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ὠθισμός

ὠθισμός, a thrusting, pushing

ὠθ-ισμός, ὁ,
  • thrusting, pushing, ἀσπίδων of shield against shield, Th. 4.96.
    • II jostling, struggling, of combatants in a mêlée, Περσέων τε καὶ Λακεδαιμονίων ὠ. ἐγένετο πολλός Hdt. 7.225; ἀπικέσθαι ἐς ὠ. to come to close quarters, Id. 9.62; ὠ. ἀμφὶ τὰ θύρετρα X. An. 5.2.17; ὁ περιʼ τὰς πύλας ὠ. καὶ πνιγμός Plb. 4.58.9, cf. Anaxandr. 33.7: metaph., ὠ. λόγων dispute, altercation, Hdt. 8.78, 9.26.

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