προφασίζομαι

προφᾰσ-ίζομαι, impf. προὐφασιζόμην Th. 1.90: Att. fut. προφασιοῦμαι Aeschin. 3.24, later -ίσομαι Sch. Ar. Ec. 1019: aor. προὐφασισάμην Th. 5.54, X. Cyr. 2.2.30, etc.; προεφ- D.C. 59.26:—

• allege by way of excuse, plead in excuse, c. acc., τὸν αὐλητήν Thgn. 941; τὸν μῆνα Th. 5.54; ἀεί τι D. 48.20: c. inf., allege as an excuse that . ., ἀρρωστεῖν Id. 19.124; so π. ὅτι οὐκ ἐπίστανται X. Oec. 20.14: c. acc. cogn., πάσας προφάσεις π. Pl. R. 474e, cf. Lys. 8.16: abs., make excuses, Ar. Lys. 756, Th. 1.90; οὐκ ἔφη χρῆναι π. οὐδὲ διαμέλλειν Id. 6.25; π. ὑπέρ τινος Isoc. 4.13: aor. in pass. sense, ὡς εὗρον ἅπαν . . προφασισθέν that all was used as a pretext, all was a mere pretence, Th. 8.33, cf. D.C. Fr. 57.72.
• • II allege (by way of accusation) that . ., Σάρδεσιν ἐπιβουλεῦσαι [ἡμᾶς] π. Pl. Mx. 240a.
  • III seek a quarrel against, τινι LXX 4 Ki. 5.7.

προφασίζομαι, dep. med., Etwas zum Vorwand nehmen, sich womit entschuldigen, τί ; Theogn. 935 ; περιφανῆ χρήματα, Ar. Lys. 756 ; Plat. Phaedr. 231b ; πάσας προφάσεις προφασίζεσθαι, Rep. V.474e ; Lys. 8.16 ; ἀσχολίαν, Xen. Cyr. 2.2.30 ; οὐκ ἔφη χρῆναι προφασίζεσθαι, οὐδὲ διαμέλλειν, Thuc. 6.25 ; auch προφασισθέν, pass., 8.33 ; προὐφασίζετο ἀεί τι καὶ ἀναβολὰς ἐποιεῖτο, Dem. 48.20 ; ἀρρωστεῖν προφασίζεται, 19.124 ; Sp.

προφασίζομαι imperf. προὐφασιζόμην fut. Attic προφασιοῦμαι aor1 προὐφασισάμην

• Dep.:
• • Ito 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.
  • IIto allege (by way of accusation) that, Plat. from πρόφᾰσις