ἀγων-ίζομαι

A contend for a prize, about, didst provoke

contend for a prize, esp. in the public games, Hdt. 2.160, al.; πρός τινα Pl. R. 579c, al.; περί τινος about a thing, Hdt. 8.26; Ὀλυμπίασιν Pl. Hp.Mi. 364a; περὶ πρωτείων D. 18.66; ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐλευθερίας Id. 18.177: freq. c. acc. cogn., ἀ. στάδιον Hdt. 5.22; τῶν ἀγώνων, οὓς περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς ἠγωνίζεσθε D. 18.262; ἀγῶνα . . τόνδʼ ἠγωνίσω thou didst provoke this contest, E. Supp. 427, cf. Ion 939; ἠγωνίζου τι ἡμῖν ; Pl. Ion 530a: metaph., τὰ τῆς ψυχῆς Ὀλύμπια Porph. Abst. l.c.

2 fight

fight, Hdt. 1.76, 82, al.; περὶ τῶν ἁπάντων Th. 6.16; πρός τινα Id. 1.36, cf. 8.27: c. acc. cogn., μῶν τι κεδνὸν-ίζετο; E. Heracl. 795; [μάχην] -ίσαντο E. Supp. 637.

3 contend for the prize on the stage, contend for victory, argue, argue sophistically

contend for the prize on the stage, of the rhapsode, Hdt. 5.67; of the playwright, Ar. Ach. 140, 419; of the actor, D. 19.246, cf. 250, Arist. Po. 1451a8; of the choragus, D. 21.66: c. acc., δράματα IG 12(7).226 (Amorgos): generally, contend for victory, καλῶς . . ἠγώνισαι Pl. Smp. 194a, cf. Mx. 235d; argue, ὅλῳ τῷ πράγματι about the question as a whole, Hp.Mi. 369c; esp. argue sophistically, opp. διαλέγομαι, Tht. 167e.

4

of public speaking, X. Mem. 3.7.4; ἀ. πρὸς ἀπόδειξιν Arist. Fr. 133 (Theodect. ap. Rh. 6.19 W.).

II contend in court, fight, to the last, fight against, grapple with

contend in court, as law term, Antipho 5.7: c. acc. cogn., ἀ. δίκην, γραφήν fight a cause to the last, Lys. 3.20, D. 23.100; ἀ. ψευδομαρτυριῶν (sc. γραφήν) Id. 24.131; ἀ. ἀγῶνα And. 1.20, Lys. 7,39; ἀ, φόνον fight against a charge of murder, E. Andr. 336; αὐτοῖς ἀ. τοῖς πράγμασιν grapple with the facts of the case, Arist. Rh. 1404a5.

III struggle, exert oneself

generally, struggle, exert oneself, c. inf., Th. 4.87; εὖ ἀ. Lys. 20.22, cf. Plu. Phoc. 37.

B to be decided by contest, brought to issue, points at issue, on trial, shall be brought to issue

Pass., to be decided by contest, brought to issue, mostly in pf., πολλοὶ ἀγῶνες ἀγωνίδαται Hdt. 9.26; τὰ ἠγωνισμένα points at issue, E. Supp. 465, D. 24.145: rarely in pres., ὁ ἀγωνιζόμενος νόμος the law on trial, D. 24.28; or aor., δεινὸς . . κίνδυνος ὑπὲρ τῆς . . ἐλευθερίας ἠγωνίσθη Lys. 2.34; ἠγωνίσθη λαμπρῶς (impers.) Plu. Sert. 21: fut. Med. in pass. sense, ἀγωνιεῖται καὶ κριθήσεται τὸ πρᾶγμα shall be brought to issue and determined, D. 21.7.