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ἀσπερχές
ἄσπετος
ἀσπιδαποβλής
ἀσπιδηφόρος
ἀσπιδιώτης
ἀσπιδόδουπος
ἀσπιδοπηγεῖον
ἀσπιδοῦχος
ἀσπιδοφέρμων
ἄσπιλος
ἀσπίς
ἀσπιστής
ἀσπίστωρ
ἄσπλαγχνος
ἄσπονδος
ἀσπούδαστος
ἀσπουδί
ἀσσάριον
ἆσσον
Ἀσσυρία
Ἀσσύριοι
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ἀσπίς
ἀσπίς a round shield, Lat. clipeus, of bullʼs hide, overlaid with metal plates, with a boss (ὀμφαλός) in the middle, and fringed with tassels (θύσανοι): different from the oblong shield (ὅπλον, Lat. scutum) used by the ὁπλῖται. in Prose, used for a body of soldiers, ὀκτακισχιλίη ἀσπίς , men-at-arms, Hdt. military phrases: ἐπʼ ἀσπίδας πέντε καὶ εἴκοσι τάξασθαι to be drawn up 25 deep, Thuc.; so, ἐπʼ ἀσπίδων ὀλίγων τετάχθαι Thuc.; ἐπʼ ἀσπίδα, παρʼ ἀσπίδα (opp. to ἐπὶ δόρυ) on the left, towards or to the left, because the shield was on the left arm, Xen.; παρʼ ἀσπ. στῆναι to stand in battle-array, Eur. an asp, an Egyptian snake, Hdt.

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a round shield; asp, Egyptian cobra

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Headword:
ἀσπίς
Headword (normalized):
ἀσπίς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ασπις
IDX:
5191
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n5194
Key:
a)spi/s

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