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κατηγορία

κατηγορία, κατηγορία, ἡ, speech for the prosecution (noun)

κατηγορ-ία, Ion. -ίη, ἡ,
  • accusation, Hdt. 6.50, etc.; opp. αἰτία (expostulation), Th. 1.69; opp. ἔπαινος, ib. 84; opp. ἀπολογία Arist. Rh. 1358b11; τὴν κ. ποιεῖσθαι Antipho 6.10, And. 1.6; ὡς ὑβρίζοντος κ. ἐποιοῦντο X. An. 5.8.1; κ. ἐγένοντο πολλαὶ τῶν Ἀθηναίων charges were made against . ., Id. HG 2.1.31; κατηγορίαι κατά τινος γεγόνασιν Isoc. 5.147; εἰ . . ἐπὶ τοῖς πεπραγμένοις κατηγορίας ἔχω I am liable to accusation, D. 18.240.
    • II in Logic, predication, Arist. Metaph. 1007a35, etc.: pl., Id. APo. 84a1; esp. affirmative predication, opp. στέρησις, Id. APr. 52a15; ἄπορον ἐν κ. Stoic. 2.93.
      • 2 predicate, Arist. Metaph. 1004a29, 1028a28, al., Epicur. Ep. 1 p.23 U., etc.
      • 3 more freq., category, head of predicables, Arist. Top. 103b20 (ten), APo. 83b16, Ph. 225b5 (eight), Metaph. 1068a8 (seven), cf. EN 1096a29.

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