ἔγ-κλημα,ατος,τό, (ἐγκαλέω)
A. accusation, charge, ἔ. τινι ἔχειν
S. Ph. 323
, cf. Tr. 361 , Antipho 3.2.9 , etc.;ἐγκλήματα ἔχειν τινός,
= ἐγκαλεῖν τι , Th. 1.26 ;ἔ. ποιεῖν τιmake a thingmatter of complaint, Id. 3.53 ;ἐγκλήματα ποιεῖσθαιbringaccusations, Id. 1.126 ;τὰ ἐ. τὰ ἔς τινας complaintsrespecting . . , ib. 79 ; ἐν ἐγκλήματι γίγνεσθαι
D. 18.251
;γίγνεταιorἐστὶ ἔγκλημά μοι πρός τιναI haveground of complaintrespecting him, X. Cyr. 1.2.6 , Lys. 10.23 ;λύειν ἔ. clear awaya charge, Plb. 2.52.4 ; λόγοις τὰ ἐ. διαλύεσθαι
Th. 1.140
.
II. in Law,written complaint: generally, ofcomplaintswhich were to lead to private suits,ἔ. λαγχάνειν τινίfilea complaintagainst . . , D. 34.16 , al., cf. PTeb. 616
(ii A. D.).
III. concrete,a standing reproach,τῆς τύχης καὶ τῶν θεῶνPlu Dio 58 .
2. defect, Gal. 14.20 .