ἀσπίς
ἀσπίς,
ίδος,
ἡ,
A). shield, εὔκυκλος Il. 14.428 , al.;
κυκλοτερής Hdt. 1.194 ;
ἀσπίδος κύκλος A. Th. 489 ;
ὀμφαλόεσσα Il. 4.448 , al.; opp. Thracian
πέλτη and Persian
γέρρον, X. An. 2.1.6 ,
Mem. 3.9.2 ;
ἀσπίδα ῥῖψαι, ἀποβαλεῖν, Anacr. 28 ,
Ar. V. 19 , cf.
Hdt. 5.95 : to estimate a victory,
ἀσπίδας ἔλαβον ὡς διακοσίας X. HG 1.2.3 : metaph.,
οὗτος γὰρ ἡμῖν ἀ. οὐ μικρὰ θράσους A. Ag. 1437 ;
τὴν ἀ. ἀποβέβληκεν τοῦ βίον Nicostr. Com.
29 , cf.
Lib. Or. 62.47 .
3). military phrases,
ἐπ’ ἀσπίδας πέντε καὶ εἴκοσι τάξασθαι to be drawn up twenty-five
deep or
in file, Th. 4.93 ;
στρατιὰν τεταγμένην οὐκ ἐπ’ ὀλίγων ἀσπίδων Id. 7.79 ;
ἵστασθαι ἐπὶ τρεῖς ἀσπίδας Ar. Fr. 66 ;
ἐπὶ μιᾶς ἀσπίδος in single line,
Isoc. 6.99 ;
ἐπ’ ἀσπίδα, παρ’ ἀσπίδα (opp.
ἐπὶ δόρυ),
on the left, towards or
to the left, because the
shield was on the left arm,
X. Cyr. 7.5.6 ,
An. 4.3.26 ;
παρ’ ἀσπίδος A. Th. 624 ;
ἐξ ἀσπίδος Plb. 11.23.5 ; but
παρ’ ἀσπίδα, literally, beside
the shield, Il. 16.400 ;
παρ’ ἀ. στῆναι stand in
battle, E. Med. 250 ,
Ph. 1001 ;
παρ’ ἀ. βεβηκέναι ib.
1073 ;
ἐκπονεῖν Id. Or. 653 , cf.
Hel. 734 ;
ἐς ἀσπίδ’ ἥξειν Id. Ph. 1326 ;
ἀσπίδας συγκλείειν (cf.
συγκλείω)
; ἀσπίδα τίθεσθαι serve in the ranks, Pl. Lg. 756a ; but
θέσθαι τὰς ἀ. pile
shields, X. HG 2.4.12 ;
ἐπειδὰν ἀ. ψοφῇ when the
shields ring, i.e. when two bodies of men meet in a charge,
Id. An. 4.3.29 ;
ἀσπίδα ἀναδέξαι, ἆραι, as a signal,
Hdt. 6.115 ,
X. HG 2.1.27 .
5). boss on a door, IG 4.1484.79 (Epid.).
2). ornament in this form, OGI 90.43 (Rosetta).
ShortDef
a round shield; asp, Egyptian cobra
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἀσπίς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ασπις
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-16401
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀσπίς</span>, <span class="itype greek">ίδος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shield,</span> <span class="quote greek">εὔκυκλος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:428" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.428/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 14.428 </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">κυκλοτερής</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:194" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.194/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.194 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀσπίδος κύκλος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:489" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:489/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 489 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὀμφαλόεσσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:448" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.448/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.448 </a> , al.; opp. Thracian <span class="foreign greek">πέλτη</span> and Persian <span class="foreign greek">γέρρον,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:2:1:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:2:1:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 2.1.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:9:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:9:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 3.9.2 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀσπίδα ῥῖψαι, ἀποβαλεῖν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0237.tlg001:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0237.tlg001:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anacr.</span> 28 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 19 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:95" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.95/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.95 </a>: to estimate a victory, <span class="quote greek">ἀσπίδας ἔλαβον ὡς διακοσίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:2:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:2:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 1.2.3 </a> : metaph., <span class="quote greek">οὗτος γὰρ ἡμῖν ἀ. οὐ μικρὰ θράσους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1437" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1437/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1437 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὴν ἀ. ἀποβέβληκεν τοῦ βίον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nicostr.</span> </span> Com.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2037.tlg001:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2037.tlg001:29/canonical-url/"> 29 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:62:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:62.47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 62.47 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> collective, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">body of men-at-arms,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὀκτακισχιλίη ἀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.30 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:78/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 78 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:7:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:7:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 1.7.10 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> military phrases, <span class="foreign greek">ἐπ’ ἀσπίδας πέντε καὶ εἴκοσι τάξασθαι</span> to be drawn up twenty-five <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">deep</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in file,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:93" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.93/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 4.93 </a>; <span class="quote greek">στρατιὰν τεταγμένην οὐκ ἐπ’ ὀλίγων ἀσπίδων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:79" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.79/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 7.79 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἵστασθαι ἐπὶ τρεῖς ἀσπίδας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:66" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:66/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 66 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ μιᾶς ἀσπίδος</span> in single line, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg016.perseus-grc1:99" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg016.perseus-grc1:99/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 6.99 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπ’ ἀσπίδα, παρ’ ἀσπίδα</span> (opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ δόρυ</span>), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">on the left, towards</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to the left,</span> because the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shield</span> was on the left arm, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:7:5:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:7:5:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 7.5.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:4:3:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:4:3:26/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 4.3.26 </a>; <span class="quote greek">παρ’ ἀσπίδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:624" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:624/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 624 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐξ ἀσπίδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:23:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:23:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 11.23.5 </a> ; but <span class="foreign greek">παρ’ ἀσπίδα,</span> literally, beside <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the shield,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:400" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.400/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.400 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">παρ’ ἀ. στῆναι</span> stand in <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">battle,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:250" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:250/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 250 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1001" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1001/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1001 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">παρ’ ἀ. βεβηκέναι</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1073" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1073/canonical-url/"> 1073 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐκπονεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:653" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:653/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 653 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:734" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:734/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 734 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐς ἀσπίδ’ ἥξειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1326" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1326/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1326 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀσπίδας συγκλείειν</span> (cf. <span class="foreign greek">συγκλείω</span>) <span class="quote greek">; ἀσπίδα τίθεσθαι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">serve in the ranks,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:756a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:756a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 756a </a> ; but <span class="foreign greek">θέσθαι τὰς ἀ.</span> pile <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shields,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:4:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:4:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 2.4.12 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπειδὰν ἀ. ψοφῇ</span> when the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shields</span> ring, i.e. when two bodies of men meet in a charge, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:4:3:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:4:3:29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 4.3.29 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀσπίδα ἀναδέξαι, ἆραι,</span> as a signal, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.115 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:1:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:1:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 2.1.27 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> of a round, flat bowl, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0421.tlg001:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0421.tlg001:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aristopho</span> 14 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">boss</span> on a door, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 4.1484.79 </span> (Epid.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">asp, Egyptian cobra, Coluber haié,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:191" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.191/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.191 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:702" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:702/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> 702 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:158" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:158/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 158 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2:570" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2.570/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 2.570 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:10:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:10.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 10.31 </a>; a play on signff. I and II, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 23 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ornament</span> in this form, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OGI</span> 90.43 </span> (Rosetta).</div> </div><br><br>'}