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[265] περί, as the stake of the contest; in this sense “ἀμφί” with dat. or acc. is the usual word, see note on 17.526, “περί” being generally used of the object only as defended. But compare 3.137, 12.216, and 279 below; and Od. 11.403περὶ πτόλιος μαχεούμενον ἠδὲ γυναικῶν”.

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