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1 φταίχτης
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2 αἴτιος
-α/ος,-ον + A 0-1-0-0-7=8 1 Sm 22,22; 2 Mc 4,47; 13,4; 4 Mc 1,11; PSal 9,5responsible for, guilty of [τινος] 1 Sm 22,22; ὁ αἴτιος accused, culprit SusTh 53τοὺς αἰτίους τῆς ἀπώλειας αὐτοῦ the ones accused of destroying him Bel 42→NIDNTT -
3 αἴτιος
A culpable, responsible,ἐπεὶ οὔ τί μοι αἴτιοί εἰσιν Il.1.153
, cf. B.10.34, Hdt.7.214: [comp] Comp.αἰτιώτερος Th.4.20
: [comp] Sup., τοὺς αἰτιωτάτους the most guilty, Hdt.6.50;αἰ. τινος Id.3.52
.2 Subst., αἴτιος, ὁ, the accused, the culprit, A.Ch.70, etc.; οἱ αἴ. τοῦ πατρός they who have sinned against my father, ib. 273:—c. gen. rei, οἱ αἴ. τοῦ φόνου ib. 117, cf. S.Ph. 590, Hdt.4.200.II responsible for, c. gen. rei, Hdt.1.1, etc. ; αἴτιός τινός τινι being the cause of a thing to a person, Lys.13.57, cf. D.23.54, Isoc.8.100: c. inf.,αἴ. τὸν ἠέρα ξηρὸν εἶναι Hdt.2.26
;τοῦ μὴ φαλακροῦσθαι Id.3.12
, etc.;αἴ. θανεῖν S.Ant. 1173
;αἰ. πεμφθῆναι ἄγγελον Antipho 5.23
, cf. Lys.13.82;αἴτιος τὸ σὲ ἀποκρίνασθαι Pl.La. 190e
: [comp] Comp.,τοῦ.. ἐλευθέραν εἶναι.. αἰτιώτερον D.24.5
, cf. 51.21: [comp] Sup. αἰτιώτατος, ἐν τῷ στενῷ ναυμαχῆσαι mainly instrumental in causing the sea-fight, Th.1.74;αἰ. τοῦ μὴ ἀποθανεῖν D.20.42
;- ώτατόν τι καὶ τελέως δραστικόν Phld.D.1.23
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4 δράω
Aδραῖσι Alc.Supp.27.11
, subj. δρῶ, δρᾷς, δρᾷ, opt. δρῴην, [dialect] Ep.δρώοιμι Od.15.317
; παρα-δρώωσι ib. 324: [tense] impf. ἔδρων: [tense] fut. δράσω: [tense] aor. 1 ἔδρᾱσα, [dialect] Ion.ἔδρησα Thgn.954
: [tense] pf. δέδρᾱκα:—[voice] Pass., [tense] aor. 1 ἐδράσθην, δρασθείς, Th.3.38, 6.53: [tense] pf. δέδρᾱμαι ( δεδρασμένων is f. l. in Id.3.54):—do, accomplish, esp. do some great thing, good or bad (acc. to some δ. was the equiv. [dialect] Dor. Verb for [dialect] Att. πράττειν, Arist.Po. 1448b1), (where the Sch. interprets it διακονοίην, δουλεύοιμι I would serve.., cf. δρήστης); ἄνδρες δραῖσιν ἀτάσθαλοι Alc.
l. c.; opp. πάσχω, freq. in Trag.,εὖ δρῶσαν, εὖ πάσχουσαν A.Eu. 868
;ἄξια δράσας ἄξια πάσχων Id.Ag. 1527
;κακῶς δράσαντες οὐκ ἐλάσσονα πάσχουσι Id.Pers. 813
; of one in extreme perplexity,τί πάθω; τί δὲ δρῶ; Id.Th. 1062
, cf.Ch. 899;δρῶν ἀντιπάσχω χρηστά S.Ph. 584
; prov., "; , cf. S.OT 1272; τά γ' ἔργα μου πεπονθότα.. μᾶλλον ἢ δεδρακότα acts of suffering rather than of doing, Id.OC 267; ὁ δρῶν the doer, whoever he be, A.Ag. 1359, etc.; ὁ δράσας the culprit, Pl.Lg. 879a, cf. S.Tr. 1108;ὁ δεδρακώς Id.OT 246
, D.23.40; used to avoid repetition of a verb, Th.2.49, al.: c. dupl. acc., , cf. OC 854, etc.: with Adv., εὖ, κακῶς δρᾶν τινά, do one a good or ill turn, Thgn.108, S.Aj. 1154;δρᾶν τι εἴς τινα Id.OC 976
; ; πάντα δρᾶν try every way, cj. in E.Hipp. 284; παντὸς εἶχε δρῶντος ἡδονήν was satisfied with the doing, S.OC 1604; τὰ δρώμενα what is doing or being done, ib. 1644, cf. D.C.37.57: sg.,τὸ δρώμενον S.El.40
, Th.5.102; τί δράσω; to express helplessness or despair, S.Aj. 920, etc.; for οἶσθ' οὖν ὃ δρᾶσον; v. Εἴδω fin.2 of things,τουτὶ τί δρᾷ τὸ ποτήριον; Ar.Eq. 237
;ὅπερ ἡ λίθος δρᾷ τὸν σίδηρον Luc.Im.1
: so, generally, to be active,εἰς ἄλληλα πάσχειν καὶ δ. Chrysipp.Stoic.2.135
, cf. Prisc.Lyd.4.10.II offer sacrifice or perform mystical rites,δ. τὰ ἱερά IG12.4
, cf. 188, Ath.14.660a, Paus.1.43.2, Iamb.Myst. 1.21, etc.:—[voice] Pass.,τὰ δρώμενα Gal.UP7.14
, Sopat. in Rh.8.1 W., etc.;τὰ δημοσίᾳ δρώμενα Plu.Num.9
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5 εἰσάγω
Aἐσάγεσκον Hdt.1.196
: [tense] pf. - αγήοχα Epist. Philipp. ap. D.18.39: [tense] pf. [voice] Pass.ἐσῆγμαι Hdt.2.49
:— lead in or into, esp. into one's dwelling, introduce, c. dupl.acc.,αὐτοὺς εἰσῆγον θεῖον δόμον Od.4.43
; Κρήτην εἰσήγαγ' ἑταίρους he led his comrades to Crete, 3.191;ἐς. τινὰ ἐς.. Hdt.1.196
, etc.: c. dat.,τινὰ δόμοις E.Alc. 1112
codd.;εἰ. ψυχᾷ χάριν Id.Hipp. 526
(lyr.); ὅταν σε καιρὸς εἰσάγῃ, = ὅταν καιρὸς ᾖ σὲ εἰσιέναι, S.El.39;νὺξ εἰ. πόνον Id.Tr.29
:—[voice] Med., admit forces into a city, Th.8.16, 108; take in with one, introduce into a league or conspiracy,Ὀτάνης ἐσάγεται Ἰνταφρένεα Hdt.3.70
:— [voice] Pass.,τὴν θερμότητα εἰσάγεσθαι εἰς τοὺς πόρους Thphr.Ign.38
.2 ἐσαγαγεῖν or ἐσαγαγέσθαι γυναῖκα to lead a wife into one's house, Hdt. 5.40,6.63.3 bring in,σῖτον Th.4.26
; import,οἶνον Ἀθήναζε κατ' ἐμπορίαν D.35.35
:—[voice] Med.,εἰσάγεσθαι καὶ ἐξάγεσθαι X.Ath.2.3
, cf.D. 18.145;εἰ. ὧν ἐνδεεῖς Arist.Pol. 1257a32
:—[voice] Pass., εἰσαγόμενα καὶ ἐξαγ. imports and exports, Id.Rh. 1359b22, cf. Hdt.3.6, SIG37 (Teos, v B.C.).4 εἰ. εἰς τοὺς φράτερας introduce a child to the members of one's φρατρία, Lys.30.2 ([voice] Pass.), Is.3.75, cf. D.57.54;εἰς Κήρυκας And.1.127
;εἰ. τινὰς εἰς τὴν πολιτείαν Arist.Pol. 1308a8
; τινὰς ἐς σπονδάς secure their adhesion, Th.5.35; ἰατρὸν εἰσάγειν τινί call in a physician for another, X.Mem.2.4.3, cf. D.47.67:—[voice] Med., of the physician himself when ill,εἰσάγεσθαι ἄλλους ἰατρούς Arist.Pol. 1287a41
.5 introduce new customs, Hdt.2.49 ([voice] Pass.);τελετὰς πονηράς E. Ba. 260
; ; ; εἰ. τὰ εἴδη the doctrineofideas, Arist.EN 1096a13; .6 δούλιον εἰσᾶγον αἶσαν, for δ. ἆγον εἰς αἶσαν, A.Ch.77(lyr.).II bring in, bring forward, esp. on the stage,χορόν Ar.Ach.
II;Ἥραν ἠλλοιωμένην Pl.R. 381d
; , cf. Luc.Hist.Conscr.58; of an orator,εἰ. σεαυτὸν ποιόν τινα Arist.Rh. 1417b7
; represent in art, Corn.ND28, al. ([voice] Pass.).3 aslaw-term, εἰ. δίκην or γραφήν to bring a cause into court, of the prosecutor, A.Eu. 580, 582, cf. D.24.10, PHal.1.125, etc.;ὑπόθεσιν OG1669.41
(Egypt, i A.D.); also of the εἰσαγωγεύς II, Antipho6.42, IG12(7).3.40 ([place name] Arcesine), etc.; οἱ δὲ θεσμοθέται εἰσαγόντων εἰς τὴν Ἡλιαίαν Lexap.D.21.47.b εἰ. τινά bring forward the case of an officer at the εὔθυναι (q.v.), D.18.117 : generally, bring a person into court, prosecute, Pl.Ap. 25c,al.; in full, εἰ. εἰς δικαστήριον ib. 29a, Grg. 521c ([voice] Pass.), cf. Lg. 910e,al.5 enter, register, POxy.1535.8 ([voice] Pass.), etc.III introduce to a subject, instruct:—[voice] Pass., εἰσαγόμενοι, οἱ, beginners, Ph.1.175, Gal.Libr.Propr.Prooem., etc.IV intr., enter, Sch.T.Il.6.252. -
6 παρίστημι
A causal in [tense] pres., [tense] impf., [tense] fut., and [tense] aor.1 ; later [tense] pf. παρέστᾰκα in same sense, PTeb.5.196 (ii B.C.), Plb.3.94.7, S.E. M.7.273, etc.I cause to stand, place beside,π. τοὺς ἱππεῖς ἐφ' ἑκάτερον τὸ κέρας Plb.3.72.9
, cf. 3.113.8 ; παραστήσας τὰ ὅπλα having brought his arms into view, D.18.175 ; π. τινὰ φυλάττειν set one near a thing to guard it, v.l. in Id.49.35 ;π. σορὸν σορῷ Anatolian Studies p.204
([place name] Termessus).II set before the mind, present,ὑπόθεσιν.. οὐ χὶ τὴν οὖσαν παριστάντες ὑμῖν D.3.1
; τοῦτο π. τοὺς θεοὺς ὑμῖν that they may put this into your minds, Id.18.1 ;τὸ δεινὸν π. τοῖς ἀκούουσιν Id.21.72
; π. ἐλπίδας, ὁτιοῦν τῶν δεινοτάτων, Id.19.333, 21.15 ; arouse, inspire, οὐ γὰρ ἡ πληγὴ παρέστησε τὴν ὀργὴν ἀλλ' ἡ ἀτιμία ib.72 ;π. φόβον καὶ ἀπορίαν ταῖς πόλεσι Plb.3.94.7
; π. ὁ κίνδυνος διαλογισμόν, μὴ.. Aeschin.2.159 : so τοῦτο π. ὑμῖν γνῶναι prompt you to that decision, D.18.8 ; π. τινὶ θαρρεῖν give one confidence, v.l. in Aeschin.1.174 ; π. τινί c. inf., put it into his head to.., Paus.9.14.6 ; also π. τινὶ ὅτι or ὡς .., X. Oec.13.1, Pl.R. 600c.2 dispose a person,πρὸς μελαγχολίας Phld. Ir.p.28
W., cf. Mus.p.73 K. ; alsoἈθηναίους ἄλλα παρέστησεν ὡς ἥρωα τιμᾶν Θησέα Plu. Thes.35
:—also in [voice] Pass., V. B. V. 1.3 of a Poet, represent, describe,τὸν Νέστορα παρέστησε [ὁ ποιητὴς] πείθοντα Phld. Hom. p.65
O., cf. Ath.3.110f, 4.133b ;δι' ἐτυμολογίας Corn. ND1
:—[voice] Pass., παριστάσθω ὅτι .. let it be stated that.., S.E. M.7.310.4 furnish, supply, deliver, PCair.Zen.790.10 (iii B.C.), PTeb.5.196 (ii B.C.), Abh. Berl.Akad.1925(5).31 ([place name] Cyrene).5 make good, prove, show,τι πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις Lys.12.51
, cf. Act.Ap.24.13 ;καθάπερ προϊόντες -στήσομεν Phld. Ir.p.85
W., cf. Mus.p.37 K.6 c. acc. pers., present, offer, ἑαυτοὺς τῷ θεῷ, ἑαυτοὺς δούλους εἰς ὑπακοήν, Ep.Rom.6.13,16.8 in later Greek, as in [voice] Med. (V. C. 1), produce in court, etc., BGU759.22 (ii A.D.), etc.:—[voice] Pass., Sammelb.4512.82 (ii B.C.), etc.III set side by side, compare,[πόλεις] μικρὰς μεγάλαις Isoc. 12.40
.—The use of these act. tenses occurs in Pl.l.c., but first becomes common in Oratt.B [voice] Pass., with [tense] aor. 2, [tense] pf. and [tense] plpf. [voice] Act., intr.:I stand by, beside, or near,θέων δέ οἱ ἄγχι παρέστη Il.15.442
, cf. 483 ; , cf. 8.218, 18.183 ; ἑξείης πάντεσσι παρίστασαι, of a beggar, 17.450 ;οὐδ' ἄρα οἵ τις ἀνουτητί γε παρέστη Il.22.371
; ζωγράφῳ παρεστηκυῖα, of a painter's model, X. Mem.3.11.2 : freq. in part. παραστάς with a Verb,εἶπε παραστάς Il.12.60
; οὖτα π. 20.472 ; παρασταθείς, v.l. for κατασταθείς, E.Or. 365.2 stand by, i.e. help, defend, τινι Il.10.279, etc. ; , cf. 15.255 ;Ὀδυσῆϊ π. ἠδ' ἐπαρήγει 23.783
, cf. Hes. Th. 439, Hdt.1.87, etc.;π. τινὶ χερσί S. Aj. 1384
; βοηθοὶ π. X. Cyr.5.3.19 ;οὐ παρέστη οὐδ' ἐβοήθησεν D.45.64
.II more freq. in past tenses, to have come,δεῦρο παρέστης Il.3.405
; to be at hand, , etc.2 of events, to be near, be at hand, ;κακὴ Διὸς αἶσα παρέστη ἡμῖν Od.9.52
, cf. 16.280 : in [tense] fut. [voice] Med.,σοὶ..παραστήσεσθαι ἔμελλεν μοῖρ' ὀλοή 24.28
;ἐάν του καιρὸς ἢ χρεία παραστῇ D. 21.101
, cf. 73: freq. in [tense] pf.,παρέστηχ' ὡς ἔοικ' ἀγὼν μέγας E. Hec. 229
, cf. Med. 331 ; in part.,τὸ χρῶμα τὸ παρεστηκός Ar. Eq. 399
;ὁ νῦν παρεστηκὼς ἡμῖν λόγος Pl. Lg. 962d
: in [dialect] Att. form παρεστώς, ῶσα, ός, th=s parestw/shs no/sou S. Ph. 734 ; τοῦ π. θέρους ib. 1340 ;τὰς παρεστώσας τύχας E. Or.[ 1024]
; τὰ παρεστῶτα present circumstances, τὰ λῷστα, κράτιστα τῶν π., A. Ag. 1053, Pr. 218 ;πρὸς τὸ παρεστός Ar. Eq. 564
;πρὸς τὸ παριστάμενον X. Eq.Mag.9.1
.III come to the side of another, come over to his opinion,παραστῆναι ἐς τῶν Περσέων τὴν γνώμην Hdt.6.99
: abs., come to terms, surrender, submit, Id.3.13,5.65, 6.140 ;οἱ πολέμιοι παραστήσονται Id.3.155
;τῷ πολέμῳ παραστῆναι D. 22.15
, cf. EM653.2.IV happen to one,τῷ δὴ λέγουσι.. θῶμα μέγιστον παραστῆναι Hdt.1.23
;τὸ φρονεῖν ἀλλοῖα παρίσταται Emp. 108
; esp. come into one's head, occur to one,τὼς νόος ἀνθρώποισι παριστᾶται Parm.16.2
; ; δόξα π. τινὶ ὥστε .. Pl.Phd. 66b ; σοὶ τοῦτο παρέστηκεν, ὡς .. Id.Phdr. 233c ; π. θαῦμα, γνώμη, And.2.2, 24 (s.v.l.) ;ἔκπληξις παρέστη Th.8.96
: impers., παρίσταταί μοι it occurs to me ; τῷ οὐ παραστήσεται.. τεθνάναι βούλεσθαι to whom it will not occur to wish for death, Hdt.7.46: folld. by ὡς, Th. 4.61,95, Lys. 12.62, etc.: c. inf., Id.7.17; : c. acc. et inf., Lys.21.12, Pl.Phd. 58e; part., τὸ παριστάμενον that which comes into one's head, a thought, Luc. Cont. 13 ; ἐκ τοῦ π. λέγειν speak offhand, Plu.Dem.9, cf. Gal. 14.295.2 collect oneself,παραστῆναι πρὸς τὸν κίνδυνον D.S. 17.43
; τῷ θυμῷ παραστάς ib.99 ;π. πρὸς τὴν ἀπολογίαν Plu. Alc. 19
;παρεστηκότες ταῖς γνώμαις Arr.Fr. 161
J.3 metaph., οἶνος παρίσταται the wine improves, becomes fit for drinking, opp. ἐξίσταται, Thphr. CP6.14.10, cf. Dsc.5.8.b of a crop, to be ripe, (Egypt, iii B. C.); so prob. (iii B. C.).VI παρεστηκέναι φρενῶν to be beside oneself, lose one's wits, Plb.18.53.6 ;π. ταῖς διανοίαις Id.14.5.7
, etc.; ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον π. Id.22.8.13 ; cf.παρεξίστημι 11
.VII abs., παρεστηκός, = παρόν, since it was in their power, since the opportunity offered, Th.4.133.C Some tenses of [voice] Med., [tense] pres. and [tense] impf. sts., [tense] fut. and [tense] aor. I almost always (for exceptions, v. supr. B. 11.2, III, iv), are used in causal sense:I set by one's side, bring forward, produce,π. ἱερεῖα X.An.6.1.22
; esp. in a court of justice,τοὺς παῖδας παραστησάμενοι Lys.20.35
; παιδία παραστήσεται (of a culprit) D.21.99 ; ταῦτα παραστησάμενος ib.187;μάρτυρας παρίστανται Is.4.13
, etc.; παραστήσασθαί τινα produce him as witness, Id.9.9, D.34.28, etc.;π. τινὰ εἰς κρίσιν Pl.R. 555b
.II bring to one's side, bring over by force, bring to terms,ἀέκοντας παραστήσασθαι Hdt. 8.80
;π. βία S.OC 916
;π. πολιορκίᾳ Th.1.98
; πολιορκοῦντας π. ὁμολογίᾳ ib.29 : abs., π. τινά, π. πόλιν, Hdt.3.45, Th.1.124, etc.;τοὺς οἰκοῦντας τὴν Ἀττικὴν π. εἰς φορὰν δασμοῦ Pl.Lg. 706b
.2 generally, dispose for one's own views or purposes, τινὰ παραστήσασθαι οὕτως ὥστε .. so to dispose a person that.., Hdt.4.136 ;ἑαυτοὺς πρὸς τὴν μάχην Plb.3.109.9
; dispose, induce a person,πρὸς τὸ κοινωνεῖν Id.29.3.5
: c. acc. et inf., Chio Ep.3.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > παρίστημι
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7 στιγματίας
A one who bears tattoo-marks, Hp.Epid.4.2; esp. branded culprit or runaway slave, Asius1, Eup.159.14, 276.2, Ar.Lys. 331 (lyr.), Hermipp.63.19, X.HG5.3.24, D.C.47.10;σ. οἰκέτης Ath.13.612c
.2 in Com., one whose property is marked as mortgaged, Cratin.333.II jocular nickname of Nicanor, the student of punctuation, Eust.20.12, interpol. in Suid. s.v. Νικάνωρ.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > στιγματίας
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8 ἀναβιβάζω
A- βιβάσω Ph.Bel.97.43
(s.v.l.): [tense] aor. - εβίβασα:— [voice] Med., [tense] fut. -βιβάσομαι, [dialect] Att.- βιβῶμαι Amips.30
, Aeschin.2.146: [tense] aor. - εβιβασάμην: (v. βιβάζω):—causal of ἀναβαίνω, make to go up, cause to mount, ἐπὶ τὴν πυρήν, ἐπὶ πύργον, Hdt.1.86, 3.75, X.Cyr.6.1.53; ἐπὶ τὸν τροχόν, of torture, And.1.43;κατὰ τὸ ἀκρότατον X.HG4.5.3
: metaph., uphft,ἐπὶ μετεωροτέραν ἐπίνοιαν Corn.ND28
.II Special usages:1 ἀ. τινὰ ἐφ' ἵππον mount one on horseback, Hdt.1.63, 4.72, X.Eq.6.12;ἐπ' ἅρμα Hdt.4.180
;ἐπὶ τὰ ὀχήματα X.Cyr.4.2.28
.2 ἀ. ναῦν draw a ship up on land, Id.HG1.1.2.3 [voice] Med., ἀναβιβάζεσθαίτινας ἐπὶ τὰς ναῦς have them put on board ship, embark for sea, Th.7.33: abs., ἀναβιβασάμενοι ib. 35, cf. X.HG3.4.10.4 at Athens, bring up to the bar of a court of justice as a witness, Is.9.30:—so in [voice] Med., Lys. 12.24, Pl.Ap. 18d; bring forward a fellow-prosecutor, Hyp.Eux. 13; but usu. of a culprit, bring up his wife and children to raise compassion, And.1.148, Pl.Ap. 34c, Lys.18.24, 20.34, Hyp.Eux.41, Aeschin.3.7, cf. 2.146: so [voice] Act., Hyp.Phil.9.5 ἀ. ἐπὶ τὴν σκηνήν bring upon the stage, Plb.23.10.16, 29.19.2.6 ἀ. τὰς τιμάς raise the prices, D.S.5.10, cf. POxy.513.27.7 promote, advance,στρατιώτην Ph.Bel.97.43
: c. acc. cogn., ἀ. χώραν advance a step, 94.25:—[voice] Pass., ἀναβιβάζεσθαι εἰς τιμήν ascend to honour, Plu.Cat.Ma. 16.8 Gramm., ἀ. τὸν τόνον throw back the accent, A.D.Pron. 49.15, al.; of postpositions, Id.Synt.308.10.9 ἀ. τοὺς φθόγγους lower, moderate them, Plu.TG2.10 Astron., ὁ ἀναβιβάζων σύνδεσμος ascending node, Ptol.Alm.4.9, etc.; without σύνδεσμος, Procl.Hyp.5.105.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀναβιβάζω
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9 δράστης
1) culprit2) perpetratorΕλληνικά-Αγγλικά νέο λεξικό (Greek-English new dictionary) > δράστης
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culprit — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is responsible for a crime or offence. ORIGIN originally in the judicial formula Culprit, how will you be tried?, perhaps from a misinterpretation of the written abbreviation cul. prist for Old French Culpable: prest d… … English terms dictionary
culprit — (n.) 1670s, from Anglo Fr. cul prit, contraction of Culpable: prest (d averrer nostre bille) guilty, ready (to prove our case), words used by prosecutor in opening a trial. It seems the abbreviation cul. prit was mistaken in English for an… … Etymology dictionary
culprit — *criminal, felon, convict, malefactor, delinquent Analogous words: *prisoner: offender, sinner (see corresponding nouns at OFFENSE): scoundrel, blackguard, miscreant, rogue, rascal (see VILLAIN) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
culprit — [n] person responsible for wrongdoing con, convict, criminal, delinquent, evildoer, ex con, felon, fugitive, guilty party, jailbird*, malefactor, miscreant, offender, rascal, sinner, transgressor, wrongdoer, yardbird*; concept 412 … New thesaurus
culprit — [kul′prit] n. [< Anglo Fr cul. prit, contr. for phr. culpable, prit (a averer nostre bille), lit., guilty, ready (to prove our case): words used by prosecutor in opening case < culpable (see CULPABLE) + prit, for OFr prest < LL praestus … English World dictionary
culprit — [[t]kʌ̱lprɪt[/t]] culprits 1) N COUNT: usu the N When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit. All the men were being deported even though the real culprits in the … English dictionary
culprit — noun (C) 1 the person who is guilty of a crime, or responsible for damage, a problem etc: Police finally managed to catch the culprit. 2 informal the reason for a particular problem or difficulty: the main culprit: High production costs are the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
culprit — UK [ˈkʌlprɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms culprit : singular culprit plural culprits 1) someone who is responsible for doing something bad or illegal Police have so far failed to find the culprits. 2) the cause of something bad happening The … English dictionary