pardon
μή μοι θεοὺς καλοῦσα βουλεύου κακῶς· πειθαρχία γάρ ἐστι τῆς εὐπραξίας μήτηρ, γυνὴ Σωτῆρος· ὦδ᾽ ἔχει λόγος → When you invoke the gods, do not be ill-advised. For Obedience is the mother of Success, wife of Salvation—as the saying goes.
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), συγγνώμων εἶναι (dat. of pers., gen. of thing), V. σύγγνοιαν ἴσχειν (absol.).
be remiss in punishing (a person): V. χαλᾶν; (dat.).
be pardoned: P. and V. συγγνώμης τυγχάνειν.
substantive
P. and V. συγγνώμη, ἡ. V. σύγγνοια, ἡ.
a free pardon: P. ἄδεια, ἡ; see also mercy, amnesty.
beg pardon, v.: P. and V. παρίεσθαι; (absol.), P. παραιτεῖσθαι (absol.).
I ask your pardon for this: V. σὲ δὲ παραιτοῦμαι τόδε (Eur., Iphigenia in Aulis 685).
