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Lysis
Plato · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordAdikeō means do wrong; wrong or injure someone.
- In LysisThe verb explains why one wicked person becomes more hostile to another through closer association: he does wrong.
- Reading contextThe verb is relational here, specifying action against another person; it should not be collapsed into merely possessing the adjective “bad.”
- A place to readThe Greek example means “Those doing wrong and those being wronged.”
- English renderings
- Do wrong; wrong or injure someone
Meaning
Do wrong; wrong or injure someone.
Grammatical category: verb.
Use in the book
The verb explains why one wicked person becomes more hostile to another through closer association: he does wrong. Active and passive participles then distinguish wrongdoers from those wronged.
The claim that such parties cannot be friends is used to challenge the unrestricted friendship of like with like. The verb is relational here, specifying action against another person; it should not be collapsed into merely possessing the adjective “bad.”
Places to read
- 214cἀδικοῦντας δὲ καὶ ἀδικουμένους — Those doing wrong and those being wronged.