He said to Eratosthenes: “Your executioner is not me, but the law of the city, the violation of which you considered less important than your pleasures. It was your choice to commit such a crime against my wife and children, rather than obey the laws and behave properly” (Lysias, 26). In this quote, Euphiletos expresses the threat that adultery poses to society and shows adultery in light of a public offense, rather than a personal conflict simply within the oikos. Euphiletos later continues this statement and goes further by saying: “So then, gentlemen, the laws not only acquit me of the evil, but they also oblige me to exact this punishment. » (Lysias, 34). Here Euphiletos directly states that he was commissioned by law to commit the murder of Eratosthenes. However, the law clearly states that the husband enjoys impunity for murder in this case, not that he is in any way obliged to carry out this task.