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νεῖκος

νεῖκος, a quarrel, wrangle, strife

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νείκεʼ Noun: neuter nominative plural, Noun: neuter vocative plural, Noun: neuter accusative plural, Noun: neuter dative singular, Noun: neuter nominative dual, Noun: neuter vocative dual, Noun: neuter accusative dual of νεῖκος

νείκεʼ Verb: imperfect active indicative 3rd singular, Verb: present active imperative 2nd singular, Verb: present middle-passive indicative 2nd singular of νεικέω

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νεῖκος, εος, τό,
  • quarrel, strife, feud, ν . . . ὄρωρεν Ἕκτορος ἀμφὶ νέκυι Il. 24.107; ν. πρός τινα Hdt. 8.87; ν. κρεσσόνων ἀποθέσθαι Pi. O. 10(11).39, cf. N. 6.51; τὸ ν. εὖ θέσθαι S. OT 633; τὸ ν. ἐγκαλῶν imputing the blame of the quarrel, ib. 702; ν. θέσθαι Call. Iamb. 1.202.
      • 2 strife of words, railing, abuse, νεῖκος ἄριστε Il. 23.483; νείκει ὀνειδίζων 7.95; ἐς νείκεα ἀπικέσθαι Hdt. 9.55.
      • 3 strife at law, dispute before a judge, κρίνων ν. πολλὰ δικαζομένων αἰζηῶν Od. 12.440, cf. Il. 18.497; challenge to authority, Hdt. 3.62.
      • 4 also in Hom. not seldom for battle, fight, ν. ὁμοίιον Il. 4.444, al.; ν. πολέμοιο 13.271; ν. ὁμοιίου πολέμοιο Od. 18.264; ἔριδος μέγα ν. Il. 17.384; ν. φυλόπιδος 20.140; πόλεμος καὶ ν. 12.361; ἔριδες καὶ νείκεα 2.376; πόνος καὶ ν. 12.348; νείκεα καὶ δῆριν Hes. Op. 33; πόλεμος καὶ ν. Ar. V. 867 (anap.), cf. X. Cyn. 1.17; νείκεα νεικεῖν Il. 20.251; of hostilities between whole nations, νεῖκος πρὸς Καρχηδονίους Hdt. 7.158, cf. 225.
      • 5 in the philosophy of Emp., the separative principle in the κόσμος, opp. Φιλότης, 17.8, al., cf. Pl. Sph. 243a, Arist. Metaph. 985a24, etc. (Mostly poet., found in Hdt. and OGI 335.119 (Pergam., ii B.C.).)
    • II v. νῖκος.

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