κρυφοπαίζει

Jonathan

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In this last couplet of the 3rd Canto of Hymn & Lament for Cyprus 1974 of Ritsos, what exactly does the κρυφο- suggest? A wheeler-dealer? A trickster? Someone with their own agenda? As the opposite of δίκαιος it seems only to suggest a devious negotiator?
Κι απέ στεριώστε τη γροθιά στου κόσμου το τραπέζι•
δω πέρα ο δίκαιος θα κριθεί κι αυτός που κρυφοπαίζει.


 

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