Socrates' Reason for Refusing the Invitation of Perdiccas

Notes

1. §11.25.1Τῷ Περδίκκᾳ — Dative. A verb of speaking or replying (such as ἔφη or ἀπεκρίνατο) is omitted at the beginning of the sentence, expressing "[Socrates said] to Perdiccas."
2. §11.25.1τοῦ μὴ ἔρχεσθαι — Articular infinitive in the genitive case with the negative particle μὴ, serving as the object of the preposition περὶ.
3. §11.25.1μὴ εὖ παθῶν οὐ δυνηθῶ — A double negative construction. μὴ continues the framework of "lest / so that... not" from the preceding ἵνα μὴ, while οὐ δυνηθῶ expresses the inability ("I should not be able") as a single unit under this scope. εὖ παθῶν is the aorist active participle of εὖ πάσχω ("to receive benefits"), functioning concessively or conditionally ("although having received benefits"). Thus, the whole phrase means "lest I should be unable to return benefits after receiving them."