Rhet gre 1400a25-27οἷον, ὑποβεβλημένης τινὸς τὸν (26) αὑτῆς υἱόν, διὰ τὸ ἀσπάζεσθαι ἐδόκει συνεῖναι τῷ μειρακίῳ, (27) λεχθέντος δὲ τοῦ αἰτίου ἐλύθη ἡ διαβολή·
Rhys Roberts 1924 eng23. Another line that is useful for men and causes that have been really or seemingly slandered, is to show why the facts are not as supposed; pointing out that there is a reason for the false impression given.
http://www2.hf.uio.no/common/apps/permlink/permlink.php?app=polyglotta&context=record&uid=d01d85fd-1d51-11e7-ba66-0050569f23b2
