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ἁμιλλάομαι

hamillaomai

compete, vie, contend

Appears 14 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἁμιλλάομαι: fut.-ήσομαι Ar. Pax 950, Pl. R. 349c: aor. ἡμιλλήθην E. (v. infr.), Th. 6.31; later ἡμιλλησάμην Plu. Arat. 3, Luc. Par. 51, Aristid. 1.127, 149 J., etc.: pf. ἡμίλλημαι E. (v. infr. ΙΙ.1):—A. compete, vie, contend, Ar.l.c., etc.; πρὸς ἀλλήλους Th. l.c.: c. dat.pers., Hdt. 4.71, E. Andr. 127, etc.; πρός τινα Id. HF 960: c. dat. rei, contend in or with a thing, ἁμιλληθεὶς λόγῳ Id. Supp. 195, cf.HF 1255; βίῳ Hipp. 426; ἵπποις, τόξοις, etc., And. 4.27, Pl. R. 328a, cf. Lg. 834a; περί τινος about or for a thing, Luc. Charid. 20; περί τινι Pi. N. 10.31; ἐπί or πρός τι, Pl. Lg. 830e, 968b; ὑπέρ τινος Plb. 5.86.8: ἁ. ὡς . . or ὅπως . . , Pl. R. 349c, X. HG 7.2.14: c. acc. cogn., ἁ. στάδιον Pl. Lg. 833a. 2. in pass. sense, πόλλʼ ἁμιλληθέντα made subjects of contest, E. Fr. 812.2. II. without idea of rivalry, strive, hasten eagerly, ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον X. An. 3.4.44; πρός τι to obtain a thing, Pl. R. 490a, Arist. EN 1162b8, al.; δεῦρʼ ἁμιλλᾶται ποδί E. Or. 456; σὲ τὴν ὄρεγμα δεινὸν ἡμιλλημένην Id. Hel. 546: metaph., c. acc. cogn., ποῖον ἁμιλλᾱθῶ γόον; how shall I groan loud enough? ib.165; τόνδʼ ἁμιλλῶμαι λόγον Hec. 271. III. Hsch. has Act., ἁμιλλᾶν· ἐρίζειν, καὶ εἰς τάχος γράφειν.
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