wrestle

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb intransitive

P. and V. παλαίειν.

contend: P. and V. ἀγωνίζεσθαι, ἁμιλλᾶσθαι.

wrestle with: P. προσπαλαίειν (dat.); see contend with.

wrestle with (perils): P. and V. ἀθλεῖν (acc.) (Plato).

strong is wine and hard to wrestle with: V. δεινὸς γὰρ οἶνος καὶ παλαίεσθαι βαρύς (Euripides, Cyclops 678).