καταπολεμέω

katapolemeo

war down

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Menexenus 3
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243c2
243d3
245e3

Dictionary (LSJ)

καταπολεμέω, A. war down, i.e. exhaust by war, reduce, τὴν Πελοπόννησον Th. 2.7, cf. 4.1, And. 3.15, X. HG 7.1.10: pres., attempt to subdue, ἐγκλήμασι Th. 4.86:—Pass., ἐλπίζοντες αὐτὴν [τὴν πόλιν] καταπεπολεμῆσθαι Id. 6.16, cf. Pl. Mx. 243c, 243d. II. simply, make war against, τινα Phld. Piet. 54: abs., carry on warfare, τοῖς ὅλοις Plu. Caes. 26.

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