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Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash
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in my best understanding the Athenians were polytheistic and would have no need for a word meaning "God," unless that is the proper name of a god...
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True, most Athenians didn't, but Socrates, however, did. Such discussion of a singular God and Oneness is a primary reason why the wise man was convicted by the Council of 500 and executed by hemlock. Still, yours is an excellent question and the explanation may very well be a problem in the translation as you opine.
I'm on a laptop and not at home right now, so I can't look to see who translated my Plato.