Fight

subs.

P. and V. μάχη, ἡ, ἀγών, ὁ, V. ἀλκή, ἡ.

Contest: P. and V. ἅμιλλα, ἡ, V. ἀγωνία, ἡ, πάλαισμα, τό, ἆθλος, ὁ, δῆρις, ἡ (Æsch.).

Encounter: V. συμβολή, ἡ, Ar. and P. σύνοδος, ἡ.

Warfare: Ar. and V. Ἄρης, ὁ, V. δόρυ, τό.

Sea fight: P. ναυμαχία, ἡ.

Land fight: P. πεζομαχία, ἡ.

Without a fight: use adv., P. ἀμαχεί.

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v. trans.

P. and V. μάχεσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc.), ἀγωνίζεσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc.), V. συμβάλλειν μάχην (dat.).

Oppose: P. and V. ἐναντιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἀνθίστασθαι (dat.).

Engage: see {{U}}Engage.

Fight a battle: P. μάχην μάχεσθαι (Isoc.).

Be fought (of a battle): P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.

Fight a losing battle with: V. δυσμαχεῖν (dat.).

Fight a land battle: P. πεζομαχεῖν.

Fight a sea battle: Ar. and P. ναυμαχεῖν, P. διαναυμαχεῖν.

Fight a sea battle with others: Ar. and P. συνναυμαχεῖν.

V. intrans. P. and V. μάχεσθαι, ἀγωνίζεσθαι, Ar. and P. διαγωνίζεσθαι, V. μάρνασθαι, αἰχμάζειν.

Go to war: P. and V. πολεμεῖν.

Fight it out: P. and V. διαμάχεσθαι, P. διαπολεμεῖν.

Fight again, renew the fight: P. ἀναμάχεσθαι.

Fight against: see {{U}}Fight.

Oppose: P. and V. ἐναντιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἀνθίστασθαι (dat.), ἀντιτείνειν (dat.), P. ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (dat.); see {{U}}Oppose.

You indeed did shamelessly fight against dying: V. σὺ γοῦν ἀναιδῶς διεμάχου τὸ μὴ θανεῖν (Eur., Alc. 694).

Fight against the gods: V. θεομαχεῖν.

Fight by side of: V. παρασπίζειν (dat.).

Fight for: P. προπολεμεῖν (gen. or absol.), Ar. προμάχεσθαι (gen.), V. ὑπερμάχεσθαι (gen.), ὑπερμαχεῖν (gen.).

The cause was worth fighting for: P. ἦν δὲ ἄξιος ὁ ἀγών (Thuc. 7, 56).

Fight in: P. ἐναγωνίζεσθαι.

You made it (the land) a fair field for the Greeks to fight in: P. παρέσχετε αὐτὴν (τὴν γῆν) εὐμενῆ ἐναγωνίσασθαι τοῖς ῞Ελλησι (Thuc. 2, 74).

Fight with: see {{U}}Fight.

Fight on the side of: P. συμμάχεσθαι (dat.), συναγωνίζεσθαι (dat).