ἐρῑθ-εύομαι,
deponent verb, (ἔριθος) serve, work for hire, [[ LXX.Tob.2.11 ] LXX]:—so in active, [[ 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 1.5. ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II of public officers or characters, canvass, intrigue for office, οἱ ἐριθευόμενοι [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1303a16 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare ἐξεριθεύομαι.
__II.2 later active, generally, compete with, τινι [[Scholia 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 833 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, indulge in petty intrigue, [[ 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1162.23. ] Refs]