ἀντεξίσταμαι
From LSJ
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
English (LSJ)
Pass., with aor. 2 Act.,
A yield to an altack, retire from the contest, Plu.2.946d.
German (Pape)
[Seite 246] dagegen austreten, vor etwas weichen, praes., Plut. pr. frig. 3.