ὁπλίτης
ὁπλῑ/τ-ης,
ου,
ὁ,(
ὅπλον)
A). heavy-armed, armed, ὁ. δρόμοι races
of men in armour, opp. the naked race (v.
στάδιον 11 ),
Pi. I. 1.23 ; called
ὁ ὁ. or simply
ὁπλίτης ( Dor.,
Arc. -τας) in
IG 5(1).1120 (Geronthrae, v B. C.),
5(2).550.26 (Lycaeum, iv B. C.), etc.(=
τοῦ ὅπλου δρόμος, Paus. 6.13.1 ), cf.
ὁπλιτοδρομέω;
ἀνὴρ ὁ. A. Th. 717 ,
E. Supp. 585 , etc.;
ὁ. στρατός an armed host,
Id. Heracl. 800 ;
ὁ. κόσμος warrior-dress, armour, ib.
699 .
II). mostly as Subst.,
ὁπλίτης, heavy-armed foot-soldier, man-at-arms, who carried a pike (
δόρυ) and a large shield (
ὅπλον),
Ἀθηναίων οἱ στρατηγοὶ καὶ .. οἱ ὁ. IG 12.116.25 ;
ὁπλῖται, opp.
ψιλοί, Hdt. 9.30 ,
Th. 1.106 ; opp.
γυμνῆτες, Hdt. 9.63 ; opp.
ἱππεῖς, Pl. R. 552a ; opp.
τοξόται, Id. Criti. 119b ; to be a
ὁπλίτης implied the possession of full civic rights, hence
οἱ ὁ., opp.
οἱ βάναυσοι, Arist. Pol. 1326a23 ; and, in oligarchical states, opp.
ὁ δῆμος, ib.
1305b33 .
ShortDef
heavy-armed, armed
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Headword (normalized):
ὁπλίτης
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οπλιτης
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-74542
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ὁπλῑ/τ-ης</span>, <span class="itype greek">ου</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ὅπλον</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">heavy-armed, armed,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ὁ. δρόμοι</span> races <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of men in armour,</span> opp. the naked race (v. <span class="quote greek">στάδιον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:11/canonical-url/"> 11 </a> ), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 1.23 </a> ; called <span class="foreign greek">ὁ ὁ.</span> or simply <span class="foreign greek">ὁπλίτης</span> ( Dor., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arc.</span> </span> <span class="foreign greek">-τας</span>) in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 5(1).1120 </span> (Geronthrae, v B. C.), <span class="bibl"> 5(2).550.26 </span> (Lycaeum, iv B. C.), etc.(= <span class="foreign greek">τοῦ ὅπλου δρόμος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:13:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:13:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 6.13.1 </a>), cf. <span class="foreign greek">ὁπλιτοδρομέω</span>; <span class="quote greek">ἀνὴρ ὁ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:717" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:717/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 717 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:585" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:585/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 585 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ὁ. στρατός</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">an armed</span> host, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:800" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:800/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Heracl.</span> 800 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὁ. κόσμος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">warrior</span>-dress, armour, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:699" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:699/canonical-url/"> 699 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> mostly as Subst., <span class="foreign greek">ὁπλίτης, </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">heavy-armed foot-soldier, man-at-arms,</span> who carried a pike (<span class="etym greek">δόρυ</span>) and a large shield (<span class="etym greek">ὅπλον</span>), <span class="quote greek">Ἀθηναίων οἱ στρατηγοὶ καὶ .. οἱ ὁ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12.116.25 </span> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὁπλῖται,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ψιλοί,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 9.30 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:106" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.106/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.106 </a> ; opp. <span class="foreign greek">γυμνῆτες,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:63" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.63/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 9.63 </a> ; opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἱππεῖς,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:552a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:552a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 552a </a> ; opp. <span class="foreign greek">τοξόται,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg032:119b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg032:119b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Criti.</span> 119b </a> ; to be a <span class="foreign greek">ὁπλίτης</span> implied the possession of full civic rights, hence <span class="foreign greek">οἱ ὁ.,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">οἱ βάναυσοι,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1326a:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1326a.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1326a23 </a> ; and, in oligarchical states, opp. <span class="foreign greek">ὁ δῆμος,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1305b:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1305b.33/canonical-url/"> 1305b33 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}