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  • 1 Fight

    subs.
    P. and V. μάχη, ἡ, ἀγών, ὁ, V. ἀλκή, ἡ.
    Contest: P. and V. ἅμιλλα, ἡ, V. ἀγωνία, ἡ, πάλαισμα, τό, ἆθλος, ὁ, δῆρις, ἡ (Æsch.).
    Encounter: V. συμβολή, ἡ, Ar. and P. σύνοδος, ἡ.
    Warfare: Ar. and V. Ἄρης, ὁ, V. δόρυ, τό.
    Sea fight: P. ναυμαχία, ἡ.
    Land fight: P. πεζομαχία, ἡ.
    Without a fight: use adv., P. ἀμαχεί.
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. μάχεσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc.), ἀγωνίζεσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc.), V. συμβάλλειν μάχην (dat.).
    Oppose: P. and V. ἐναντιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἀνθίστασθαι (dat.).
    Engage: see Engage.
    Fight a battle: P. μάχην μάχεσθαι (Isoc.).
    Be fought ( of a battle): P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
    Fight a losing battle with: V. δυσμαχεῖν (dat.).
    Fight a land battle: P. πεζομαχεῖν.
    Fight a sea battle: Ar. and P. ναυμαχεῖν, P. διαναυμαχεῖν.
    Fight a sea battle with others: Ar. and P. συνναυμαχεῖν.
    V. intrans. P. and V. μάχεσθαι, ἀγωνίζεσθαι, Ar. and P. διαγωνίζεσθαι, V. μάρνασθαι, αἰχμάζειν.
    Go to war: P. and V. πολεμεῖν.
    Fight it out: P. and V. διαμάχεσθαι, P. διαπολεμεῖν.
    Fight again, renew the fight: P. ἀναμάχεσθαι.
    Fight against: see Fight.
    Oppose: P. and V. ἐναντιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἀνθίστασθαι (dat.), ἀντιτείνειν (dat.), P. ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (dat.); see Oppose.
    You indeed did shamelessly fight against dying: V. σὺ γοῦν ἀναιδῶς διεμάχου τὸ μὴ θανεῖν (Eur., Alc. 694).
    Fight against the gods: V. θεομαχεῖν.
    Fight by side of: V. παρασπίζειν (dat.).
    Fight for: P. προπολεμεῖν (gen. or absol.), Ar. προμάχεσθαι (gen.), V. ὑπερμάχεσθαι (gen.), ὑπερμαχεῖν (gen.).
    The cause was worth fighting for: P. ἦν δὲ ἄξιος ὁ ἀγών (Thuc. 7, 56).
    Fight in: P. ἐναγωνίζεσθαι.
    You made it ( the land) a fair field for the Greeks to fight in: P. παρέσχετε αὐτὴν (τὴν γῆν) εὐμενῆ ἐναγωνίσασθαι τοῖς ῞Ελλησι (Thuc. 2, 74).
    Fight with: see Fight.
    Fight on the side of: P. συμμάχεσθαι (dat.), συναγωνίζεσθαι ( dat).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fight

  • 2 Lose

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἀπολλύναι, ἀμαρτάνειν (gen.) (rare P.), σφάλλεσθαι (gen.). Ar. and P. ἀποβάλλειν, P. διαμαρτάνειν (gen.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἀμπλακεῖν ( 2nd aor. infin.) (gen.).
    Lose ( by death): P. and V. ἀπολλύναι (Eur., Hel. 408). Ar. and P. ἀποβάλλειν, V. ἀμαρτάνειν (gen.), ἀμπλακεῖν ( 2nd aor. infin.) (gen.). σφάλλεσθαι (gen.).
    Lose an opportunity: P. παριέναι καιρόν, ἀφιέναι καιρόν.
    Be deprived of: P. and V. ἀποστερεῖσθαι (gen.); see Deprive.
    Be driven from: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν (ἐκ gen.; V. gen. alone). V. ἐκπίτνειν (gen.).
    Lose a battle: P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι.
    Lose in addition: Ar. and P. προσαποβάλλειν (Xen.).
    Lose one's case: Ar. and P. δίκην ὀφλισκάνειν.
    Lose one's senses: P. and V. ἐξίστασθαι; see be mad.
    Lose one's temper: P. and V. ὀργῇ ἐκφέρεσθαι.
    Lose one's way: P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι, P. διαμαρτάνειν τῆς ὁδοῦ, Ar. τῆς ὁδοῦ ἁμαρτάνειν.
    Lose sight of land: P. ἀποκρύπτειν γῆν (Plat.).
    Suffer loss: P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι, P. and V. ζημιοῦσθαι.
    The losing side: P. and V. οἱ ἥσσονες, V. οἱ λελειμμένοι.
    Be lost, disappear: P. and V. ἀφανίζεσθαι, ἀφανὴς γίγνεσθαι.
    Be ruined: P. and V. σφάλλεσθαι, ἀπολωλέναι (Eur., Phoen. 922) (perf. of ἀπολλύναι), ἐξολωλέναι (Plat.) (perf. of ἐξολλύναι), V. ὀλωλέναι (perf. of ὀλλύναι), διαπεπορθῆσθαι (perf. pass. of διαπορθεῖν), ἔρρειν (rare P.); see be undone (Undone).
    They thought that all was lost: P. τοῖς ὅλοις ἡσσᾶσθαι ἐνόμιζον (Dem. 127).
    All was lost: P. and V. ἅπαντʼ ἀπώλετο.
    Why are you lost in thought: V. τί... ἐς φροντίδας ἀπῆλθες (Eur., Ion, 583).
    Give oneself up for lost: P. προΐεσθαι ἑαυτόν.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lose

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