ἔγ-κλημα, ατος, τό,
(ἐγκαλέω) accusation, charge, ἔ. τινι ἔχειν [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 323, compare “Tr.” 361, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 3.2.9, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐγκλήματα ἔχειν τινός, ={ἐγκαλεῖν τι}, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.26 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔ. ποιεῖν τι make a thing matter of complaint, [[ [prev. author] 3.53 ] Refs]; ἐγκλήματα ποιεῖσθαι bring accusations, [[ [prev. author] 1.126 ] Refs]; τὰ ἐ. τὰ ἔς τινας complaints respecting..,[[ [prev. work] 79; ἐν ἐγκλήματι γίγνεσθαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.251 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; γίγνεται or ἐστὶ ἔγκλημά μοι πρός τινα I have ground of complaint respecting him, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.2.6, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 10.23 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; λύειν ἔ. clear away a charge, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.52.4; λόγοις τὰ ἐ. διαλύεσθαι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.140. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II in Law, written complaint: generally, of complaints which were to lead to private suits, ἔ. λαγχάνειν τινί file a complaint against.., [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 34.16, +others, compare “PTeb.” 616 (2nd c.AD). ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III concrete, a standing reproach, τῆς τύχης καὶ τῶν θεῶν [[Plu “Dio” 58. ] Refs]
__III.2 defect, [[ 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.20. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]