Gorgias
    Part
 51 Intro|          astonishment. He can hardly understand the meaning of Archelaus
 52 Intro|           irony, that before men can understand one another they must have
 53 Intro|            higher art. You seemed to understand what I said at the time,
 54 Intro|             not be able to make them understand that he has only been actuated
 55 Text |              he is a cobbler. Do you understand?~CHAEREPHON: I understand,
 56 Text |            understand?~CHAEREPHON: I understand, and will ask him: Tell
 57 Text |       GORGIAS: Yes.~SOCRATES: And to understand that about which they speak?~
 58 Text |    mentioning, also make men able to understand and speak about the sick?~
 59 Text |              sure whether I entirely understand you, but I dare say I shall
 60 Text |         rhetoric?~SOCRATES: Will you understand my answer? Rhetoric, according
 61 Text |           though I doubt whether you understand what I was saying before.~
 62 Text |        Socrates, I cannot say that I understand myself.~SOCRATES: I do not
 63 Text |         excused, because you did not understand me, and could make no use
 64 Text |          length; but if I am able to understand you, let me have the benefit
 65 Text |           Certainly not.~SOCRATES: I understand you to say, if I am not
 66 Text |           POLUS: Yes.~SOCRATES: Do I understand you to mean what I mean
 67 Text |          when they are. Now you must understand that my words are an echo
 68 Text |              and drinks.~SOCRATES: I understand: then, perhaps, of coats—
 69 Text |             but wise politicians who understand the administration of a
 70 Text |            time?~CALLICLES: I do not understand what you are saying.~GORGIAS:
 71 Text |             of you.—Well, then, as I understand you to say, I may assume
 72 Text |         however, you do not even now understand what I mean?~CALLICLES:
 73 Text |      preferring?~CALLICLES: I do not understand you, Socrates, and I wish
 74 Text | intentionally, in order that you may understand me the better. The purveyor
 75 Text |            seem at first to know and understand and assent to my words,


Ion
    Part
 76 Text |          most divine of them; and to understand him, and not merely learn
 77 Text |              a rhapsode who does not understand the meaning of the poet.


Laches
    Part
 78 Text |          masters?~MELESIAS: I do not understand.~SOCRATES: Let me try to
 79 Text |         attained. Perhaps you do not understand what I mean. Then let me
 80 Text |           called courage? Do you now understand what I mean?~LACHES: Not
 81 Text |               but I do not very well understand him.~SOCRATES: I think that
 82 Text |             SOCRATES: I think that I understand him; and he appears to me
 83 Text |         courageous.~SOCRATES: Do you understand his meaning, Laches?~LACHES:
 84 Text |         soothsayer.~LACHES: I cannot understand what Nicias would be at,


Laws
    Book
 85 1    |           will now be better able to understand what I was just saying—that
 86 1    |             present. But I now quite understand your meaning when you say
 87 2    |      Athenian. Let us see whether we understand one another:—Are not the
 88 2    |       Stranger? for I do not clearly understand what you mean to say about
 89 2    |          clear; but perhaps you will understand me better if I put the matter
 90 2    |              in your question; and I understand and accept what you say
 91 2    |       gymnastic.~Cleinias. You quite understand me; do as you say.~Athenian.
 92 3    |            we will make an effort to understand you.~Athenian. Do you believe
 93 3    |              or of vice?~Cleinias. I understand your meaning, and you are
 94 3    |       Athenian. I should wish you to understand that what has preceded and
 95 3    |        father’s prayers?~Megillus. I understand you to mean that a man should
 96 3    |   individuals or in states. You will understand, Stranger, that I am speaking
 97 3    |         Cleinias. Yes, my friend, we understand and agree.~Athenian. Let
 98 4    |         goods. I think that you must understand my meaning.~Cleinias. Certainly.~
 99 4    |              Cleinias. How? I do not understand.~Athenian. And yet I have
100 4    |              themselves.~Athenian. I understand you to mean that we have
101 6    |             he can teach a person to understand how he can maintain and
102 6    |             them.~Megillus. I do not understand, Stranger, what you mean.~
103 6    |              first. Every man should understand that the human race either
104 7    |      practice is more easy for us to understand than for you, by reason
105 7    |              those who do not as yet understand the language of the country,
106 7    |              part, will endeavour to understand you.~Athenian. There is
107 8    |         saying? For we do not as yet understand your meaning.~Athenian.
108 9    |             A thing not difficult to understand; the laws which have been
109 9    |           upon either, every one may understand our proposal, and be able
110 10   |            assail us. For you do not understand the nature of their complaint,
111 10   |             Cleinias. Still I do not understand you.~Athenian. Nearly all
112 10   |      excellent and best of men, do I understand you to mean that they are
113 12   |              accustom her to know or understand how to do anything apart
114 12   |              at night.~Athenian. You understand me perfectly, Cleinias;


Lysis
    Part
115 Text |          suppose, he said, because I understand the one, and not the other.~
116 Text |          Here is Lysis, who does not understand something that I was saying,


Meno
    Part
117 Intro|           that Meno has been made to understand the nature of a general
118 Intro|              he appears not quite to understand the process to which he
119 Intro|            hard it is for one age to understand the writings of another;
120 Text |           have his eye fixed: Do you understand?~MENO: I am beginning to
121 Text |              MENO: I am beginning to understand; but I do not as yet take
122 Text |              to reply, Man, I do not understand what you want, or know what
123 Text |       astonished and say: Do you not understand that I am looking for the ‘
124 Text |         should; and I believe that I understand your meaning.~SOCRATES:
125 Text |            are now in a condition to understand my definition of figure.
126 Text |              space is.~BOY: I do not understand.~SOCRATES: Has not each


Parmenides
    Part
127 Intro|            them nearly impossible to understand, and the teacher who has
128 Intro|              of which I do not quite understand the nature,’ said Socrates; ‘
129 Intro|         audience of persons who will understand him.’ The whole party joined
130 Intro|            of philosophy. We fail to understand him, because we do not realize
131 Text |         notion is a very just one.~I understand, said Socrates, and quite
132 Text |             say that as yet you only understand a small part of the difficulty
133 Text |            speak, and I do not quite understand you; will you take some


Phaedo
    Part
134 Intro|              had imagined himself to understand differences of greater and
135 Intro|                In order that you may understand this, I must first describe
136 Intro|         ourselves who do not seem to understand how much stronger is the
137 Text |              trial, and we could not understand why, having been condemned,
138 Text |           day may come when you will understand. I suppose that you wonder
139 Text |         mystery which I do not quite understand. Yet I too believe that
140 Text |             are harmonized?~I do not understand you, he said.~I mean to
141 Text |            of the addition. I cannot understand how, when separated from
142 Text |          becoming two: neither can I understand how the division of one
143 Text |              longer satisfied that I understand the reason why one or anything
144 Text |            not think that you as yet understand me.~No indeed, replied Cebes,
145 Text |               I know nothing and can understand nothing of any other of
146 Text |             I dare say that you will understand sufficiently without my
147 Text |      examples.~Yes, he said, I quite understand you.~Tell me, then, what
148 Text |            much as we deem enough. I understand, he said: but I may and


Phaedrus
    Part
149 Intro|              aspect of the truth. To understand him, we must make abstraction
150 Intro|             and party; we may better understand the whereabouts of truth,
151 Text |          knows not what; he does not understand and cannot explain his own
152 Text |           What do you mean? I do not understand.~SOCRATES: Why, do you not
153 Text |             a master of the art must understand the real nature of everything;
154 Text |             PHAEDRUS: I think that I understand you; but will you explain
155 Text |            know this, and yet he may understand nothing of harmony if he
156 Text |             those who may or may not understand them, and know not to whom


Philebus
    Part
157 Intro|           region of ideas. He cannot understand how an absolute unity, such
158 Intro|          first efforts of mankind to understand the working of their own
159 Intro|            of comedy also? ‘I do not understand that last.’ Well, then,
160 Intro|           these qualities. ‘I do not understand.’ There are lovers and there
161 Intro|              may be promoted, and to understand that God wills the happiness,
162 Intro|            minds if we would rightly understand the character of the transition
163 Text |             you, if you abuse us? We understand what you mean; but is there
164 Text |    PROTARCHUS: I think that I partly understand you Socrates, but I should
165 Text |               and you may be said to understand any other subject, when
166 Text |              elements.~PROTARCHUS: I understand; you seem to me to mean
167 Text |      PROTARCHUS: Yes, I think that I understand you: you mean to say that
168 Text |            speak of the third class, understand me to mean any offspring
169 Text |            introduces.~PROTARCHUS: I understand.~SOCRATES: Still there was,
170 Text |          good.~SOCRATES: Let us then understand the mixed class to be that
171 Text |           all things, what would you understand him to mean by that statement?~
172 Text |              those who are well, but understand that I am speaking of the
173 Text |             you speak.~PROTARCHUS: I understand you, and see that there
174 Text |           PROTARCHUS: I do not quite understand you.~SOCRATES: I admit,
175 Text |              but, says the argument, understand me to mean straight lines
176 Text |        similar pleasures; now do you understand my meaning?~PROTARCHUS:
177 Text |           PROTARCHUS: I am trying to understand, Socrates, and I hope that
178 Text |             pleasures.~PROTARCHUS: I understand.~SOCRATES: To these may
179 Text |          repetitions make me slow to understand.~SOCRATES: As the argument
180 Text |          SOCRATES: Right; but do you understand why I have discussed the
181 Text |              the good.~PROTARCHUS: I understand; this third libation, Socrates,


Protagoras
    Part
182 Text |              that which he makes him understand, that is about playing the
183 Text |           affairs of the state.~Do I understand you, I said; and is your
184 Text |           soon as ever he is able to understand what is being said to him:
185 Text |          letters and is beginning to understand what is written, as before
186 Text |             than I agree with what I understand to be your view.~Well, I
187 Text |             not mistaken, you do not understand the word ‘hard’ (chalepon)
188 Text |           something which you do not understand. Let us ask Prodicus, for
189 Text |          good man may be expected to understand, and in particular of virtue.


The Republic
    Book
190 1    |             you won't. ~Let me first understand you, I replied. Justice,
191 1    |               I said; I am trying to understand them; and I wish that you
192 1    |              of the stronger. ~Now I understand you, I said; and whether
193 1    |              the penalty is I do not understand, or how a penalty can be
194 1    |             You mean that you do not understand the nature of this payment
195 1    |                And which method do I understand you to prefer? I said. ~
196 1    |           any other thing? ~I do not understand, he said. ~Let me explain:
197 1    |               by any other thing? ~I understand your meaning, he said, and
198 2    |             be impaled. Then he will understand that he ought to seem only,
199 2    |           style. ~Yes, I said, now I understand: the question which you
200 2    |            with the false? ~I do not understand your meaning, he said. ~
201 3    |        completely treated. ~I do not understand what you mean, said Adeimantus. ~
202 3    |    Adeimantus. ~Then I must make you understand; and perhaps I may be more
203 3    |              he said, I do not quite understand. ~I fear that I must be
204 3    |            may no more say, "I don't understand," I will show how the change
205 3    |         becomes simple narrative. ~I understand, he said. ~Or you may suppose
206 3    |                That also, he said, I understand; you mean, for example,
207 3    |               You mean, I said, if I understand you aright, that there is
208 3    |          manner which I do not quite understand, making the rhythms equal
209 3    |              deprived of a truth. ~I understand, he said, the willing loss
210 3    |          Still, he replied, I do not understand you. ~I fear that I must
211 3    |           this I call theft. Now you understand me? ~Yes. ~Those again who
212 3    |             change their opinion. ~I understand, he said, and you are quite
213 4    |           not think that I perfectly understand you. ~I mean that courage
214 4    |           Then now, I said, you will understand what our object was in selecting
215 4    |          made myself clear, you will understand my original meaning in what
216 4    |        science of medicine. ~I quite understand, and, I think, as you do. ~
217 4    |               I said, that you quite understand me; there is, however, a
218 5    |              birth, the parents must understand that the offspring of such
219 5    |              whole. ~I really do not understand, and therefore beg of you
220 5    |          which I mean? ~Yes, I quite understand. ~Then let me tell you my
221 6    |       relation to the State; for you understand already. ~Certainly. ~Then
222 6    |         connections in the State-you understand the sort of things-these
223 6    |           and distracting effect. ~I understand; but I should like to know
224 6    |            will not be angry if they understand, he said. But how will they
225 6    |            and now you either do not understand me or, as I rather think,
226 6    |          bodies and the like: Do you understand? ~Yes, I understand. ~Imagine,
227 6    |              you understand? ~Yes, I understand. ~Imagine, now, the other
228 6    |          themselves. ~I do not quite understand your meaning, he said. ~
229 6    |             will try again; you will understand me better when I have made
230 6    |         therefore a higher value. ~I understand, he said, that you are speaking
231 6    |           the intelligible, you will understand me to speak of that other
232 6    |            and in ideas she ends. ~I understand you, he replied; not perfectly,
233 6    |      tremendous; but, at any rate, I understand you to say that knowledge
234 6    |         their objects have truth. ~I understand, he replied, and give my
235 7    |               as far as I am able to understand you. ~Moreover, I said,
236 7    |              simultaneous do not. ~I understand, he said, and agree with
237 7    |           them. But I do not clearly understand the change in the order.
238 7    |            is science to belief, and understand ing to the perception of
239 7    |          this has been. ~As far as I understand, he said, I agree. ~And
240 8    |            man is deprived of it. ~I understand, he replied. ~Ought I not
241 9    |            the point which I want to understand: Certain of the unnecessary
242 9    |            he have a divine call. ~I understand; you mean that he will be
243 10   |   corresponding idea or form; do you understand me? ~I do. ~Let us take


The Second Alcibiades
    Part
244 Pre  |              uncommonly difficult to understand, and the ridiculous interpretation
245 Text |           Surely not. But I scarcely understand what I mean myself.~SOCRATES:
246 Text |            of harbours, whether they understand the business in hand, or


The Seventh Letter
    Part
247 Text |              of one instance, and so understand them in the case of all.


The Sophist
    Part
248 Intro|        ancient philosophy. We cannot understand the attitude of mind which
249 Intro|  impenetrable; for we were unable to understand how there could be any reality
250 Intro|          tell me, Theaetetus, do you understand what they mean by their
251 Intro|             one who could be made to understand them would deny.~The Platonic
252 Intro|                Noble is that which I understand, and that which I do not
253 Intro|              and that which I do not understand may be as noble; but the
254 Intro|      understands me, and he does NOT understand me.’~Nevertheless the consideration
255 Intro|              what they cannot easily understand to be full of danger. Many
256 Intro|            certainly we can scarcely understand how a deep thinker like
257 Intro|           ordinary ways of men; they understand one another from afar, notwithstanding
258 Intro|      universe (Milton, P.L.). We can understand how the idea in the mind
259 Text |          gifts.~THEAETETUS: I do not understand you.~STRANGER: You seem
260 Text |            the other kind you surely understand.~THEAETETUS: Yes.~STRANGER:
261 Text |           arrive, and this we should understand to be her aim.~THEAETETUS:
262 Text |              aim.~THEAETETUS: Yes, I understand; and I agree that there
263 Text |      deformity.~THEAETETUS: I do not understand.~STRANGER: Perhaps you have
264 Text |        STRANGER: At any rate we will understand him, and no indolence shall
265 Text |      alluding? I do not think that I understand your present question.~STRANGER:
266 Text |              ask whether anybody can understand all things.~THEAETETUS:
267 Text |      STRANGER: I see that you do not understand the first word that I utter,
268 Text |              I utter, for you do not understand the meaning of ‘all.’~THEAETETUS:
269 Text |              say ‘not-being.’ Do you understand?~THEAETETUS: Yes.~STRANGER:
270 Text |          tell me, Theaetetus, do you understand what they mean by these
271 Text |          anybody utters the word, we understand him quite easily, although
272 Text |            them “are”? How are we to understand the word “are”? Upon your
273 Text |              no longer fancy that we understand you, when we entirely misunderstand
274 Text |     contradict reason.~THEAETETUS: I understand.~STRANGER: Shall we say
275 Text |              themselves.~STRANGER: I understand; but they will allow that
276 Text |            were; and I do not at all understand how we never found out our
277 Text |           that other is the same, to understand and refute him from his
278 Text |              Very true. But I do not understand why at this moment we must
279 Text |            last is true.~STRANGER: I understand you to say that words which
280 Text |          nouns.~THEAETETUS: I do not understand you.~STRANGER: I see that
281 Text |           THEAETETUS: Now I begin to understand, and am ready to acknowledge


The Statesman
    Part
282 Intro|         arrive at classes. ‘I do not understand the nature of my mistake.’
283 Text |           think that I pretty nearly understand you.~STRANGER: In these
284 Text |             YOUNG SOCRATES: I do not understand.~STRANGER: I will try to
285 Text |              arts.~YOUNG SOCRATES: I understand.~STRANGER: And we have subtracted
286 Text |           them.~YOUNG SOCRATES: Do I understand you, in speaking of twisting,
287 Text |       coppersmith.~YOUNG SOCRATES: I understand.~STRANGER: And is there
288 Text |         YOUNG SOCRATES: That again I understand.~STRANGER: Then there is
289 Text |             YOUNG SOCRATES: I do not understand.~STRANGER: Let me put the
290 Text |             YOUNG SOCRATES: I do not understand what you mean.~STRANGER:


The Symposium
    Part
291 Intro|            not necessary in order to understand him that we should discuss
292 Text |          your motion, who profess to understand nothing but matters of love;
293 Text |       replied: I fear that I did not understand what I was saying.~You made
294 Text |             body or soul.’ ‘I do not understand you,’ I said; ‘the oracle
295 Text |        institutions and laws, and to understand that the beauty of them
296 Text |              alone will be likely to understand him, and will not be extreme


Theaetetus
    Part
297 Intro|            man, and we should try to understand him. In order to illustrate
298 Intro|            the reasoner is trying to understand him and to point out his
299 Intro|              the argument, because I understand them better.’~To return.
300 Intro|           and not know them. ‘That I understand.’ But I could not mistake
301 Intro|         repeating the words ‘know,’ ‘understand,’ yet we do not know what
302 Intro|             reflection enables us to understand this; but no effort of reflection
303 Intro|               he does not attempt to understand him from his own point of
304 Intro|              Because it is easier to understand and practise; 2ndly, Because
305 Text |              of anybody who seems to understand these things. And I get
306 Text |             asked the question would understand from our answer the nature
307 Text |         other workers. How can a man understand the name of anything, when
308 Text |              nonsense. Let us try to understand him: the same wind is blowing,
309 Text |              letters which we do not understand, shall we say that we do
310 Text |             am not quite sure that I understand you, though I have a strong
311 Text |          THEAETETUS: I do not as yet understand you.~SOCRATES: Then I will
312 Text |              other;—I think that you understand me, Theodorus?~THEODORUS:
313 Text |             of Amphitryon, he cannot understand their poverty of ideas.
314 Text |            further point: did we not understand them to explain the generation
315 Text |             you, and that you do not understand the abstract expression.
316 Text |            am afraid that we may not understand his words, and may be still
317 Text |             speak of what I scarcely understand; but the soul when thinking
318 Text |           you tell me, I may perhaps understand you better; but at present
319 Text |             perceives.~THEAETETUS: I understand you less than ever now.~
320 Text |          first of all, I want you to understand that a man may or may not
321 Text |           same of perceiving: do you understand me?~THEAETETUS: I do.~SOCRATES:
322 Text |           just now which you did not understand.~THEAETETUS: No, I did not.~
323 Text |           knowledge,’ as if we could understand what we are saying to one
324 Text |              are using the words ‘we understand,’ ‘we are ignorant,’ as
325 Text |     THEAETETUS: Certainly.~SOCRATES: Understand why:—the reason is, as I
326 Text |       quality belongs.~THEAETETUS: I understand you, and your account of


Timaeus
    Part
327 Intro|              ancient philosopher, or understand how, under such unequal
328 Intro|              now we shall be able to understand the nature of reflections
329 Intro|            is painful.~Every one may understand the origin of diseases.
330 Intro|     unmeaning of words. They did not understand that the content of notions
331 Intro|           imagination can we hope to understand Plato from his own point
332 Intro|            facts, or an inability to understand the necessary and obvious
333 Text |         possession. And he who would understand what he remembers to have
334 Text |            diseases to him who would understand them. For whereas marrow