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P. and V. [[ἀγρός]], ὁ, γῆ, ἡ, Ar. and V. [[ἄρουρα]], ἡ (also Plat. but rare P.), γύαι, αἱ; see [[land]].

<b class="b2">Meadow</b>: P. and V. [[λειμών]], ὁ; see [[meadow]].

<b class="b2">Field of battle.</b> <b class="b2">— Conquer in the field</b>: P. and V. μάχῃ κρατεῖν.

<b class="b2">Take the field</b>, v.: P. and V. στρατεύειν (or mid.), ἐπιστρατεύειν (or mid.), P. ἐκστρατεύειν (or mid.); see [[campaign]].

<b class="b2">Service in the field</b>: P. and V. [[στρατεία]], ἡ.

<b class="b2">In the field</b>: P. ἐπὶ στρατείας, Ar. ἐπὶ στρατίας.

Met., <b class="b2">as soon as we enter the field</b> (<b class="b2">as claimants in a suit</b>): P. ἐπειδὴ [[ἡμεῖς]] . . . ἥκομεν εἰς τὸ [[μέσον]] (Dem. 1088).

<b class="b2">Opportunity for enterprise</b>: P. and V. [[καιρός]], ὁ, [[ἀγών]], ὁ, [[ἀφορμή]], ἡ.

<b class="b2">A good field for</b>: P. [[εὐπορία]], ἡ (gen.).

<b class="b2">The orators who delight us by their words will have a field for display in other less important cases</b>: P. οἱ τέρποντες λόγῳ ῥήτορες ἕξουσι καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις ἐλάσσοσιν ἀγῶνα (Thuc. 40).