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ἁμιλλάομαι

ἁμιλλάομαι, to compete, vie, contend with

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ἁμιλλῶ imperfect middle indicative 2nd singular, present middle imperative 2nd singular of ἁμιλλάομαι

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ἁμιλλ-άομαι: 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):—
  • 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. Cont. 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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