διαμᾰχ-ομαι,
future -μαχέσομαι (variant for{-μαχεσώμεθα} aorist subjunctive) [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.48 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—fight, contend, σιδήρῳ [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 678; εἷς πρὸς ἕνα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 833e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to λανθάνειν, [[ [prev. author] “R.” 345a ] Refs]; πρός τι variant in [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 17.18; περὶ τῆς χώρης τοῖς ἐπιοῦσιν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.11; περὶ τοῦ πρότερος εἰπεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 339, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 86c; περὶ τούτου ὡς οὐκ.. 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 4.1; ὑπέρ τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 207b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. μὴ μεταγνῶναι ὑμᾶς I resist to the uttermost your change of opinion, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.40; δ. τὸ μὴ θανεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 694. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 exert oneself, strive earnestly, περὶ τούτου ὅπως.. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 325d; ὅπως μή.. [prev. author] “Grg.” 502b. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 in argument, contend or maintain that.., with accusative et infinitive, [[ [prev. author] “Tht.” 158d ] Refs]: with a negative, δ. τι μὴ εἶναι [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.42; δ. ὅτι οὐκ ἀπόλλυται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 106c; ὡς οὐ.. [prev. author] “Prm.” 127e, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also δ. τι carry a point, [[ [prev. author] “Sph.” 261a. ] Refs]