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ένοχος
guilty (the guilty one, culprit) /ˈe.no.xos/
nounB1#1143 most common
Also: culprit, liable, at fault
Example sentences
Είναι ένοχος.
He is guilty.
Ο άντρας αυτός είναι ένοχος για κλοπή.
This man is guilty of theft.
Το δικαστήριο τον έκρινε ένοχο.
The court found him guilty.
Νιώθω ένοχος για αυτό που έκανα χθες.
I feel guilty about what I did yesterday.
Οι μάρτυρες απέδειξαν ότι ήταν ένοχοι και οι δύο κατηγορούμενοι.
The witnesses proved that both defendants were guilty.
Παρά τις συντριπτικές αποδείξεις, αρνήθηκε πεισματικά ότι ήταν ένοχος για την υπεξαίρεση των κεφαλαίων.
Despite the overwhelming evidence, he stubbornly denied being guilty of embezzling the funds.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ένοχος | ένοχοι |
| Genitive | ενόχου | ενόχων |
| Accusative | ένοχο | ένοχους |
| Vocative | ένοχε | ένοχοι |
Word family
ενοχήguilt (the feeling or legal state)
ενοχοποιώto incriminate
ενοχοποιητικόςincriminating
αθώοςinnocent (antonym)Etymology
The word descends from Ancient Greek ἔνοχος, built from the preposition ἐν ("in") and a form tied to ἔχω ("to have, to hold"). The original sense was "held in" or "bound by," as in being bound by a charge, a debt, or a law. Over time this legal sense of being subject to a charge narrowed to the modern meaning: guilty.
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