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I recall that the translation of Socrates' Apology that I read in my first university philosophy class had S. invoking "God." Is this just a Christianized translation of "Zeus" or did he actually use some generic term for "God" (Theos?) and/or hold monotheistic beliefs centuries before Christ?

by /u/JJVMT in /r/AskHistorians

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