1.liable to give account for one's administration of an office, accountable, responsible, Hdt., Aesch., etc.:— ὑπεύθυνοι, οἱ, at Athens, magistrates who had to submit their accounts to public auditors (λογισταί), Ar., etc.
2.c. gen. responsible for, ὑπ. ἀρχῆς ἑτέρας ap. Dem.; of slaves, σῶμα ὑπ. ἀδικημάτων their body is liable for their misdeeds, i. e. they must pay for them with their body, id=Dem.
3.c. dat. responsible to another, dependent on them, Lat. obnoxius, id=Dem., Aeschin.
