ἐπιμάχομαι
From LSJ
ἔγνω δὲ φώρ τε φῶρα καὶ λύκος λύκον → the thief knows the thief and the wolf knows the wolf, and thief knows thief and wolf his fellow wolf, set a thief to catch a thief
English (LSJ)
fight after, act as a reserve, Ael.Tact.17, Arr.Tact.15.5.
Greek Monolingual
ἐπιμάχομαι (AM)
μσν.
μάχομαι
αρχ.
(για στράτευμα) χρησιμοποιούμαι ως εφεδρεία.