προπολεμ-έω,
A. make war fororin defence of,
τῆς χώρας
Isoc. 14.33
; τῶν ἄλλων
Plb. 2.48.1
, etc.; τισὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς with . . for . . ,
D.H. 6.49
;ὑπὲρ [τῆς πόλεως] Pl. R. 429b , cf. OGI 56.12 (Canopus,iii B.C.): abs.,οἱ προπολεμοῦντες the guardsordefenders of a country,
Pl. R. 423a ;τὸ προπολεμοῦνib. 442b , 547d , Arist. Pol. 1279b3 ;τὸ προπολεμῆσον the body intended to act as guards,ib. 1291a7 .