ἀμφισβητέω βαίνω literally, to stand apart, and so to disagree with an argument, c. dat., Hdt.:—c. dat. pers. to dispute or argue with, τινι Plat. absol. to dispute, wrangle, argue, Plat., etc.:— οἱ ἀμφισβητοῦντες the opponents, in a lawsuit, Dem. c. gen. rei, to dispute for or about a thing, Dem.; also περί τινος Plat.:— to lay claim to the property of a deceased person, τοῦ κλήρου Dem. c. acc. rei, to dispute a point, Plat. c. acc. et inf. to argue that, Plat. Pass. to be the subject of dispute, Plat.; or impers., ἀμφισβητεῖται περί τι or περί τινος Plat.; ἀμφισβητεῖται μὴ εἶναί τι it is disputed, Plat. Hence