ὠστίζομαι

ὠσ-τίζομαι, fut. Att. ὠστιοῦμαι Ar. Ach. 24:—

• Pass., Frequentat. of ὠθέομαι, to push and be pushed about, mostly c. dat. pers., to jostle with another, jostle him and be jostled by him, ὠστιεῖ Κλεονύμῳ Ar. Ach. 844; δούλαισιν ὠστιζομένη Id. Lys. 330 (lyr.); ὠστιοῦνται . . ἀλλήλοισι περὶ πρώτου ξύλου Id. Ach. 24: abs., ἐς τὴν προεδρίαν πᾶς ἀνὴρ ὠστίζεται jostles for the first seat, ib. 42, cf. Pl. 330; so, Comically, τῶν . . πλακούντων ὠστιζομένων περὶ τὴν γνάθον Telecl. 1.13.