περιμάχητος
From LSJ
Oἱ δὲ Ἀθηναῖοι ἦσαν ἐν μεγάλῳ κινδύνῳ... (adaptation of Herodotus 6.105) → The Athenians were in great danger...
English (LSJ)
[ᾰ], ον,
A fought about, fought for, ταῖσι φυλαῖς Ar.Av. 1404; τοῖς πολλοῖς [ὕδωρ] Th.7.84 ; [πενία] ἥκιστα περιμάχητον not a thing one would fight for, X.Smp.3.9, cf. Pl.R.521a, Lg.678e ; δυναστεία ὑπὸ πάντων ἐρωμένη καὶ π. γεγενημένη Isoc.8.65, cf. 7.24, 10.17 ; τὰ π. ἀγαθά such as are matters of contention, highly prized, Arist.EN 1169a21, cf. Pol.1271b8, Rh.1363a8, Epicur.Sent. Vat.45 : Sup. -ότατος Isoc.9.40, Plu.Lyc.26 : in Ar.Th.319, πόλις π., prob. with collat. sense of fought around, surrounded by battle.
