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ἄμητος
ἀμήτωρ
ἀμηχανέω
ἀμηχανίᾱ
ἀμηχανοεργός
ἀμήχανος
ἀμίαντος
ἀμιγής
ἀμιθρεῖ
ἄμικτος
ἅμιλλα
ἁμιλλάομαι
ἁμίλλημα
ἁμιλλητήρ
ἁμιλλητικός
Ἀμῑμητόβιοι
ἀμῑ́μητος
ᾱ̔μίν
ἀμιξίᾱ
ἅμιππος
ἁμίς
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ἅμιλλα
ἅμιλλαηςf organised contestcontest, competitionbetw. teams, choruses, or individualsPi. Isoc. Pl. Plu.combatbetw. wild animalsPlu.specif.racebetw. runners, horses, chariots, shipsIbyc. Pi. Hdt. S. E. Th. gener.contention, rivalryHdt. E. Th. Ar. Isoc. Pl.w.gen.for sthg.E. Plb. military conflictcombat, struggleE. Th. gener.strugglew.gen.against oppressionE. periphr.phrs.contestw.gen.of hands, i.e. physical struggleE.of words, i.e. verbal disputeE.of wine-cups, i.e. drinking-boutE.w.gen.based on pride, ref. to an aggressive assertion of superior ancestryE.without notion of competitionrapidvigorous movementS. E.w.gen.of wingsA.striving, eager desirests. w.gen.for sthg.E.

ShortDef

a contest for superiority, a conflict

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Headword:
ἅμιλλα
Headword (normalized):
ἅμιλλα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αμιλλα
IDX:
3945
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-3946
Key:
ἅμιλλα

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