ajgwnivdatai , v. ajgwnivzomai B.
ajgwnivzomai
ajgwnivzomai , fut. iØou`mai (in pass. sense, v. infr. B ): aor. I hjgwnisavmhn : pf. hjgwvnismai (in act. sense): aor. I hjgwnivsqhn :( ajgwvn ):
A. as Dep. to contend for a prize, esp. in the public games, Hdt. ; prov" tina Plat .; tiniv Id., etc. ; periv tino" about a thing, Hdt. , etc. : c. acc. cogn. , ajg. stavdion Id.; ajgw`na peri; th`" yuch`" ajg . Dem.
2. to fight, Hdt ., Thuc. ; peri; tw`n aJpavntwn ajg . Id.; prov" tina Id.: c. acc. cogn. , h}n »mavchn1/4 ajgwnivzesqe Eur.
3. to contend for the prize on the stage, both of the poet, Hdt. , etc. , and of the actor, Dem. : generally to contend for victory, kalw`" hjgwvnisai Plat.
4.
of public speaking,
Xen.
II.
to contend against,
as law-term, Antipho;
c. acc. cogn.
,
ajg. divkhn, grafhvn
to fight
a cause
to the last,
Dem
.;
ajg. yeudomarturiw`n
(
sc.
grafhvn
) Id.;
ajg. ajgw`na
Andoc.,
etc.
; but
ajg. fovnon
to fight against
a charge of murder,
Eur.
III.
generally,
to struggle, to exert oneself,
c. inf
.,
Thuc.
;
c. acc. cogn.
,
a} me;n hjgwnivsw
Dem.
B.
as
Pass.
to be won by a contest, to be brought to issue,
mostly in
pf.
,
polloi; ajgw`ne" ajgwnivdatai
(
Ion.
for
hjgwnismevnoi eijsi
)
Hdt.
;
ta; hjgwnismevna
the contested points,
Eur
.,
etc.
;
oJ ajgwnizovmeno" novmo"
the law
under debate,
Dem
.;
fut. med.
in
pass.
sense,
ajgwniei`tai to; pra`gma
it
shall be brought to issue,
Id.
ajgwvnio"
ajgwvnio" , on , ( ajgwvn ) of or belonging to the contest, a[eqlo" ajg . its prize, Pind. ; of Hermes, as president of games, Id.; of Zeus as decider of the contest, Soph .;the ajgwvnioi qeoiv , in Aesch. , etc. , are prob. the gods who presided over the great games (Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, Hermes).
2. ajgwnivw/ scola`/ in Soph. Aj. 195 is prob. an oxymoron, rest full of conflict, uneasy rest.
ajgwvnisi"
ajgwvniØsi" , hJ , ( ajgwnivzomai ) contest for a prize, Thuc.
ajgwvnisma
ajgwvnisma , ato", tov , ( ajgwnivzomai ) a contest, in pl. deeds done in battle, brave deeds, feats, Hdt.
2. in sing. , ajg. tinov" a feat for him to be proud of, Thuc .; xunevsew" ajg . a fine stroke of wit, Id.; ajra`" ajg . the issue of the curse, Eur.
II.
ajg. poiei`sqaiv ti
to make
it an object
to strive for,
Hdt
.;
ouj mikro;n to; ajg. prostavttei"
Luc.
III.
that with which one contends, a prize-essay, declamation,
ajg. ej" to; paracrh`ma
Thuc.
ajgwnismov"
ajgwnismov" , oJ , ( ajgwnivzomai ) rivalry, Thuc.
ajgwnistevon
ajgwnistevon , verb. Adj. of ajgwnivzomai , one must contend, Xen ., etc.
ajgwnisthv"
ajgwnisthv" , ou`, oJ , ( ajgwnivzomai ) a rival at the games, competitor, Hdt ., etc. :as Adj. , ajg. i{ppoi race-