evasion
From LSJ
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
excuse: P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ.
shift, artifice: P. and V. στροφή, ἡ, P. διαδύσεις, αἱ.
putting off (of punishment): P. διάκρουσις, ἡ.
practice evasions, v.: P. διακρούεσθαι.
make excuses: Ar. and P. προφασίζεσθαι.
