A.“-τιθοῦντας” Ps.-Callisth.1.29), set against or so as to oppose, “θαλασσαίαισι δίναις ἀντιθέντα μένος στάλας” Simon.57 (dub.).
b. set against so as to balance, contrast, or compare, “τὠυτὸ ἀντιθήσω ἐκείνῳ” Hdt.1.207, cf. 8.66; “δύο γὰρ ἀντίθες δυοῖν” E.Or.551: also c. gen., “ἀ. τὴν Ἀθηναίων ἐκ πολλοῦ ἐμπειρίαν τῆς σφετέρας ἐξ ὀλίγου μελέτης” Th.2.85, cf. 3.56: with a Prep., “ἀ. τι πρός τι” D.21.175:— Pass., to be contrasted, τινί or πρός τι, Pl.Sph.257d,258e.
2. ἀ. τινί τινα match one against the other in battle, “ἴσους ἴσοισι . . ἀντιθείς” E.Ph. 750, cf. Ar.Eq.353:—Pass., to be matched one against another, of counteracting tendencies, Hdt.4.50; of opposing motives, Id.8.83.