ἀσπίς — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

Aeol.ἄσπιςιδοςf shieldusu. round or oval in shapeHom.ref. to a larger and rectangular or figure-of-eight formIl.fig., ref. to a personA.collectv.sg., ref. to a line or troop of soldiersHdt. E. Th.meton., ref. to fighting by a single warriorE.pl.shieldsref. to infantryPlu. shield-sideref. to the left-hand side of a soldier or an armyA. X. Thphr. Plb.

ShortDef

a round shield; asp, Egyptian cobra

Debugging

Headword:

ἀσπίς

Headword (normalized):

ἀσπίς

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ασπις

Intro Text:

ἀσπίς1ίδος

IDX:

1274

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-1275

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Senses and Citations (From Data)

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Data

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  },
  "senses": [],
  "citations": [],
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