ἰσχῡρ-ίζομαι,fut.
A.
-ῐοῦμαι
Lys. 6.35
, Isoc. 17.24 :aor.
ἰσχῡρῐσάμην
Th. 5.26
, Pl. Grg. 489c :—make oneself strong, be strong,ἰσχυριζόμενος ὑφ' ἵππων σίδηρος gaining forcefrom the impetus of the horses, X. Cyr. 6.4.18 .
II. use one's strength,τῷ σώματιPl.l.c.; esp. in overcoming resistance, πρὸς τὸ πολὺ ἧττον
Arist. Pr. 951a13
; εἰς τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς
Id. EN 1124b23
;contend stoutly, ὑπὲρ ἄθλων
Ael. NA 15.15
;persistorcontinue obstinately indoing . . , c.part., Th. 7.49 : abs., ibid.; esp. by word of mouth,maintain stiffly, obstinately, c. acc. etinf., Id. 3.44 , Is. 11.1 ; ταῦτα