Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀντίβιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀντίβιος

Structure: ἀντιβι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: bi/a

Sense

  1. opposing force to force, wrangling

Examples

  • τοὔνεκεν ἀντιβίων ἔριν ἔσβεσεν ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτὴν δήμου τὴν προτέρην παῦσε διχοστασίην. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 56 1:1)
  • ὑμετέρων κήρυκεσ ἀμεμφέεσ εἰσὶν ἀγώνων οἱ καὶ ἀπ’ ἀντιβίων, Πορφύριε, στέφανοι. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 3511)
  • Καῖσαρ δ’ ἐγγὺσ ἔλαμπεν Ιοὔλιοσ, ὅσ ποτε Ῥώμην ἀντιβίων ἔστεψεν ἀμετρήτοισι βοείαισ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 2, chapter 1 18:2)
  • κεῖται ἐνὶ Τροίῃ Τελαμώνιοσ, οὔ τινι δ’ ἔμπησ ἀντιβίων ὀπάσασ εὖχοσ ἑοῦ θανάτου· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 1491)

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Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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