defensible
From LSJ
οὐ μακαριεῖς τὸν γέροντα, καθ' ὅσον γηράσκων τελευτᾷ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς συμπεπλήρωται· ἕνεκα γὰρ χρόνου πάντες ἐσμὲν ἄωροι → do not count happy the old man who dies in old age, unless he is full of goods; in fact we are all unripe in regards to time
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
of a military position: P. ἐχυρός (lit., strong).
be defensible (of conduct): P. ἀπολογίαν ἔχειν, P. and V. συγγνώμην ἔχειν (admit of excuse).
