μάχην συνάπτειν
From LSJ
ἕτερος ἐξ ἑτέρου σοφός τό τε πάλαι τό τε νῦν → one gets his skill from another, now as in days of old
ἕτερος ἐξ ἑτέρου σοφός τό τε πάλαι τό τε νῦν → one gets his skill from another, now as in days of old
attack, come to blows, join battle, of combatants