φιλονεικεῖν
From LSJ
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also φιλονεικέω): emulate, be animated by party spirit, be argumentative, be contentious, be quarrelsome, emulate a person
Lexicon Thucydideum
aemulari, to rival, emulate, 3.82.3, 4.64.1. 5.43.2. 5.111.4, 7.71.1.