Ἀντίπαλον

matched in opposition

Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 19 words

It means three things: opposed and equally-matched and equally-balanced.¹
"For the contest will not be of evenly matched force[s]."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀντίπαλον· τρία σημαίνει· τὸ ἐναντίον καὶ τὸ ἰσόπαλον καὶ τὸ ἰσόστροφον. οὐ γὰρ ἐξ ἀντιπάλου τῆς δυνάμεως ὁ ἀγὼν ἔσται.

Betacode

Ἀντίπαλον · matched in opposition (α 2699) · Suda

*)anti/palon: tri/a shmai/nei: to\ e)nanti/on kai\ to\ i)so/palon kai\ to\ i)so/strofon. ou) ga\r e)c a)ntipa/lou th=s duna/mews o( a)gw\n e)/stai.