κατηγορέω
Etym. ἀγορεύω
I. "to speak against, to accuse", τινός Hdt.; κατά τινος Xen.
2. κ. τί τινος, "to state or bring as a charge against" a person, "accuse" him "of" it, Hdt., Soph., etc.
3. c. acc. rei only, "to allege in accusation, allege", Lat. objicere, Eur., Xen., etc.:—Pass. "to be brought as an accusation against", Soph., Thuc., etc.:—impers., c. inf., σφέων κατηγόρητο μηδίζειν "a charge had been brought against" them that they favoured the Medes, Hdt.; so, κατηγορεῖταί τινος ὡς βαρβαρίζει Xen.
4. absol. "to be an accuser, appear as prosecutor", Ar., Plat.
II. "to signify, indicate, prove", Lat. arguo, c. acc. rei, τι Xen.:c. gen. "to tell of", Aesch.