ἐπαιτιάομαι

English (LSJ)

fut. -άσομαι [ᾱ], Ion. -ήσομαι,

   A bring a charge against, accuse, τινά Hdt.2.121.β, etc.; θεὸν ἐ. Hp.Aër.22; ἐ. τινά τινος accuse one of a thing, Th.6.28, D.21.114; ἦ κἀμὲ γάρ τι ξυμφοραῖς ἐπαιτιᾷ; for your mishaps, A.Pr.974; also κείνην ἐπαιτιῶμαι τοῦδε βουλεῦσαι τάφου I accuse her of this burial, that she planned it, S.Ant.490: c. inf., ὧν ἐπαιτιᾷ με δρᾶν Id.OT645; ὃν . . με . . τρέφειν μιάστορα ἐπῃτιάσω Id.El.604; Αἴσωπον . . φιάλην ἐπῃτιῶντο κλέψαι Ar.V.1447, etc.; τὴν πρόμαντιν ἐ. αὐτὸν πεῖσαι Th.5.16; so ἐ. τινὰ ὅτι . . Hdt.6.30, Th.2.70: c. acc. rei, lay the blame upon, τὴν ξυμφορὰν τῆς φυγῆς Id.8.81; τὸ μῆκος τῆς πορείας Pl.Ep.329a: also c. acc. cogn., μέζονα ἐπαιτιώμενος bringing heavier accusations, Hdt.1.26; τοῦτο ἐπαιτιῶμαι, c. acc. inf., I complain of this, viz. that... Pl.R. 497b: also c. dupl. acc., ἃ ἐπαιτιῶμαι τὴν γυναῖκα ταύτην the charges which I bring against her, Antiph01.10; τῷ μὲν νῷ οὐδὲν χρώμενον οὐδέ τινας αἰτίας ἐπαιτιώμενον nor ascribing any causes to it, Pl.Phd. 98b.