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προαγωνίζομαι

προαγωνίζομαι, to fight before

προᾰγων-ίζομαι,
  • fight before, ἐξ ὧν προηγώνισθε from the contests you have before had, Th. 4.126; π. περί τινος D.S. 19.26; οὐ προηγωνισμένη δύναμις not having been engaged before, Hdn. 3.7.6:—Pass., οἱ προηγωνισμένοι ἀγῶνες Plu. Arist. 12; τὰ μὲν οὖν τῶν λόγων προηγώνιστο αὐτοῖς Luc. Eun. 4.
    • II fight in front of, ἡγεμόνες τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων προαγωνιζόμενοι D.S. 17.34; χώρα προαγωνιζομένη τῆς φάλαγγος ὅλης D.H. 4.16: abs., Ph. 2.379; fight for or in defence of another, ib. 177, Plu. Flam. 11, etc.; plead in behalf of, c. acc. cogn., π. Ἀθηναίων οὐ μικρὸν ἀγώνισμα Philostr. VS 1.18.4.

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