πλημμελ-έω,
properly make a false note in music, but in usage, metaphorically, offend, err, τί πλημμελήσας; [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1655, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 117e, +others; τοὺς ἑκουσίως καὶ δι᾽ ὕβριν πλημμελοῦντας 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.42; περί τι 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 3.3.6; παρὰ τοὺς νόμους 4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 1.62; εἰς δίκην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 943e, compare “Rev.Phil.” 1929.142 (from Iasos), “POxy.” 1119.18 (3rd c.AD)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἴς τινα τῷ λόγῳ [[ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.167, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ir.” p.83] Refs 4th c.BC+] W.: with participle, μὴ οὖν τι πλημμελήσομεν καλοῦντες..; [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 480a, compare “Sph.” 244b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely with accusative, offend against, τὸν πάλαι προτετελευτηκότα [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 10.14 ] Refs 1st c.BC+]:—passive, τὰ εἰς ἀλλήλους πεπλημμελημένα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.37; τὰ πλημμεληθέντα τῷ δήμῳ περὶ τοὺς στρατηγούς 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aristides” 26 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be wronged or sinned against, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 275e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπό τινων Decrees cited in [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.155; κατ᾽ οὐδὲν ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν πεπλημμελημένοι Philipp.[prev. work]166; ἐάν τι πλημμεληθῇ] Refs 4th c.BC+] if anything goes wrong, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 664b29. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]