He says to Eratosthenes: “Your executioner is not me, but the law of the city, the violation of which you have deemed less important than your pleasures. It was your choice to commit a crime like this against my wife and children, rather than obey the laws and behave properly” (Lysias, 26). In this quote, Euphiletos expresses the threat that adultery posed to society and shows adultery in light of a public crime, rather than a personal conflict simply within the oikos. Euphiletus later follows this statement and goes a step further by saying, "So, gentlemen, not only do the laws absolve me of having done wrong, but they also require me to exact this punishment." (Lysias, 34). Here Euphiletus directly states that he was commissioned by law to carry out the murder of Eratosthenes. However, the law clearly states that in this case the husband is granted impunity for the murder, not that the husband is in any way obligated to carry out this