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ἀντιλογία

ἀντιλογία, contradiction, controversy, disputation

ἀντιλογ-ία, ἡ,
  • contradiction, controversy, ἀ. χρησμῶν πέρι λέγειν Hdt. 8.77; ἡμέας . . ἐς ἀ. παρέξομεν will offer ourselves to argue the point, Id. 9.87; ἐδόκεον ἀντιλογίης κυρήσειν expected to be allowed to argue it, ib. 88; εἰς -ίαν κατέστησαν Lys. Fr. 75.1; -ίας ἅπτεσθαι Pl. R. 454b; ἐς -ίαν τινί γενέσθαι Th. 1.73; ἀ. καὶ λοιδορία D. 40.32; ἀντιλογίαν ἔχει it is open to contradiction, Arist. Rh. 1418b25, cf. 1414b3: in pl., opposing arguments, Ar. Ra. 775; διʼ ἀντιλογιῶν καταλλαγῆναι Th. 4.59; ἀ. πρός τινα X. HG 6.3.20; ἐς -ίαν ἐλθεῖν Th. 1.31; ἀντιλογίαν ἐν αὑτῷ ἔχειν to have grounds for defence in itself, Id. 2.87; ἄνευ -ίας without dispute, BGU 1133.15 (Aug.), etc.
      • 2 later, quarrel, dispute, PPetr. 2 p.56 (iii B.C.), PGrenf. 1.38.8 (ii/i B.C.), Ep.Hebr. 12.3, etc.
      • 3 right, claim, τοῦ αὐτοῦ λάκκου POxy. 1892 (vi A. D.).

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