συγγνώμην ἔχειν
From LSJ
Καλόν τοι τὸ ταύτης τῆς γῆς ὕδωρ, κακοὶ δὲ οἱ ἄνθρωποι. → Sweet is the water of this land, but the people are bad.
Greek > English (Woodhouse)
pardon, admit of extenuation, be defensible, be excusable, be pardonable, to admit of excuse