ἁμιλλᾶσθαι
From LSJ
Οὐκ ἔστιν αἰσχρὸν ἀγνοοῦντα μανθάνειν → Non est inhonestum ea, quae nescis, discere → nicht schändlich ist's, dass einer lernt, was er nicht weiß
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἁμιλλάομαι): contend, hasten, argue with, compete with, contend with, discuss with, dispute with, emulate a person
Lexicon Thucydideum
certare inter se, aemulari, struggle with each other, to compete, 6.31.3.