ἅμιλλα

hamilla

contest for superiority, conflict

Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 6
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Book V 1
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731b1
Book VIII 4
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830d8
833d5
834c4
834e4
Book X 1
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906e5
Phaedrus 2
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248b2
271a1
Critias 1
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117c6
Republic 1
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Book III 1
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413d8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἅμιλλα, ης, ἡ, A. contest for superiority, conflict, τῶν νεῶν ἅμιλλαν . . ἰδέσθαι Hdt. 7.44; ἅ. ἵππων horse-race, ib.196, cf. Pi. O. 5.6, I. 5(4).6; ῥιμφαρμάτοις ἁμίλλαις in racing of swift chariots, S. OC 1063, cf. El. 861; ἅ. ἀγαθῶν ἀνδρῶν contest of brave men, D. 20.108; μειρακίων Ar. Eq. 556; χορῶν Pl. Lg. 834e; of boat-races, IG 22.1028.20, Pl.Com. 183. 2. c.gen.rei, ἰσχύος trial of strength, Pi. N. 9.12 (pl.); πτερύ γων ἁμίλλαις A. Pr. 129; ποδοῖν, λόγων, φρονήματος, E. IA 212, Med. 546, Andr. 214; ἀρετῆς Pl. Lg. 731b: c. gen. obj., ἅ. λέκτρων contest for marriage, E. Hipp. 1141; ἔρωτος Gorg. Hel. 5: abs., eager desire, Herod. 6.68 (s.v.l.):—also ἅ. περί τινος Isoc. 10.15; freq. in Poets with Adj., ἅ. φιλόπλουτος, πολύτεκνος striving after wealth or children, E. IT 411, Med. 557: with gen. in adjectival sense, ἅ.αἵματος, = αἱματόεσσα, Id. Hel. 1155:—phrases: ἅμιλλαν τιθέναι, προτιθέναι propose contest, Id. Andr. 1020, Med. l.c.; ἅ. ποιεῖσθαι contend eagerly, ὅκως . . Hdt. 8.10; ἅ. ἐποιοῦντο they had a race, Th. 6.32; ἅ. ποιεῖσθαι πρὸς ἀλλήλους Pl. Lg. 830d; εἰς ἅ. ἔρχεσθαι, ἐξελθεῖν, E. Tr. 621, Hec. 226; πρὸς ἅ. ἐλθεῖν Id. Med. 1083; ἅ. γίγνεται ὅπως . . struggle arises, Th. 8.6.

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