Full Idea
Socrates uses the word 'areté' to mean precisely what we mean by moral virtue.
Clarification
'Areté' normally translates as either 'virtue' or 'excellence'
Gist of Idea
By 'areté' Socrates means just what we mean by moral virtue
Source
comment on Socrates (reports of career [c.420 BCE]) by Gregory Vlastos - Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher p.200
Book Reference
Vlastos,Gregory: 'Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher' [CUP 1992], p.200