ἐναντιόομαι
enantioomai
set oneself against, oppose, withstand
Appears 37 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐναντιόομαι, Ion.part. ἐναντιεύμενoς 7.49: impf. ἠναντιούμην 1.127, etc.:—Med., fut. -ώσομαι Pr. 786, Pax 1049, etc.:— Pass., fut. ἐναντιωθήσομαι 4 Ma. 5.26, 4.51: aor. ἠναντιώθην 1.67, Ap. 32b, etc.: pf. ἠναντίωμαι 2.40 codd., etc., but in Av. 385 the metre requires ἐνηντίωμαι:—Α. set oneself against, oppose, withstand, τινί 1.67, cf. 7.49, 1.127, Av. 385, Pax 1049; also ἐ. ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐλευθερίας 13.17; ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν 20.8; τινί τινος 1.136, An. 7.6.5: abs., 4.21: c. inf., οὐκ ἐναντιώσομαι τὸ μὴ οὐ γεγωνεῖν I will not refuse to speak, Pr. 786; τοὺς χορευτὰς ἐναντιούμενος ἡμῖν ἀφεθῆναι τῆς στρατείας 21.15. 2. contradict, gainsay, Alc. 152; πρός τι Cra. 39ce, etc.: c.inf., τοῦτο . . μοι ἐ. τὰ πολιτικὰ πράττειν Ap. 31 d: with a neg., τίς ἐναντιώσεται μὴ οὐχὶ . . εἶναι; Smp. 197a. 3. of the wind, to be adverse, οὐκ ἔστι λῃσταῖς πνεῦμʼ ἐναντιούμενον Ph. 643; of circumstances, 8.23; ἄνεμοι ἐ. ἀλλήλοις Aër. 8. 4. τὰ ἐς ἀρετὴν ἐνηντιώμεθα τοῖς πολλοῖς in respect of goodness we are the opposile of most men, 2.40; behave in the opposite way, Iatr. 15.41. 5. Astrol., to be in diametrical aspect, 126.5. (Act. only in doubtful form ἐναντιόωντα 4.473.)
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