ἀντίβιος
antibios
opposing force to force
Appears 12 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀντίβιος, α, ον, also ος, ον : (βία):—A. opposing force to force: as Adj. in only in the phrase ἀντιβίοις ἐπέεσσι with wrangling words, Il. 1.304, Od. 18.415, etc.; ἀ. ὅμιλος hostile, 624. b. Subst., enemy, Caes. 319b (anap.), D. 2.508, al., H. 5.114. 2. as Adv., ἀντίβιον, = ἀντιβίην, ἀ. μαχέσασθαι Il. 3.20; Μενελάῳ ἀντίβιον . . πολεμίζειν ib.435; εἰ μὲν ἀντίβιον . . πειρηθείης 11.386.
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