ἀνομολογούμενος: is not to be connected with ἀνομολογεῖσθαι, “to repeat an admission already made and to come to an agreement,” but is from ὁμολογούμενος in composition with
α- privative. By this expression Callicles makes plain the recklessness of his thinking and the obstinacy of his disposition. The sentence is condensed by the omission of a selfevident clause: “in order that I may not make my statement inconsistent, (which I will do) if I say,” etc.
διαφθείρεις τοὺς πρώτους λό-... λανγ̂γρεεκ>γους: cf. Prot. 360 a διαφθεροῦμεν τὰς ἔμπροσθεν ὁμολογίας. Callicles' words in 491 e and elsewhere gave reason to expect that he would speak his sentiments roundly without any hesitation. Cf. 492 d.
ἱκανῶς . . . ἐξετάζοις: has reference to 487 e ἐάν τι σὺ ἐν τοῖς λόγοις ὁμολογήσῃς μοι, βεβασανισμένον τοῦτ̓ ἤδη ἔσται ἱκανῶς.—
εἴπερ... λανγ̂γρεεκ>ἐρεῖς: “if you will persist in speaking,” with a decidedly unfavorable color.
σαυτῷ: rather stronger than σοί.
