σφαιρομαχέω
Ὥσπερ αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἡλίου μὴ ὄντος καυστικοῦ, ἀλλ' οὔσης ζωτικῆς καὶ ζωοποιοῦ θέρμης ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀπλήκτου, ὁ ἀὴρ παθητικῶς δέχεται τὸ ἀπ' αὐτοῦ ϕῶς καὶ καυστικῶς· οὕτως οὖν ἁρμονίας οὔσης ἐν αὐτοῖς τινὸς καὶ ἑτέρου εἴδους ϕωνῆς ἡμεῖς παθητικῶς ἀκούομεν → Just as although the Sun itself does not cause burning but has a heat in it that is life-giving, life-engendering, and mild, the air receives light from it by being affected and burned, so also although there is a certain harmony and a different kind of voice in them, we hear it by being affected.
English (LSJ)
A spar with the σφαῖραι (σφαῖρα 4), Pl.Lg.830e. 2 play at ball, Plb. 16.21.6.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
σφαιρομᾰχέω: μάχομαι, ἀγωνίζομαι διὰ τῶν πυκτικῶν σφαιρῶν (σφαῖρα Ι. 4), Πλάτ. Νόμ. 830Ε. 2) παίζω μὲ τὴν σφαῖραν, Πολύβ. 16. 21, 6.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
σφαιρομᾰχέω:
1) играть в мяч Polyb.;
2) σφαῖρα 4] устраивать кулачные бои в перчатках Plat.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
σφαιρομαχέω [σφαῖρα, μάχομαι] boksen met trainingshandschoenen; overdr.. εἰ σφαιρομαχοῦσ ’ ἐν τῷ τόπῳ οὕτως ἑτοίμως als ze hier zo gemakkelijk gaan boksen (d.w.z. zo opvliegend zijn) Men. Dysc. 517.
