αἰτιάομαι (aitiaomai)

Where it lives

Defense in the Matter of the Olive Stump 3 · 14.81/10k
Against Eubulides 6 · 13.08/10k
For Phormio 5 · 12.73/10k
Trapeziticus 4 · 12.01/10k
On the Chersonese 5 · 11.85/10k
Fourth Philippic 5 · 11.3/10k
Against Callimachus 4 · 11.28/10k
Against Pantaenetus 4 · 10.74/10k
On A Wound By Premeditation 1 · 10.57/10k
Against Zenothemis 2 · 10.55/10k
Against Spudias 2 · 10.32/10k
Second Olynthiac 2 · 9.79/10k

Densest 12 of 95 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

αἰτι-άομαι · aiti-aomai — LSJ

accuse, censure, to accuse, accuse, bring a charge, to be accused

accuse, censure, c. acc. pers., τάχα κεν καὶ ἀναίτιον αἰτιόῳτο Il. 11.654, cf. Od. 20.135; ἀναίτιον αἰτιάασθαι Il. 13.775; θεοὺς βροτοὶ αἰτιόωνται Od. 1.32, cf. E. Fr. 254; καί μʼ τιάασθε ἕκαστος Il. 16.202, cf. S. OT 608, Lys. 7.38, etc.; αἰ. ὡς μιαρούς Pl. R. 562d; αἰ. τινά τινος to accuse of a thing, Hdt. 5.27, Pl. R. 619c, D. 21.104, etc.: c. inf., αἰ. τινὰ ποιεῖν τι accuse one of doing, Hdt. 5.27, Pl. Criti. 120c, X. Mem. 1.1.2; οὐ τὰ ὑμέτερα αἰτιασόμεθα μὴ οὐχ ἕτοιμα εἶναι Pl. La. 189c; αἰ

b give, the credit

in good sense, give one the credit of being, σὲ τίς αἰτιᾶται νομοθέτην ἀγαθὸν γεγονέναι; Pl. R. 599e, cf. 379c, Cra. 396d.

2 lay to, charge, impute

c. acc. rei, lay to oneʼs charge, impute, τοῦτο αἰ. X. Cyr. 3.1.39; ταῦτα D. 19.215: c. dupl. acc., τί ταῦτα τοὺς Λάκωνας αἰτιώμεθα ; Ar. Ach. 514.

3 injure

injure, ὁπλήν Hippiatr. 105.

II allege as the cause, to allege

allege as the cause, οὐ τὸ αἴτιον αἰ. not to allege the real cause, Pl. R. 329b; τίνα ἔχεις αἰτιάσασθαι . . τούτου κύριον; ib. 508a; φωνάς τε . . καὶ ἄλλα μυρία αἰ. Id. Phd. 98e; τἀναίτια Id. Ti. 88a; ὧν τὴν πενίαν αἰτιάσαιτʼ ἄν τις D. 18.263; τὴν δίνην Arist. Cael. 295a32; τὸ αὐτόματον Id. Ph. 196a25.

2 allege, allege by way of accusation, he alleged

c. inf., allege, τὸν λόγον αἰ. δυσχερῆ εἶναι Pl. Prt. 333d, cf. Men. 93d; αἰ. τι αἴτιον εἶναι Grg. 518d; ἰλίγγους ἐκ φιλοσοφίας ἐγγίγνεσθαι allege by way of accusation that . . , Id. R. 407c; τῆς ἱερᾶς χώρας ᾐτιᾶτο εἶναι he alleged that it was part of . . , D. 18.150, cf. 37.12. (Late in Act., POxy. 1032.51 (ii A. D.).)

In the wild

αἰτιάσομαι · aitiasomai Aristophanes, Frogs 310
αἰτιῶ · aitiō Aristophanes, Frogs 629
αἰτιῶ · aitiō Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae (DIORISIS sentence 571)
αἰτιῶνταί · aitiōntai Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..27 (DIORISIS sentence 341)
αἰτιᾶταί · aitiatai Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..56 (DIORISIS sentence 681)
αἰτιώμενος · aitiōmenos Aristotle, De Divinatione per Somnum (DIORISIS sentence 19)

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Where it came from

Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Αἰτιάομαιν (scan p. 55; entry #256).

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