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προπολεμέω

προπολεμέω, to make war for

προπολεμ-έω,
  • make war for or in defence of, τῆς χώρας Isoc. 14.33; τῶν ἄλλων Plb. 2.48.1, etc.; τισὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς with . . for . ., D.H. 6.49; ὑπὲρ [τῆς πόλεως] Pl. R. 429b, cf. OGI 56.12 (Canopus, iii B.C.): abs., οἱ προπολεμοῦντες the guards or defenders of a country, Pl. R. 423a; τὸ προπολεμοῦν ib. 442b, 547d, Arist. Pol. 1279b3; τὸ προπολεμῆσον the body intended to act as guards, ib. 1291a7.

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