ἀγαθοὶ δὲ ἐγένοντο διὰ τὸ φῦναι ἐξ ἀγαθῶν → they were virtuous because they were sprung from virtuous men, virtuous they were because they were sprung from men of virtue
P. and V. πονηρία, ἡ, Ar. and P. μοχθηρία, ἡ; see wickedness.