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ἀντιβάλλω

ἀντιβάλλω, to throw against

ἀντιβάλλω,
  • throw against or in turn, Th. 7.25 (the acc. pers. being understood); βέλος Plb. 6.22.4: c. dat., ἀ. ἀκοντίοις Plu. Nic. 25; ἀ. τῷ κωρύκῳ practise by striking against the sack, in the gymnasium, Luc. Lex. 5; put back a protruding bone, Pall. in Hp.Fract. 12.285C.
    • II put one against the other, compare, collate, of Mss., Str. 13.1.54, 17.1.5, POxy. 1479 (i B.C., Pass.); match, compare with, λέοντι τίς αἰετὸν ἀντιβάλοιτο; Opp. C. 1.68; λόγους ἀ. πρὸς ἀλλήλους exchange words in conversation, Ev.Luc. 24.17; πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἀ. τὸ γεγονός weigh with oneself, LXX 2 Ma. 11.13.
    • III in Med., change, μορφήν dub.l. Opp. C. 3.16.

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