It looks as if there is nothing more than an inconclusive discussion, in which Euthyphro s words are twisted around against him. Socrates appears to be doing nothing more than making trouble, and he was finally eliminated from the Athens marketplace when he committed suicide in connection with the charge that he had corrupted the youth of Athens. Philosophy in the Western tradition is vitally concerned with language.
Words are a powerful instrument, whose use can be directed toward various ends.
One end is persuasion. Arguments are used to induce belief in the audience. Thus they clashed with the Sophists, who taught their students how to argue without concern for whether true belief is produced as a result. The Euthyphro dialogue begins with a knowledge claim by Euthyphro, that he knows what it is to be pious. He claims this on the basis of his authority as a priest.