they thought that all was lost
From LSJ
ὁποία δ' ἦν αὕτη ἡ παίδευσις δύναταί τις γιγνώσκειν διάλογόν τινα τοῦ Πλάτωνος σκοπῶν → It's possible to find out what kind of education that was by examining one of Plato's dialogues
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