Πρόσεχε τῷ ὑποκειμένῳ ἢ τῇ ἐνεργείᾳ ἢ τῷ δόγματι ἢ τῷ σημαινομένῳ. → Look to the essence of a thing, whether it be a point of doctrine, of practice, or of interpretation.
accusation: P. and V. αἰτία, ἡ, ἔγκλημα, τό, V. ἐπίκλημα, τό; see accusation.
excuse: P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ, σκῆψις, ἡ, πρόσχημα, τό.
assertion: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, ῥῆμα, τό.