ὑπ-ασπιστής
ὑπασπιστήςοῦIon.έωm one who carries a shieldfor a soldiershield-bearer
Hdt. E. X. Plu.pl.body of soldiers armed with shields, shield-menopp. cavalry and heavy infantryMen.ref. to elite soldiers, esp. a Macedonian king's bodyguardPlb. Plu. pl.without military connot.attendantsto a king, in Ptolemaic EgyptPlb.
ShortDef
a shield-bearer, armour-bearer, esquire
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ὑπασπιστής
Headword (normalized/stripped):
υπασπιστης
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-40731
Data
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