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Lysis
Plato · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordThorybeō means disturb, throw into confusion; in the passive, be unsettled.
- In LysisThe perfect passive participle τεθορυβημένον describes Hippothales as unsettled by what has been said.
- Reading contextHippothales’ reaction supplies a second audience for the questions ostensibly addressed only to Lysis and makes the effect of Socratic speech dramatically visible.
- A place to readThe Greek example means “thrown into confusion by what was being said.”
- English renderings
- Disturb, throw into confusion; in the passive, be unsettled
Meaning
Disturb, throw into confusion; in the passive, be unsettled.
Grammatical category: verb.
Use in the book
The perfect passive participle τεθορυβημένον describes Hippothales as unsettled by what has been said. It is paired with his ongoing anxiety and explains why Socrates remembers the lover’s wish to stay concealed.
The passage applies the verb to an individual’s emotional disturbance, not to a noisy public crowd. The perfect participle presents the resulting state. Hippothales’ reaction supplies a second audience for the questions ostensibly addressed only to Lysis and makes the effect of Socratic speech dramatically visible.
Places to read
- 210eτεθορυβημένον ὑπὸ τῶν λεγομένων — thrown into confusion by what was being said.