κακύνω
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
A damage, in prcv., κ. τὸν πηλόν· τὸν ἄξιον ὕβρεως ὑβρίζειν, Suid.; τὰς τύχας Antioch.Astr.in Cat.Cod.Astr.8(3).105:—Pass., turn bad, Thphr.Od.56. 2 in moral sense, corrupt, Com.Adesp. 138:—usu. in Pass., to be corrupted, D.C.60.2: esp. become bad, E. Hec.251, Pl.Ti.42c; of soldiers, show cowardice, v.l. for μαλακύνω, X.Cyr.6.3.27. 3 Pass. also, to be reproached, E.Hipp.686.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1305] schlecht machen, verderben, Sp. – Pass. schlecht werden, sich schlecht zeigen; οὔκουν κακύνῃ τοῖσδε τοῖς βο υλεύμασι Eur. Hec. 251; τρόπον ὃν κακύνοιτο Plat. Tim. 42 c; von Soldaten, im Ggstz des τὸ δέον ποιεῖν, Xen. Cyr. 6, 3, 27. Auch = elend sein, Eur. Hipp. 686.
