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αἴτιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: αἴτιος αἰτίᾱ αἴτιον

Structure: αἰτι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ai)te/w

Sense

  1. causing, being the author of, responsible for
  2. to blame, blameworthy, guilty, reprehensible, culpable
  3. (substantive) defendant, accused, culprit

Examples

  • σοφία δὴ τοίνυν ἐστὶ γνῶσισ θείων καὶ ἀνθρωπίνων πραγμάτων καὶ τῶν τούτων αἰτίων. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 1:15)
  • ὥστε ἀνάγκη σοι τῶν τριῶν τούτων αἰτιῶν μιᾷ γε πάντωσ ἐνέχεσθαι· (Lucian, 3:1)
  • αἱ γὰρ ἐνθένδ’ αὖ τριήρεισ ἀντιτιμωρούμεναι οὐδὲν αἰτίων ἂν ἀνδρῶν τὰσ κράδασ κατήσθιον. (Aristophanes, Peace, Choral, epirrheme13)
  • λαθεῖν γὰρ τὸ πλῆθοσ τὸ ὑμέτερον οὐκ ἔνι οὔτε πονηρὸν ὄντα οὐδένα τῶν ἐν τῇ πόλει οὔτε ἐπιεικῆ, ἀλλ’ ὁ παρεληλυθὼσ χρόνοσ μάρτυσ ἐστὶν ἑκάστῳ τοῦ τρόπου ἀκριβέστατοσ, ἄλλωσ τε δὴ καὶ περὶ τούτων τῶν αἰτιῶν οἱά αὕτη [ἐστ]ίν. (Hyperides, Speeches, 21:2)
  • ὧν οὐδεμ[ία] δήπου τῶν αἰτιῶν τούτων οὐδὲν κοινωνεῖ τῷ εἰσαγγελτικῷ νόμῳ. (Hyperides, Speeches, 3:2)

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