- αἰτιάομαι
- to blame
- 1. to charge, accuse, censure, blame , c. acc. pers., τάχα κεν καὶ ἀναίτιον αἰτιόωιτο [8th/7th c.BC]; αἰτ. τινά τινος to accuse of a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC], etc.;—;c. inf., αἰτ. τινα ποιεῖν τι to accuse one of doing, [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;in this signf., certain tenses are used in pass. sense, to be accused , aor1 ἠιτιάθην [Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC]; perf. ἠιτίαμαι [Refs 5th c.BC]
2. c. acc. rei, to lay to one's charge, impute , τοῦτο αἰτ. [5th/4th c.BC]; ταῦτα [Refs 4th c.BC]; c. dupl. acc., τί ταῦτα τοὺς Λάκωνας αἰτιώμεθαa [5th/4th c.BC]
3. to allege as the cause , αἰτ. τινα αἴτιον [5th/4th c.BC]; φωνάς τε καὶ ἄλλα μυρία αἰτ. [5th/4th c.BC]; τῆς ἱερᾶς χώρας ἠιτιᾶτο εἶναι he alleged that it was part of the sacred territory, [Refs 4th c.BC] (ML)