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σκιαμαχέω
σκῐᾱμᾰχ-έω
,
A).
fight against a shadow
, i.e. an imaginary opponent, and so,
spar
,
Posidon.
16
J.
,
Plu.
2.130e
,
Paus.
6.10.3
:
πρὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν σκιαμαχῶν
sparring
with the sky, 'baying at the moon',
Cratin.
17
(lyr.).
II).
metaph.,
Pl.
Ap.
18d
;
πρὸς ἀλλήλους
Id.
R.
520c
;
πρὸς ἡμᾶς αὐτούς
Id.
Lg.
830c
;
πρὸς τὸν οὐκέτι ἐν ζῶσιν ὄντα Πλάτωνα ἐσκιαμάχει
Numen.
ap.
Eus.
PE
14.6
:— Pass.,
ἔπη μάτην σκιαμαχούμενα
thrown out at random in disputations
,
Luc.
Pisc.
35
.—
σκιομαχέω
is a later form in codd. of
Ph.
1.356
,
Antyll.
ap.
Orib.
6.29.3
.
ShortDef
to fight in the shade
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Headword:
σκιαμαχέω
Headword (normalized):
σκιαμαχέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σκιαμαχεω
IDX:
94826
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-94827
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σκῐᾱμᾰχ-έω</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fight against a shadow</span>, i.e. an imaginary opponent, and so, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">spar</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1866.tlg001:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1866.tlg001:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Posidon.</span> 16 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span></span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.130e </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:10:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:10:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 6.10.3 </a>: <span class="foreign greek">πρὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν σκιαμαχῶν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sparring</span> with the sky, \'baying at the moon\', <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cratin.</span> 17 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> metaph., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ap.</span> 18d </a>; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς ἀλλήλους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:520c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:520c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 520c </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς ἡμᾶς αὐτούς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:830c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:830c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 830c </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς τὸν οὐκέτι ἐν ζῶσιν ὄντα Πλάτωνα ἐσκιαμάχει</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Numen.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2018.tlg001:14:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2018.tlg001:14.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eus.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PE</span> 14.6 </a>:— Pass., <span class="foreign greek">ἔπη μάτην σκιαμαχούμενα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">thrown out at random in disputations</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg025:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg025:35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pisc.</span> 35 </a>.—<span class="orth greek">σκιομαχέω</span> is a later form in codd. of <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:356" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.356/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.356 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antyll.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:6:29:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:6:29:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orib.</span> 6.29.3 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}