αἰτιάομαι

αἰτι-άομαι, used by Hom. only in [dialect] Ep. forms, [ per.] 3pl. αἰτιόωνται, opt. αἰτιόῳο, -ῳτο, inf. αἰτιάασθαι, [tense] impf. ἠτιάασθε, -όωντο: [dialect] Aeol. [tense] impf. [ per.] 2sg.

A

αἰτίαο Lyr.Adesp.66

: [tense] fut.

-άσομαι Ar.Nu.1433

, Pl.Phd.85d: [tense] aor.

ᾐτιᾱσάμην E.Fr.254

, Th.1.120, etc., [dialect] Ion.

-ησάμενος Hdt.4.94

,

-ήσασθαι Hp.de Arte 4

: [tense] pf.

ᾐτίᾱμαι D.19.215

, [dialect] Ion.

-ίημαι Hp.Ep.17

(also in pass. sense, and [tense] aor. ᾐτιάθην always so, v. infr. 1.1): ([etym.] αἰτία):—accuse, censure, c. acc. pers.,

τάχα κεν καὶ ἀναίτιον αἰτιόῳτο Il.11.654

, cf. Od. 20.135;

ἀναίτιον αἰτιάασθαι Il.13.775

;

θεοὺς βροτοὶ αἰτιόωνται Od. 1.32

, cf. E.Fr.254;

καί μ' τιάασθε ἕκαστος Il.16.202

, cf. S.OT608, Lys.7.38, etc.;

αἰ. ὡς μιαρούς Pl.R.562d

; αἰ. τινά τινος to accuse of a thing, Hdt.5.27, Pl.R.619c, D.21.104, etc.: c. inf., αἰ. τινὰ ποιεῖν τι accuse one of doing, Hdt.5.27, Pl.Criti.120c, X.Mem.1.1.2;

οὐ τὰ ὑμέτερα αἰτιασόμεθα μὴ οὐχ ἕτοιμα εἶναι Pl.La.189c

; αἰ. τινὰ ὡς . . or ὅτι . . , Th.1.120, X.An.3.1.7;

αἰ. τινὰ περί τινος X.HG1.7.6

: c. acc. cogn., αἰ. αἰτίαν κατά τινος bring a charge against one, Antipho 6.27:— [voice] Pass., to be accused, [tense] aor. 1 ᾐτιάθην (always) Th.6.53, 8.68, X.HG2.1.32: [tense] pf.

ᾐτίαμαι Th.3.61

: [tense] fut.

αἰτιαθήσομαι D.C.37.56

.

b in good sense, give one the credit of being, σὲ τίς αἰτιᾶται νομοθέτην ἀγαθὸν γεγονέναι; Pl.R.599e, cf. 379c, Cra.396d.

2 c. acc. rei, lay to one's charge, impute,

τοῦτο αἰ. X.Cyr.3.1.39

;

ταῦτα D.19.215

: c. dupl. acc.,

τί ταῦτα τοὺς Αάκωνας αἰτιώμεθα

;

Ar.Ach.514

.

3 injure,

ὁπλήν Hippiatr.105

.

II allege as the cause, οὐ τὸ αἴτιον αἰ. not to allege the real cause, Pl.R. 329b; τίνα ἔχεις αἰτιάσασθαι . . τούτου κύριον; ib.508a;

φωνάς τε . . καὶ ἄλλα μυρία αἰ. Id.Phd.98e

;

τἀναίτια Id.Ti.88a

;

ὧν τὴν πενίαν αἰτιάσαιτ' ἄν τις D.18.263

;

τὴν δίνην Arist.Cael.295a32

;

τὸ αὐτόματον Id.Ph.196a25

.

2 c. inf., allege,

τὸν λόγον αἰ. δυσχερῆ εἶναι Pl.Prt. 333d

, cf. Men.93d;

αἰ. τι αἴτιον εἶναι Grg.518d

; ἰλίγγους ἐκ φιλοσοφίας ἐγγίγνεσθαι allege by way of accusation that . . , Id.R. 407c; τῆς ἱερᾶς χώρας ᾐτιᾶτο εἶναι he alleged that it was part of . . , D. 18.150, cf. 37.12. (Late in [voice] Act., POxy.1032.51 (ii A. D.).)