θηριομαχέω
From LSJ
πολλὰ δ' ἄναντα κάταντα πάραντά τε δόχμιά τ' ἦλθον → and ever upward, downward, sideward, and aslant they went
English (LSJ)
A fight with wild beasts, D.S.3.43, 1 Ep.Cor.15.32, Vett.Val.129.33, Ptol.Tetr.200, Artem.2.54.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1209] mit Thieren kämpfen, D. Sic. 3, 42 u. a. Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
θηριομᾰχέω: μάχομαι πρὸς ἄγρια θηρία, Διόδ. 3. 43, Ἀρτεμίδ. 2. 54.
English (Strong)
from a compound of θηρίον and μάχομαι; to be a beast-fighter (in the gladiatorial show), i.e. (figuratively) to encounter (furious men): fight with wild beasts.
