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μῶν τἀμὰ διὰ χρόνου σ’ ἀνέμνησεν κακά;
I hope my appearance has not reminded you of your troubles?
Euripides Electra 504 (144)
“τί οὖν σοι,” ἦν δ᾽ ἐγώ, “τοῦτο; μῶν τί σε ἀδικεῖ Πρωταγόρας;”
"What's that to you?", I said "Protagoras hasn't done you any wrong, has he?"
Plato Protagoras 310d (192)
Μήδεια: ἔσται τάδ’· ἀλλὰ πίστις εἰ γένοιτό μοι
τούτων, ἔχοιμ’ ἂν πάντα πρὸς σέθεν καλῶς.
Αἰγεύς: μῶν οὐ πέποιθας; ἢ τί σοι τὸ δυσχερές;
Medea: These things will come to pass. But if I had a pledge from you, I would have everything I wanted from you.
Aegeus: You can't not trust me, can you? What is your problem?
Euripides Medea 731-734 (260)

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