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φυλή
φυλή φῡλή, ἡ, φύω like φῦλον, a race or tribe of men, κατὰ φυλάς Xen. a body of men united by ties of blood and descent, a clan, such as those among the Dorians (φ. γενική) , Pind.; of the four old Attic Tribes, Hdt., Eur.; of the Jewish, NTest. a tribe connected by local habitation, like our hundred or county, such as the ten local tribes at Athens formed by Cleisthenes (φ. τοπική) , Hdt., etc.—The subdivisions of the φυλαὶ γενικαί were φρατρίαι, those of the φυλαὶ τοπικαί were δῆμοι. the contingent of soldiers furnished by a tribe, Hdt., Thuc., etc.:—later, a brigade of cavalry, Xen.; cf. φύλαρχος II.

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a race, a tribe
Phyle

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φυλή φῡλή, ἡ, φύω like φῦλον, a race or tribe of men, κατὰ φυλάς Xen. a body of men united by ties of blood and descent, a clan, such as those among the Dorians (φ. γενική) , Pind.; of the four old Attic Tribes, Hdt., Eur.; of the Jewish, NTest. a tribe connected by local habitation, like our hundred or county, such as the ten local tribes at Athens formed by Cleisthenes (φ. τοπική) , Hdt., etc.—The subdivisions of the φυλαὶ γενικαί were φρατρίαι, those of the φυλαὶ τοπικαί were δῆμοι. the contingent of soldiers furnished by a tribe, Hdt., Thuc., etc.:—later, a brigade of cavalry, Xen.; cf. φύλαρχος II.
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35325
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