μάχη

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Menander, Monostichoi, 559
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Full diacritics: μᾰχη Medium diacritics: μάχη Low diacritics: μάχη Capitals: ΜΑΧΗ
Transliteration A: máchē Transliteration B: machē Transliteration C: machi Beta Code: ma/xh

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (μάχομαι)

   A battle, combat, freq. in Hom., usu. of armies, μ. καὶ φύλοπις Il.13.789; ἐπὶ ἶσα μ. τέτατο πτόλεμός τε 12.436; μ. ἐνοπή τε 12.35; μάχαι τ' ἀνδροκτασίαι τε 7.237; sts. of single combat, ib.158,232,263; μ. καὶ δηϊοτής ib.290; ναῶν ἐν μάχαις Pi.N.9.34; μάχαις καὶ ναυμαχίαις Lys.30.26; μάχη δορός A.Ag.439 (lyr.), etc.: with Verbs, μάχην μάχεσθαι fight a battle, Il.15.414, etc.; θήσονται μ. 24.402; μάχας εἰσήλυθον 2.798; ἀρτύνθη μ. 11.216; μ. ἤγειραν 17.261; μ. ὀρνύμεν, ὤτρυνον, 9.353, 12.277; συμφερόμεσθα μάχῃ 11.736; πειρᾶτο μάχας Pi.N.1.43; ἀντιάζειν τινὶ μάχαν ib.67; σὺν γυναιξὶ τὰς μ. ποιούμενος S.El.302, cf. X.Cyr.3.3.29; μάχην συνάψαι ἐμβολαῖς A.Pers.336; μ. συμβάλλειν τινί engage battle with... E. Ba.837; διὰ μάχης τινὶ ἀπικέσθαι, ἔρχεσθαι, ἥκειν, Hdt.1.169,6.9, A. Supp.475; διὰ μάχης ἐκβαλεῖν τινα Arist.Pol.1303a35 (so ἐξέπεσον διὰ μάχης ib.34); εἰς μάχην πρός τινα ἐλθεῖν, μολεῖν, E.Ba.636 (troch.), Ph.694; ἐς μάχην ἐπεξιέναι τινί Th.2.23; μάχης γενομένης Pl.Lg.869c; μάχῃ κρατῆσαι conquer in battle, E.HF612, D.18.193 (with v.l. μάχην) ; νενικήκαμεν τὴν μεγάλην μ. X.Cyr.7.5.53; Μιλτιάδης ὁ τὴν ἐν Μαραθῶνι μ. τοὺς βαρβάρους νικήσας Aeschin.3.181; μάχη τινός battle with an enemy, Αἴαντος δ' ἀλέεινε μ. Il.11.542, cf. Hes.Sc.361; μ. ὑπέρ τινος Pi.N.7.42; περί τι Pl.Lg.919b: pl., strifes, ἔρις τε . . πόλεμοί τε μάχαι τε Il.1.177; μάχας ἐν λόγοις ποιεῖσθαι Pl.Ti.88a, etc.: generally, contention, strife, Id.Ep.352c, etc.; μάχης ἐάν τις ἄρξηται SIG1109.72 (ii A. D.); μ. νομικαί Ep.Tit.3.9.    2 = ἀγών, contest, as for a prize in the games, Pi.O.8.58 (but ἄεθλα, opp. μάχαι πολέμου, Id.O.2.44).    3 struggle, μηχανή τε πολλὴ καὶ μ. ἦν περί τινος X.Cyr. 7.5.38.    II mode of fighting, way of battle, ἡ μ. σφέων ἦν ἀπ' ἵππων Hdt.1.79; ἐπίστασθαι τὴν μ. τινῶν Id.7.9.ά, cf. 7.85, X.Cyr.2.1.7.    III field of battle, interpol. in Id.An.2.2.6, 5.5.4.    IV in Logic, contradiction, inconsistency, Epict.Ench.52.1, S.E.M.7.392.