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Lysis
Plato · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordCtesippus is Hippothales’ teasing companion and Menexenus’ cousin.
- In LysisHe exposes Hippothales’ repeated praise of Lysis and helps make the meeting possible.
- Reading contextHis interventions give the opening its mocking tone; they are not neutral statements of the dialogue’s philosophical conclusions.
- A place to readThe Greek example means “then Ctesippus.”
- English renderings
- Ctesippus; Hippothales’ teasing companion and Menexenus’ cousin
Meaning
Ctesippus; Hippothales’ teasing companion and Menexenus’ cousin.
Grammatical category: proper noun, masculine.
Use in the book
He exposes Hippothales’ repeated praise of Lysis and helps make the meeting possible. Menexenus’ argumentative reputation is linked with being his pupil. His interventions give the opening its mocking tone; they are not neutral statements of the dialogue’s philosophical conclusions.