ἀντιτίθημι
antitithemi
set against
Appears 13 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀντιτίθημι (pres. part. -τιθοῦντας 1.29), Α. set against or so as to oppose, θαλασσαίαισι δίναις ἀντιθέντα μένος στάλας 57 (dub.). b. set against so as to balance, contrast, or compare, τὠυτὸ ἀντιθήσω ἐκείνῳ 1.207, cf. 8.66; δύο γὰρ ἀντίθες δυοῖν Or. 551: also c. gen., ἀ. τὴν Ἀθηναίων ἐκ πολλοῦ ἐμπειρίαν τῆς σφετέρας ἐξ ὀλίγου μελέτης 2.85, cf. 3.56: with a Prep., ἀ. τι πρός τι 21.175:— Pass., to be contrasted, τινί or πρός τι, Sph. 257d,258e. 2. ἀ. τινί τινα match one against the other in battle, ἴσους ἴσοισι . . ἀντιθείς Ph. 750, cf. Eq. 353:—Pass., to be matched one against another, of counteracting tendencies, 4.50; of opposing motives, 8.83. 3. retort, rejoin, ἀντίθες παρρησίᾳ ὅπως . . El. 1049; ἀντιθεῖσʼ ἀμείψομαι Tr. 917; ἀ. ὅτι . . 6.18. 4. intr., oppose, resist, πρὸς τὸν Δία Epict. 3.24.24, etc. II. place or deposit in return, ἀντιθέντας ἐν ναοῖς ἢ χαλκὸν ἢ . . Hipp. 620, cf. Mem. 3.14.1; ἀ. τί τινος give one thing for another, τήν ἐνθάδʼ Αὖλιν ἀντιθεῖσα τῆς ἐκεῖ IT 358.
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