scramble
From LSJ
Χεὶρ χεῖρα νίπτει, δάκτυλοι δὲ δακτύλους → Digitum lavat digitus et manum manus → Die Finger waschen Finger, die Hand die andre Hand
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. intrans.
Jostle: Ar. ὠστίζεσθαι.
Every man is scrambling for a front seat: Ar. εἰς τὴν προεδρίαν πᾶς ἀνὴρ ὠστίζεται (Ach. 42).
By pushing and scrambling he got round unobserved: P. χαλεπῶς καὶ μόλις περιελθὼν ἔλαθε (Thuc. 4, 36).
Scramble up: see climb.
subs.
Jostling: P. ὠθισμός, ὁ.
Confusion: P. ταραχή, ἡ, P. and V. θόρυβος, ὁ.
Competition: P. φιλονεικία, P. and V. ἔρις, ἡ, ἀγών, ὁ, ἅμιλλα, ἡ.
Rush: P. ἐπιδρομή, ἡ.
