αἴτι-ος, α, ον, more rarely ος, ον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
culpable, responsible, ἐπεὶ οὔ τί μοι αἴτιοί εἰσιν[
Refs 8th c.BC+]:
comparative αἰτιώτερος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
the most guilty, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
substantive, αἴτιος, ὁ,
the accused, the culprit, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ αἴ. τοῦ πατρός
they who have sinned against my father, [
Refs]:—with
genitive of things, οἱ αἴ. τοῦ φόνου[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
responsible for, with
genitive of things, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἴτιός τινός τινι being
the cause of a thing
to a person, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: with
infinitive, αἴ. τὸν ἠέρα ξηρὸν εἶναι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
comparative, τοῦ. ἐλευθέραν εἶναι. αἰτιώτερον[
Refs 4th c.BC+]
mainly instrumental in causing the sea-fight, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2) αἴτιον, τό,
cause, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί ποτ᾽ οὖν ἐστι τὸ αἴτιον τό. μηδένα εἰπεῖ; [
Refs 5th c.BC+]