κακίζω
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
English (LSJ)
(κακός)
A abuse, reproach, τινα Hdt.3.145, D.34.2; κ. τινὰ ὅτι οὐκ . . Th.2.21; νουθετεῖν τε καὶ κ. Pl.R.560a; τὴν τύχην κ. D.18.306, cf. 21.73: abs., Epicur.Nat.28.12, 72 G.:—Pass., to be reproached, ὑπό τινος Th.1.105. II make cowardly, E.IA1435:—Pass., play the coward, οὔ ἑ κακιζόμενόν γε κατέκτα Il.24.214; καὶ μὴ κακισθῇς E. Med.1246, cf. El.982, Pl.Mx.247c; κακιζόμενοι τύχῃ worsted by fortune alone, Th.5.75.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1298] schlecht machen, tadeln, schelten; λοιδορέων τε καὶ κακίζων μιν Her. 3, 145; ἐκάκιζον, ὅτι στρατηγὸς ὢν οὐκ ἐπεξάγοι Thuc. 2, 21; pass. geschmäht werden, 1, 105; πολλά τινα Plat. Phaedr. 254 c; καὶ νουθετεῖν Rep. VIII, 560 a; τὴν τύχην Dem. 18, 306; Sp. – Pass. sich schlecht zeigen, bes. feig handeln, οὔ ἑ κακιζόμενόν γε κατέκτα, ἀλλὰ πρὸ Τρώων ἑσταότα Il. 24, 214; μὴ κακισθῇς, sei nicht feige, Eur. Med. 1246; οὐ μ ὴ κακισθεὶς εἰς ἀνανδρίαν πέσῃς El. 977; Plat. Menex. 247 c; τύχῃ κακιζόμενοι Thuc. 5, 75. – Adj. verb. κακιστέον, Eur. I. T. 105.
