In Plato's dialogue "Apology", Socrates says that the Delphic Oracle declared that no one was wiser than Socrates.
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The Short Version
The dialogue plainly contains this statement. In Apology 21a–21b, Socrates says Chaerephon consulted the Delphic oracle and received the answer that no one was wiser than Socrates. The main caveat is that this is Socrates’ report within Plato’s dialogue, not independent proof that the event happened historically.
Caveats
The passage presents the oracle’s words through Socrates’ account of Chaerephon’s question, not as a direct scene with Socrates at Delphi.
The claim is textual, not historical: it shows what Plato’s Socrates says, not that the oracle episode is independently verified.
Exact phrasing varies by translation, but the core meaning is consistent across authoritative editions.