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ἀγών ἄγομαι

I.a number of people brought together, a gathering, assembly, like ἀγορά, ἵζανεν εὐρὺν ἀγῶνα, λῦτο δ᾽ ἀγών, ἐν ἀγῶνι νεῶν Hom.: esp. an assembly met to see games, id=Hom., etc.
2.a place of contest, the arena, id=Hom., etc.; βήτην ἐς μέσσον ἀγῶνα Il.
II.an assembly of the Greeks at their great national games, ἐν Ὀλυμπίῃ ἀγών Hdt.; Ὀλυμπικὸς ἀγών Ar.
2.the contest for a prize at the games, ἀγὼν ἱππικός, γυμνικός Hdt., etc.; ἀγὼν τῶν ἀνδρῶν, in which the chorus was composed of men, opp. to τῶν παίδων, Dem., etc.:— hence, ἀγῶνα ἄγειν, καθιστάναι, τιθέναι, προτιθέναι, ποιεῖν, to hold or propose a contest; ἀγῶν or ἐν ἀγῶνι νικᾶν, to win one or at one.
III.generally, any struggle, trial, or danger, πολλοὺς ἀγῶνας ἐξιών, of Hercules, Soph.; ἀγὼν προκέαται, c. inf., it is hard or dangerous to do a thing, Hdt.:— also, ἀγὼν περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς, περὶ μεγίστων a struggle for life and death, for one's highest interests, Eur.
2.a battle, action, Thuc.
3.an action at law, trial, Plat., etc.
4.metaph., οὐ λόγων ἔθ᾽ ἁγών now is not the time for speaking, etc., Eur.; οὐχ ἕδρας ἀγ. 'tis no time for sitting still, id=Eur.

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