Socrates and Euthyphro attempted to define what "piety" meant to determine whether it

was "piety" for Euthyphro to indict his father. Euthyphro begins his view of "piety" by
giving a long and elaborate definition. He recognizes the piety in prosecuting a person
who has committed a crime as heinous as murder. It can be anyone, regardless of who
becomes someone's father or mother. It is disrespectful to refrain from prosecuting
guilty persons for any reason. Socrates was neither convinced nor satisfied with
Euthyphro's initial answer. He was expecting a more precise answer. He persuaded
Euthyphro to be more specific, and Euthyphro defined it as "precious to the gods."

Socrates' and Euthyphro's intentional attempt to answer, questioning the whole

conversation about the exact meaning of piety, gave me great insight into piety.
Socrates and Euthyphro were of the same opinion on the first part of the question and
agreed on its interpretation. Although the dialogue's ongoing dilemma does not
precisely explain the precise meaning of 'pious', it does describe the nature of
goodness. However, if both parts of the definition of "piety" were to be considered valid,
it would make the characterization of the distinction obsolete, as it would go in the form
of a loop. The question Socrates asks refers to something mutually inclusive: God loves
the holy because it is sacred, and the righteous are holy because he loves them. But
the claim is incomplete because no one has been able to derive an exact and practical
meaning of "piety."