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Lysis
Plato · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordMenexenus is Lysis’ companion and Ctesippus’ cousin.
- In LysisHe is about Lysis’ age and joins the conversation after play.
- Reading contextNo identification with a namesake in another dialogue is needed to follow his role here.
- A place to readThe Greek example means “Menexenus.”
- English renderings
- Menexenus; Lysis’ companion and Ctesippus’ cousin
Meaning
Menexenus; Lysis’ companion and Ctesippus’ cousin.
Grammatical category: proper noun, masculine.
Use in the book
He is about Lysis’ age and joins the conversation after play. Socrates questions him about who becomes a friend of whom; Socrates calls him contentious, and Lysis emphatically agrees. His assent and difficulties must be distinguished from Socrates’ proposals and from Lysis’ reactions. No identification with a namesake in another dialogue is needed to follow his role here.