ἐξαιτιολογέω
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
A explain fully, τὸ ὅθεν ὁ φόβος ἐγίνετο ἐ. Epicur.Ep.1p.31U.
German (Pape)
[Seite 865] den Grund aufsuchen u. angeben, D. L. 10, 82.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐξαιτιολογέω: αἰτιολογῶ, Διογ. Λ. 10. 82.
Spanish (DGE)
averiguar, indagar la causa de τὸ ὅθεν ... ὁ φόβος ἐγίνετο ἐξαιτιολογήσομεν ὀρθῶς καὶ ἀπολύσομεν Epicur.Ep.[2] 82.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐξαιτιολογέω: разыскивать, исследовать причины Diog. L.