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προφασίζομαι
προφασίζομαι imperf. προὐφασιζόμην fut. Attic προφασιοῦμαι aor1 προὐφασισάμην Dep.: to set up as a pretext or excuse, allege by way of excuse, plead in excuse, c. acc., Theogn., Thuc., etc.; c. inf. to allege as an excuse that . . , Dem.:—absol. to make excuses, Thuc.:—aor1 προφασισθῆναι in pass. sense, to be used as a pretext, Thuc. to allege (by way of accusation) that, Plat. from πρόφᾰσις

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to set up as a pretext

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προφασίζομαι
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προφασίζομαι
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προφασιζομαι
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προφασίζομαι imperf. προὐφασιζόμην fut. Attic προφασιοῦμαι aor1 προὐφασισάμην Dep.: to set up as a pretext or excuse, allege by way of excuse, plead in excuse, c. acc., Theogn., Thuc., etc.; c. inf. to allege as an excuse that . . , Dem.:—absol. to make excuses, Thuc.:—aor1 προφασισθῆναι in pass. sense, to be used as a pretext, Thuc. to allege (by way of accusation) that, Plat. from πρόφᾰσις
IDX:
28506
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28539
Key:
profasi/zomai

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