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διαμάχομαι

diamachomai

fight, contend

Appears 42 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

διαμάχομαι, fut. -μαχέσομαι (v.l. for -μαχεσώμεθα aor. subj.) Hdt. 9.48:—A. fight, contend, σιδήρῳ E. Supp. 678; εἷς πρὸς ἕνα Pl. Lg. 833e; opp. λανθάνειν, Id. R. 345a; πρός τι v.l. in D. 17.18; περὶ τῆς χώρης τοῖς ἐπιοῦσιν Hdt. 4.11; περὶ τοῦ πρότερος εἰπεῖν Ar. Eq. 339, cf. Pl. Men. 86c; περὶ τούτου ὡς οὐκ . . Lys. 4.1; ὑπέρ τινος Pl. Smp. 207b; δ. μὴ μεταγνῶναι ὑμᾶς I resist to the uttermost your change of opinion, Th. 3.40; δ. τὸ μὴ θανεῖν E. Alc. 694. 2. exert oneself, strive earnestly, περὶ τούτου ὅπως . . Pl. Prt. 325d; ὅπως μή . . Id. Grg. 502b. 3. in argument, contend or maintain that . ., c. acc. et inf., Id. Tht. 158d: with a neg., δ. τι μὴ εἶναι Th. 3.42; δ. ὅτι οὐκ ἀπόλλυται Pl. Phd. 106c; ὡς οὐ . . Id. Prm. 127e, etc.; also δ. τι carry a point, Id. Sph. 261a.
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