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Lysis
Plato · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordKōneion means hemlock.
- In LysisThe son’s hypothetical drinking of hemlock creates the emergency that explains the father’s concern for wine and its vessel.
- Reading contextThe explanatory point lies in the father’s belief and purpose.
- A place to readThe Greek example means “That he had drunk hemlock.”
- English renderings
- Hemlock
Meaning
Hemlock.
Grammatical category: neuter noun.
Use in the book
The son’s hypothetical drinking of hemlock creates the emergency that explains the father’s concern for wine and its vessel. The participle πεπωκότα marks that the drinking has already occurred within the imagined case.
The noun is a concrete element of an example about what is finally valued. The edition does not require an autobiographical allusion or provide evidence that wine is an effective antidote. The explanatory point lies in the father’s belief and purpose.
Places to read
- 219eαὐτὸν κώνειον πεπωκότα — That he had drunk hemlock.