"σφαιρομαχία" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σφαιρομαχία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spʰai̯.ro.ma.kʰí.aː/, /sɸɛ.ro.maˈçi.a/, /sfe.ro.maˈçi.a/, /spʰai̯.ro.ma.kʰí.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /spʰɛ.ro.maˈkʰi.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /sɸɛ.ro.maˈçi.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /sfe.ro.maˈçi.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /sfe.ro.maˈçi.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From σφαιρομαχέω (sphairomakhéō, “to spar with iron balls”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|σφαιρομαχέω|-ῐ́ᾱ|pos2=abstract noun suffix|t1=to spar with iron balls}} σφαιρομαχέω (sphairomakhéō, “to spar with iron balls”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ|σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱς|f|first}} σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ • (sphairomakhíā) f (genitive σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ|ᾱς}} Forms: σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ [canonical], sphairomakhíā [romanization], σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ [nominative, singular], τὼ σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ σφαιρομᾰχῐ́αι [nominative, plural], τῆς σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν σφαιρομᾰχῐ́αιν [dual, genitive], τῶν σφαιρομᾰχῐῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν σφαιρομᾰχῐ́αιν [dative, dual], ταῖς σφαιρομᾰχῐ́αις [dative, plural], τὴν σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱς [accusative, plural], σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ [singular, vocative], σφαιρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ [dual, vocative], σφαιρομᾰχῐ́αι [plural, vocative]
  1. sparring match with iron balls
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