Usage: 2 forms in 3 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| παλαίειν | his wrestling | LXX.Gen.32.25 |
| επάλαιεν | wrestled | LXX.Gen.32.24 • LXX.Judg.20.33 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
παλαίω (palaiō) to wrestle G:V
παλαίω,
Aeolic dialect πάλαιμι Hdn.Gr. 2.930; Boeotian dialect παλήω [prev. work]949: future παλαίσω: aorist ἐπάλαισα: (πάλη A):— wrestle, οὐ γὰρ πύξ γε μαχήσεαι οὐδὲ παλαίσεις [Refs 8th c.BC+]; καί νύ κε τὸ τρίτον.. πάλαιον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν παλαίσαντά ποτ᾽ ἐκεῖνον him once famous as a wrestler, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 π. τινί wrestle with one, Φιλομηλείδῃ ἐπάλαισεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: metaphorically, wrestle with a calamity, ἀάτῃσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II with accusative, overcome, λόγον λόγῳ παλαιστέον [Refs] —passive, παλαισθείς beaten, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III with infinitive, endeavour, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]