ἀντίπαλος

ἀντίπαλος, ον, (πάλη) properly, A. wrestling against: hence, antagonist, rival, κράτος ἀ. A. Pr. 528 (lyr.); ἀ. θεοῖς E. Ba. 544 (lyr.): c.gen., μένος γήραος ἀντίπαλον Pi. O. 8.71; γοητείας φάρμακον ἀ. AP 10.50 (Pall.):—Subst. ἀντίπαλος, ὁ, antagonist, rival, adversary, Pi. N. 11.26, S. Ant. 126 (lyr.): mostly in pl., Hdt. 7.236, Ar. Ra. 365.1027, Pl. Alc. 1.119e, al.; cf. φθόνος πρὸς τὸ ἀ. Th. 2.45, etc.; ὁ δʼ ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τἀντίπαλον E. Ba. 278 (dub.). 2. of things, nearly matched, nearly balanced, ἀπὸ ἀ. παρασκευῆς Th. 1.91; ἀ. τριήρης equally large, Id. 4.120; ἀ. τινι Id. 1.11, Pl. Mx. 240a; γνῶμαι μάλιστα ἀ. πρὸς ἀλλήλας Th. 3.49; ἀ. δέος fear caused by the balance of the power of the parties, mutual fear, ib.11; ἀ. ποιναί adequate punishment, E. IT 446; ἤθεα ἀ. [τῇ πόλει] habits corresponding to . ., Th. 261; ὑμεναίων γόος ἀ. E. Alc. 922; ἀντίπαλόν τι τῆς ναυμαχίας a point where the action was evenly balanced, Th. 7.71, cf. 38, Lys. 2.38; ἀντίπαλα καταστῆσαι bring to a state of balance, Th. 4.117; εἰς ἀ. καταστῆναι to be in such state, Id. 7.13. Adv. -λως Id. 8.87: also neut. pl., ναυμαχήσαντες ἀντίπαλα Id. 7.34. II. τὸν ἀμὸν ἀ. him who fights for me, my champion, A. Th. 417 (lyr.).