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Lysis
Plato · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordApodytērion means changing-room.
- In LysisThe genitive ἀποδυτηρίου identifies the room whose corner contains the odd-and-even game.
- Reading contextThe noun gives the physical arrangement through which the boys, young men, and Socrates can see one another and gradually assemble; it does not denote the wrestling-school as a whole.
- A place to readThe Greek example means “in a corner of the changing-room.”
- English renderings
- Changing-room
Meaning
Changing-room.
Grammatical category: noun, neuter.
Use in the book
The genitive ἀποδυτηρίου identifies the room whose corner contains the odd-and-even game. It belongs within the wrestling-school, contrasted with its open courtyard. Lysis initially stands among the spectators there. The noun gives the physical arrangement through which the boys, young men, and Socrates can see one another and gradually assemble; it does not denote the wrestling-school as a whole.
Places to read
- 206eτοῦ ἀποδυτηρίου ἐν γωνίᾳ — in a corner of the changing-room.