Lysis

Glossary of Key Terms

The English words on which the argument depends, in alphabetical order, with the Greek they render and the places where they occur, by Stephanus page and section. Where a word has a longer entry in the Key Words of the Dialogue, the Glossary says so.

akin, οἰκεῖος (oikeios). 210c–d, 221e–222e. Kept apart from like. See alien and Key Words, Akin, alien.

alien, ἀλλότριος (allotrios). 222c, of the bad, where the good is akin to everything. At 210c the same word is “strangers” of persons, and of things that “will belong to others”. See Key Words, Akin, alien.

bad, κακός (kakos). 214c–d, 216b–222d. Kept apart from wicked. See good and Key Words, Good, bad, neither.

be in love, ἐρᾶν (eran). 204b–c, 205a, 221b, 222a; “like one in love”, ἐρωτικῶς (erōtikōs), 211e. See love, lover and Key Words, Love, be in love.

be in need, δεῖσθαι (deisthai). 215a–b, 217a, 220d; “need”, 205a, 210d, 222e. See lack and sufficient.

beautiful, καλός (kalos); beautiful and good, καλὸς κἀγαθός (kalos kagathos); the beautiful, τὸ καλόν (to kalon). Of persons, 203b, 204b, 206a, 207a, 207c; 207a; 216c–d. Of other things the word is “fine” (205e). See Key Words, Beautiful.

because of, διά (dia) with the accusative. 205c, 217a–b, 218c–219b, 220b, 220d, 221c. Kept apart from for the sake of. See Key Words, For the sake of, because of.

beloved, ἐρώμενος (erōmenos). 204c, 206a, 222a. See darling, lover and Key Words, Darling, lover, beloved.

benefit, the noun ὠφελία (ōphelia) and the verb ὠφελεῖν (ōphelein); beneficial, ὠφέλιμος (ōphelimos), with the adverb, “beneficially”. 214e, 217a–b, 220d, 221a–b; “of no benefit”, ἀνωφελής (anōphelēs), 210c. Set against harm. See Key Words, Useful, useless; benefit.

blessed, μακάριος (makarios). 207e, 208d. See happy.

cherish, ἀγαπᾶν (agapan). 215a–b, 215d, 220d. Never “love”. See Key Words, Cherish.

companion, ἑταῖρος (hetairos). 204a, 206d, 211e, 213b, 214d, 216a; and φιλέταιρος (philetairos), “a friend of companions”, 211e. Never “friend”. See Key Words, Companion.

darling, τὰ παιδικά (ta paidika). 204d, 205a–b, 205e, 206c, 210e, 212b, 222a. See beloved, lover and Key Words, Darling, lover, beloved.

desire, ἐπιθυμεῖν (epithymein), ἐπιθυμία (epithymia). 207a, 207e–208a, 208e–209a, 211d–e, 215e, 217c, 217e, 221a–222a. Kept apart from “want”, βούλεσθαι (boulesthai). See Key Words, Desire.

disease, νόσος (nosos). 217a–b, 218e–219a. Kept apart from illness. See medicine.

enemy, ἐχθρός (echthros); enmity, ἔχθρα (echthra). 213a–c, 214c, 216b, 218d–219b, 220e; 215d, 216b. See hate.

entrust, ἐπιτρέπειν (epitrepein). 208a–c, 209a, 209c–210b.

first friend. See friend.

for the sake of, ἕνεκα (heneka). 215d, 218d–220b, 220d (“for its own sake”), 220e. Kept apart from because of. See Key Words, For the sake of, because of.

friend, φίλος (philos); the friend, τὸ φίλον (to philon); first friend, πρῶτον φίλον (prōton philon); greatest friend, φίλτατος (philtatos). 206a, 206c, 207c, 210a, 210c–d, and throughout the argument from 211e to the last words (223b); “first friend”, 219d; “greatest friends”, 213a. Never “dear”; “a friend to” renders the dative, “a friend of” the genitive. At 206c “become a friend to” renders προσφιλής (prosphilēs). See friendship, love and Key Words, Friend.

friends of wisdom. See love wisdom.

friendship, φιλία (philia). 207c, 214d, 215d, 216b, 217e, 219a, 220b, 221d–e, 222d. Never the noun “love”. See Key Words, Friendship.

good, ἀγαθός (agathos); neither good nor bad, μήτε ἀγαθὸν μήτε κακόν (mēte agathon mēte kakon). 205e, 206b, 207a, 210d, 211e, and throughout the argument from 214c; 216c–217b, 217e–218a, 218c, 219a, 220c, 221b–c, 222c. The phrase keeps the Greek’s order, “neither good nor bad” or “neither bad nor good”; at 218b it is “not yet either good or bad”. See bad and Key Words, Good, bad, neither.

happy, εὐδαίμων (eudaimōn), εὐδαιμονεῖν (eudaimonein); count happy, εὐδαιμονίζειν (eudaimonizein). 207d–e, 208e; 212a. See blessed.

harm, βλάπτειν (blaptein), and the noun βλάβη (blabē); harmful, βλαβερός (blaberos), with the adverb, “harmfully”. 206b, 214e, 220c, 221a–b. Set against benefit.

hate, μισεῖν (misein). 212b–c, 212e–213c. See enemy.

ignorance, ἄγνοια (agnoia); unlearned, ἀμαθής (amathēs); without judgment, ἀγνώμων (agnōmōn). 218a; 218a–b; 218a. See love wisdom.

illness, νόσημα (nosēma); remedy, φάρμακον (pharmakon). 220d. Kept apart from disease and medicine.

image, εἴδωλον (eidōlon). 219d.

in truth, ὡς ἀληθῶς (hōs alēthōs). 216c, 219d. See really.

lack, ἐνδεής (endeēs), “lacking”, with “to be” or “to become”. 221d–e. See be in need.

like, ὅμοιος (homoios); one who is like, ὁ ὅμοιος (ho homoios); unlike, ἀνόμοιος (anomoios); likeness, ὁμοιότης (homoiotēs). 214a–215a, 215c–e, 216b, 216e, 218b, 219b, 222b–c, 222e (“most alike”, 215d); 214e–215a, 222e; 214d, 215d, 222e; 222b. Kept apart from akin, and from “resembles”, ἔοικε (eoike), at 216c and 220e. See Key Words, Like, unlike.

look into, σκοπεῖν (skopein), σκέπτεσθαι (skeptesthai). 213e, 216c, 217c, 218d, 219b, 222b. At 206b the same verb, in a warning, is “look to it”, and at 207a a compound of it is “looking at”.

love, the verb, φιλεῖν (philein). 207d–e, 210c, 212a–213c, 215b, 215d, 217b, 220b, 220d, 221b–d, 222a, 222e. love, the noun, ἔρως (erōs); matters of love, τὰ ἐρωτικά (ta erōtika). 204b, 204e, 221e; 206a. See be in love, cherish, friend and Key Words, Love, be in love.

love wisdom, φιλοσοφεῖν (philosophein); friends of wisdom, φιλόσοφοι (philosophoi); philosophy, φιλοσοφία (philosophia). 218a–b; 212d; 213d. See wise and Key Words, Love wisdom.

lover, ἐραστής (erastēs). 205a–b, 212b, 222a. See beloved, darling and Key Words, Darling, lover, beloved.

medicine, ἰατρική (iatrikē). 217a–b, 219a, 219c. At 210a the adjective, ἰατρικός (iatrikos), is “skilled in medicine”. See disease.

neither good nor bad. See good.

opposite, ἐναντίος (enantios); oppositeness, ἐναντιότης (enantiotēs). 215e–216b, 218b, 220e; 216b. See Key Words, Opposite.

philosophy. See love wisdom.

presence, παρουσία (parousia); be present, παρεῖναι (pareinai). 217b, 217d–e, 218c; 217c–e.

proud, μεγαλόφρων (megalophrōn); think highly of oneself, μέγα φρονεῖν (mega phronein); pride, φρόνημα (phronēma). 210d; 210d; 206a. See understand.

really, τῷ ὄντι (tōi onti). 205e, 216c, 220b, 220e, 221d; “what is really a friend”, 220b, 220e. See in truth.

remedy. See illness.

rule, ἄρχειν (archein); ruler, ἄρχων (archōn); rule, the noun, ἀρχή (archē). 208b–209a; 208d, 210b; 209d.

sense, νοῦς (nous); want of sense, ἀλογία (alogia). 210b; 206b, 213b. The two Greek words share the English “sense”. In προσέχειν τὸν νοῦν, “pay attention” (205b, 211a, 213d, 219b), and ἐν νῷ ἔχειν, “have it in mind” (223a), the word is not rendered on its own. Kept apart from understand and from without judgment.

set great store by, περὶ πολλοῦ ποιεῖσθαι (peri pollou poieisthai). 215b–c, 219d–220a.

sufficient, ἱκανός (hikanos); sufficiency, ἱκανότης (hikanotēs); be in a sufficient state, ἱκανῶς ἔχειν (hikanōs echein). 215a–b; 215a; 217a. Of ability the same word is “capable” (204a) and “can” (204e), and the adverb “well enough” (209d). See be in need.

understand, φρονεῖν (phronein); come to have understanding, φρόνιμος γίγνεσθαι (phronimos gignesthai); without understanding, ἄφρων (aphrōn). 209c–210a, 210d; 210b; 210d. Kept apart from sense. See proud and Key Words, Understand.

unlearned. See ignorance.

useful, χρήσιμος (chrēsimos); useless, ἄχρηστος (achrēstos); use, χρεία (chreia), ὄφελος (ophelos). 210d, 214e, 220c; 204c, 210c, 220c, 222b–c; 215b, 220d; 208e. See benefit and Key Words, Useful, useless; benefit.

wicked, πονηρός (ponēros). 214b–c. Kept apart from bad. See Key Words, Good, bad, neither.

wise, σοφός (sophos); wisdom, σοφία (sophia). 206a, 207d, 210a, 210d, 214b, 216a, 218a, 222e; 212d, 214a. See love wisdom.

without judgment. See ignorance.