Ἐκδίκους
avenging; lawless
Translated by Peter Lech18 Jan 2006Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning both] just people and those who are outside of justice.1
"He was both lawless and outlawed."2 Instead ofa)/dikos .
Sophocles [writes]: "Thebes did not nurture evil, for it does not desire to bring up lawless men."3 "You yourself shame your own city which does not deserve to be shamed, and time in its waxing is making you old and bereft of sense."4
"He was both lawless and outlawed."2 Instead of
Sophocles [writes]: "Thebes did not nurture evil, for it does not desire to bring up lawless men."3 "You yourself shame your own city which does not deserve to be shamed, and time in its waxing is making you old and bereft of sense."4