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Lysis
Plato · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordParaskeuazō means prepare; provide; procure something for a purpose.
- In LysisThe repeated passive forms at 219e–220a designate the things provided for the sake of something further: the wine, its vessel, and other resources.
- Reading contextintelligible.
- A place to readThe Greek example means “On the things provided for the sake of something.”
- English renderings
- Prepare; provide; procure something for a purpose
Meaning
Prepare; provide; procure something for a purpose.
Grammatical category: verb.
Use in the book
The repeated passive forms at 219e–220a designate the things provided for the sake of something further: the wine, its vessel, and other resources. The repetition deliberately separates what is prepared from that for which it is prepared.
The verb gives the regress discussion a practical setting. One need not begin with abstract objects: an ordinary act of procuring a means already makes the question “for the sake of what?” intelligible.