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    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

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