excuse

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

P. and V. συγγιγνώσκειν (dat. of pers., acc., gen., or dat. of thing), συγγνώμην ἔχειν (dat. of pers., gen. of thing), V. σύγγνοιαν ἴσχειν (absol.); see pardon.

overlook: P. ὑπερορᾶν.

justify, defend: P. ἀπολογεῖσθαι περί (gen.); see defend.

let off: P. and V. ἀφιέναι. excuseoneself: Ar. and P. ἀπολογεῖσθαι.

excuse oneself (from a public duty): P. ἐξόμνυσθαι (acc. or absol.).

decline (an invitation): P. ἐπαινέω, ἐπαινεῖν (acc.) (Xen.; cf. Ar., Ranae 508).

substantive

P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ, σκῆψις, ἡ, πρόσχημα, τό.

an excuse for: P. πρόσχημα, τό (gen.).

make excuses, v.: Ar. and P. προφασίζεσθαι.

make excuses for: see excuse.

urge as an excuse: P. and V. σκήπτειν (mid. in P.), προβάλλειν (mid. also P.), προὔχεσθαι, προΐστασθαι (Euripides, Cyclops 319), P. προφασίζεσθαι, προΐσχεσθαι, V. προτείνειν.

you may make such excuses: V. σὺ μὲν τάδ' ἂν προὔχοιο (Sophocles, Antigone 80).

way of escape: P. and V. ἀποστροφή, ἡ, καταφυγή), ἡ.

defence: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.