ἴλη
ἴλη [ῑ], Dor.
ἴλᾱ ( Boeot.
vιλ- in
vιλαρχίω),
ἡ,
2). as a military term,
troop of horse, prop. of sixty-four men, cf.
Arr. Tact. 18.2 ; but varying in number,
Ascl. Tact. 7.2 ;= Lat.
turma,
Plb. 6.25.1 , al.,
D.H. 6.12 , al.,
Plu. Caes. 45 ,al.; later,= Lat.
ala, IGRom. 3.272 (Galatia),
BGU 69 (ii A.D.),
J. AJ 17.10.9 , etc.;
κατὰ ἴλας,=
ἰλαδόν, opp.
κατὰ τάξεις,
X. An. 1.2.16 : generally,
troop or
company of soldiers,
S. Aj. 1407 (anap.).
ShortDef
a crowd, band, troop
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἴλη
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ιλη
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-50357
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἴλη</span> <span class="pron greek">[ῑ]</span>, Dor. <span class="orth greek">ἴλᾱ</span> ( Boeot. <span class="orth greek">vιλ-</span> in <span class="foreign greek">vιλαρχίω</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;">band, troop</span> of men, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:73" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.73/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.73 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:202" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:202/canonical-url/"> 202 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">εὔφρονες ἶλαι</span> merry <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">companies</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 5.38 </a>; also <span class="quote greek">ἴλα λεόντων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:581" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:581/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 581 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> as a military term, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">troop of horse</span>, prop. of sixty-four men, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg005:18:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg005:18.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tact.</span> 18.2 </a>; but varying in number, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ascl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tact.</span> 7.2 </span>;= Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">turma</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:25:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:25:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 6.25.1 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:6:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:6.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 6.12 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg048:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg048:45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Caes.</span> 45 </a>,al.; later,= Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ala,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">IGRom.</span> 3.272 </span> (Galatia), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BGU</span> 69 </span> (ii A.D.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:10:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:10:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AJ</span> 17.10.9 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">κατὰ ἴλας</span>,= <span class="foreign greek">ἰλαδόν</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">κατὰ τάξεις</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:2:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:2:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 1.2.16 </a>: generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">troop</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">company of soldiers</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1407" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1407/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 1407 </a> (anap.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> at Sparta, subdivision of the <span class="foreign greek">ἀγέλα</span> (q.v.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg010:2:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg010:2.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lac.</span> 2.11 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κατ’ ἴλην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg004:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg004:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lyc.</span> 16 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}