wrestling against
ἀντίπᾰλος,ον, (πάλη) properly,
A. wrestling against: hence,antagonist, rival,
κράτος ἀ.
A. Pr. 528
(lyr.); ἀ. θεοῖς
E. Ba. 544
(lyr.): c.gen., μένος γήραος ἀντίπαλον
Pi. O. 8.71
; γοητείας φάρμακον ἀ.
AP 10.50
( Pall. ):—Subst. ἀντίπαλος,ὁ, antagonist, rival, adversary,
Pi. N. 11.26 , S. Ant. 126 (lyr.): mostly in pl., Hdt. 7.236 , Ar. Ra. 365.1027 , Pl. Alc. 1.119e , al.; cf. φθόνος πρὸς τὸ ἀ.
Th. 2.45
, etc.; ὁ δ' ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τἀντίπαλον
E. Ba. 278
(dub.).
2. of things,nearly matched, nearly balanced,
ἀπὸ ἀ. παρασκευῆς
Th. 1.91
; ἀ. τριήρης equally large,
Id. 4.120
; ἀ. τινι
Id. 1.11
, Pl. Mx. 240a ; γνῶμαι μάλιστα ἀ. πρὸς ἀλλήλας
Th. 3.49
;ἀ. δέοςfearcaused by the balance of the power of the parties, mutualfear, ib. 11 ;ἀ. ποιναί adequatepunishment, E. IT 446 ;ἤθεα ἀ. [τῇ πόλει] habitscorresponding to . .,
Th. 261 ; ὑμεναίων γόος ἀ.
E. Alc. 922
;ἀντίπαλόν τι τῆς ναυμαχίαςa pointwherethe actionwas evenly balanced,
Th. 7.71 , cf. 38 , Lys. 2.38 ;ἀντίπαλα καταστῆσαιbring toa state of balance,
Th. 4.117 ;εἰς ἀ. καταστῆναιto be insuch state,
Id. 7.13 .Adv.
-λως
Id. 8.87
: also neut. pl., ναυμαχήσαντες ἀντίπαλα
Id. 7.34
.
II. τὸν ἀμὸν ἀ. him who fights forme, mychampion,
A. Th. 417 (lyr.).
