ἀντίβιος

ἀντίβῐος, α, ον, also ος, ον: (βία):—

• opposing force to force: as Adj. in Hom. only in the phrase ἀντιβίοις ἐπέεσσι with wrangling words, Il. 1.304, Od. 18.415, etc.; ἀ. ὅμιλος hostile, Tryph. 624.
• • • • b Subst., enemy, Jul. Caes. 319b (anap.), Nonn. D. 2.508, al., Opp. H. 5.114.
    • 2 as Adv., ἀντίβιον, = ἀντιβίην, ἀ. μαχέσασθαι Il. 3.20; Μενελάῳ ἀντίβιον . . πολεμίζειν ib. 435; εἰ μὲν ἀντίβιον . . πειρηθείης 11.386.

ἀντίβιος, (βία), Gewalt gegen Gewalt setzend, entgegenkämpfend, Hom. ἀντιβίοισιν ἐπέεσσι μάχεσθαι, καθάπτεσθαι, Il. 1.304, Od. 18.415 ; adverbial, ἀντίβιον μάχεσθαι Il. 3.20 u. öfter ; ἀντιβίᾳ in Prosa.

ἀντίβιος

-η, -ον

[ἀντι- 2 + βίη.]

• • 1

    Of words, wrangling, jangling Il. 1.304, Il. 2.378: Od. 18.415 = Od. 20.323.

  • 2

    In neut. ἀντίβιον as adv., face to face, man to man: ἀ. μαχέσασθαι Il. 3.20 = Il. 7.40 = 51. Cf. Il. 3.435, Il. 11.386.

  • 3

    Adv. of acc. fem. form ἀντιβίην.

  • • a

      Face to face, man to man Il. 5.220.

      With dat.: Ἕκτορι Il. 21.226.

    • b

      To one’s face: ἐριζέμεναι βασιλῆϊ ἀ. Il. 1.278.

ἀντίβιος (βίη): hostile, only ἀντιβιοις ἐπέεσσι, Il. 1. 304, Od. 18.415; adv., ἀντίβιον, with verbs of combating, Il. 3.20, 435, Il. 11.386; also ἀντιβίην, *a 278, Il. 5.220. (Both adverbs only in Il.)

ἀντίβιος βία

• opposing force to force, ἀντιβίοις ἐπέεσσι with wrangling words, Hom.:—neut. as adv. = ἀντιβίην, Il.