συγγνώμη

A. fellow-feeling, forbearance, lenient judgement, allowance, Ar. Pax 997, Pl. Criti. 107a, Arist. EN 1143a23, 1 Ep.Cor. 7.6. Phrases: a. συγγνώμην ἔχειν judge kindly, excuse, pardon, E. Or. 661, Ar. Pax 668, etc.; τινι Hdt. 1.116,155, S. Ph. 1319, Lys. 12.29, Pl. Phd. 88c, X. HG 6.2.13, etc.; ἑαυτῷ κακῷ ὄντι Pl. R. 391e; τινος for a thing, Hdt. 6.86. γ/, S. El. 400, Ar. V. 368, Lys. 10.2, Pl. Phdr. 233c, etc.; περί τι Arist. EN 1143a22; folld. by ὅτι, Hdt. 7.13, Pl. R. 472a; by εἰ . ., E. Hipp. 117, etc.; by inf., S. Aj. 1322; c. gen. abs., ς. ἔχε ἐμοῦ παρανοήσαντος Ar. Nu. 1479; so ς. ποιήσασθαι Hdt. 2.110; διδόναι Plb. 8.35.2; νέμειν Paus. 2.27.4, Jul. Or. 2.50c; ἀπονέμειν Luc. Nigr. 14: opp.

b. συγγνώμης τυγχάνειν X. Mem. 1.7.4, And. 1.141, Lys. 1.3; παρά τινος from a person, Id. 24.17, Isoc. 12.38, etc.; συγγνώμης τινός, ὑπέρ τινος τυχεῖν, for a thing, E. Hipp. 1326, Isoc. 12.271; ξυγγνώμην ἁμαρτεῖν . . λήψονται will be pardoned for offending, Th. 3.40; συγγνώμην αἰτεῖσθαι Pl. Criti. 106b; ς. ἔχει calls for for-bearance, S. Tr. 328; ἔχοντάς τι ξυγγνώμης Th. 3.44; ἐχέτω ς. let it pass, Plu. 2.1118e.

c. πολλὴ ἔκ γε ἐμεῦ ἐγίνετο ς. Hdt. 9.58; συγγνώμη τοι I excuse you, Id. 1.39, cf. Th. 8.50 (both c. inf.): συγγνώμη [ἐστί], c. acc. et inf., it is excusable that . ., Id. 4.61, 5.88, cf. D. 19.238; τὸ πεπεῖσθαι . . ς. Id. Prooem. 34: also with a part., ς. [ἐστί τινι] πλοῦτον ἀγειρομένῳ AP 11.389 (Lucill.); ς. [ἐστὶ] εἰ . . , ἐὰν . ., Th. 1.32, 4.114, Pl. Hp.Mi. 372a.

2. Rhet., confession and avoidance, Hermog. Stat. 2, al.