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Lysis
Plato · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordSynēthēs means familiar with, on accustomed terms with.
- In LysisLysis is συνήθης with Ctesippus through Ctesippus’ cousin Menexenus.
- Reading contextIt makes the encounter socially plausible and distinguishes different degrees and routes of connection within the group around the wrestling-school.
- A place to readThe Greek example means “he is familiar with Ctesippus.”
- English renderings
- Familiar with, on accustomed terms with
Meaning
Familiar with, on accustomed terms with.
Grammatical category: adjective.
Use in the book
Lysis is συνήθης with Ctesippus through Ctesippus’ cousin Menexenus. Hippothales offers this connection as a fallback route for bringing Lysis into the conversation: if he does not approach by himself, Ctesippus can call him.
The adjective specifies an existing social familiarity, not necessarily the intimate relation conveyed by saying that Lysis is Menexenus’ closest companion. It makes the encounter socially plausible and distinguishes different degrees and routes of connection within the group around the wrestling-school.
Places to read
- 206dΚτησίππῳ συνήθης ἐστὶν — he is familiar with Ctesippus.