ἐρίζω
Etym. ἔρις
I. "to strive, wrangle, quarrel", τινί "with" one, Hom., attic; πρός τινα Hdt., Plat.
2. "to rival, vie with, be a match for", τινί Hom.:—c. acc. rei, "to contend with" one "in" a thing, id=Hom.;—also, c. dat. rei, Od., attic
3. absol. "to engage in a contest, keep the contest up", Il.
II. Hom. sometimes uses the Mid., like the Act.