Legal Accusation Charge

αἰτί-α, ἡ, responsibility, mostly in bad sense, guilt, blame, or the imputation thereof, i.e. accusation, first in Refs 8th c.BC+ —Phrases: αἰτίαν ἔχειν bear responsibility for, τινόςRefs 5th c.BC+; but usually to be accused, τινός of a crime, φόνουRefs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+; followed by ὡς.., Refs 5th c.BC+; by ὡς with participle, Refs; ὑπό τινος by some one, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν αἰτίᾳ εἶναι or γίγνεσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἰτίαν ὑπέχειν lie under a charge, Refs 5th c.BC+; λαβεῖν ἀπό τινοςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐν αἰτίῃ ἔχειν hold one guilty, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν αἰτίαν ἐπιφέρειν τινί impute the fault to one, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀνατιθέναι, προστιθέναι, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπολύειν τινὰ τῆς αἰτίης to acquit of guilt, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 in forensic oratory, invective without proof (opposed to ἔλεγχος), Refs 4th c.BC+ __3 in good sense, εἰ.. εὖ πράξαιμεν, αἰτία θεοῦ the credit is his, Refs 4th c.BC+; δι᾽ ὅντινα αἰτίαν ἔχουσιν Ἀθηναῖοι βελτίους γεγονέναι are reputed to have become better, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὧν.. πέρι αἰτίαν ἔχεις διαφέρειν in which you are reputed to excel, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἳ.. ἔχουσι ταύτην τὴν αἰ. who have this reputation, Refs 5th c.BC+ __4 expostulation, μὴ ἐπ᾽ ἔχθρᾳ τὸ πλέον ἢ αἰτίᾳRefs 5th c.BC+ __II cause, δι᾽ ἣν αἰτίην ἐπολέμησανRefs 5th c.BC+ {αἰτιάζομαι}, etc.; on the four causes of Refs 5th c.BC+ — _dative_ αἰτίᾳ for the sake of, κοινοῦ τινος ἀγαθοῦRefs 5th c.BC+ in the sense of cause, not in that of accusation. __III occasion, motive, αἰτίαν ῥοαῖσι Μοισᾶν ἐνέβαλε gave them a the me for song, Refs 5th c.BC+ __IV head, category under which a thing comes, Refs 4th c.BC+ __V case in dispute, ἡ αἰ. τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικόςNT

κατηγορ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, accusation, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to αἰτία (expostulation), Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἀπολογία Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἐγένοντο πολλαὶ τῶν Ἀθηναίων charges were made against.., Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ.. ἐπὶ τοῖς πεπραγμένοις κατηγορίας ἔχω I am liable to accusation, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II in Logic, predication, Refs 4th c.BC+; especially affirmative predication, opposed to στέρησις, Refs __II.2 predicate, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II.3 more frequently, category, head of predicables, Refs 4th c.BC+

ἔγ-κλημα, ατος, τό, (ἐγκαλέω) accusation, charge, ἔ. τινι ἔχειν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐγκλήματα ἔχειν τινός, ={ἐγκαλεῖν τι}, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔ. ποιεῖν τι make a thing matter of complaint, Refs; ἐγκλήματα ποιεῖσθαι bring accusations, Refs; τὰ ἐ. τὰ ἔς τινας complaints respecting..,Refs 4th c.BC+; γίγνεται or ἐστὶ ἔγκλημά μοι πρός τινα I have ground of complaint respecting him, Refs 5th c.BC+; λύειν ἔ. clear away a charge, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II in Law, written complaint: generally, of complaints which were to lead to private suits, ἔ. λαγχάνειν τινί file a complaint against.., Refs 4th c.BC+ __III concrete, a standing reproach, τῆς τύχης καὶ τῶν θεῶν Refs __III.2 defect, Refs 2nd c.AD+

αἰτί-ᾱμα, ατος, τό, charge, accusation, λαβεῖν ἐπ᾽ αἰτιάματί τιναRefs 5th c.BC+

† I. שִׂטְנָה n.f. accusation;—Ezr 4:6.