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ἀπομάχομαι, to fight from

ἀπο-μάχομαι [μᾰ], fut. -μαχοῦμαι,
  • fight from the walls of a fort or town, τεῖχος ἱκανὸν ὥστε ἀπομάχεσθαι ἐκ τοῦ ἀναγκαιοτάτου ὕψους Th. 1.90; βασίλεια ἱκανὰ ἀ. high or strong enough to fight from, X. Cyr. 3.1.1: abs., fight desperately, Id. An. 6.2.6; πρός τι Plu. Brut. 5, Hld. 5.1; τινί against a thing, Plu. Caes. 17.
    • II ἀ. τι fight off a thing, decline it, ἀπεμαχέσαντο τοῦτο Hdt. 7.136: abs., ὁ μὲν δὴ ταῦτα λέγων ἀπεμάχετο Id. 1.9; ἀ. μὴ λαβεῖν τὴν ἀρχήν D.H. 2.60.
    • III ἀ. τινά drive off in battle, X. HG 6.5.34.
    • IV finish a battle, fight it out, Lys. 3.25; resist, Arist. Pr. 870b23.
    • V metaph., counteract, ταῖς ἀποφοραῖς Aët. 16.24.

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