ἐρίζω
ἐρίζω
ἔρις
to strive, wrangle, quarrel, τινί with one, Hom., Attic; πρός τινα Hdt., Plat.
to rival, vie with, be a match for, τινί Hom.:—c. acc. rei, to contend with one in a thing, Hom.;—also, c. dat. rei, Od., Attic
absol. to engage in a contest, keep the contest up, Il.
Hom. sometimes uses the Mid., like the Act.