λοχαγός
λοχ-ᾱγός,
ὁ (
λόχος, ἄγω), Dor. for
λοχηγός,
II). esp.
commander of a company (
100 men),
captain,
X. An. 3.1.32 ,
Ascl. Tact. 2.2 ,
PPetr. 3p.8 (iii B.C.), etc.; cf.
ταξίαρχος.
2). in the Spartan army,
commander of a λόχος,
Th. 5.66 ,
X. Lac. 11.4 , etc.; in the Persian army,
captain of
24 men,
Id. Cyr. 6.3.21 , etc.; = Lat.
centurio,
Plu. Cam. 37 ; also, =
curio,
D.H. 2.7 .—The word, like
κυναγός , was always used in the Dor. form by Attic authors.
ShortDef
the leader of an armed band; commander of a company
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Headword (normalized):
λοχαγός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λοχαγος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-63966
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">λοχ-ᾱγός</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ὁ </span>(<span class="etym greek">λόχος, ἄγω</span>), Dor. for <span class="foreign greek">λοχηγός</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">leader of an armed band</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:141" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:141/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 141 </a> (anap.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0512.tlg001:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0512.tlg001:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theophil.</span> 3 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">commander of a company</span> (<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0512.tlg001:100" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0512.tlg001:100/canonical-url/"> 100 </a> men), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">captain</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:3:1:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:3:1:32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 3.1.32 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ascl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tact.</span> 2.2 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PPetr.</span> 3p.8 </span> (iii B.C.), etc.; cf. <span class="foreign greek">ταξίαρχος</span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> in the Spartan army, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">commander of a</span> <span class="foreign greek">λόχος</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:66" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.66/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 5.66 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg010:11:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg010:11.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lac.</span> 11.4 </a>, etc.; in the Persian army, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">captain</span> of <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg010:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg010:24/canonical-url/"> 24 </a> men, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:6:3:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:6:3:21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 6.3.21 </a>, etc.; = Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">centurio</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg011:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg011:37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cam.</span> 37 </a>; also, = <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">curio</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:2:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:2.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 2.7 </a>.—The word, like <span class="ref greek">κυναγός</span> , was always used in the Dor. form by Attic authors.</div> </div><br><br>'}