ὁπλίτης
hoplitēsNoun (Masculine)G8536
armed with a large shield
Full Lexicon Entry
1.heavy-armed, armed, δρόμος ὁπλ. a race of men in armour, opposite to the naked race, (Pindar); ὁπλ. *στρατός *an armed host, (Euripides); ὁπλ. *κόσμος *warrior- dress, armour, (Euripides)
2.as Substantive, a heavy-armed foot-soldier, man-at-arms, who carried a large shield ὅπλον); whence the name, as the light-armed foot-soldier πελταστής); had his from the light πέλτη, (Herdotus Historicus), attic; *ὁπλῖται *are opposite to ψιλοί, (Herdotus Historicus)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
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