Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὁπλομάχος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὁπλομάχος ὁπλομάχον

Structure: ὁπλομαχ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ma/xomai

Sense

  1. fighting in heavy arms
  2. one who teaches the use of arms, a drill-sergeant

Examples

  • ἔρχεσθαι ἐκ γῆσ πόρρωθεν ἀπ̓ ἄκρου θεμελίου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, Κύριοσ καὶ οἱ ὁπλομάχοι αὐτοῦ, τοῦ καταφθεῖραι πᾶσαν τὴν οἰκουμένην. (Septuagint, Liber Isaiae 13:5)
  • ἐνταῦθα δὲ καὶ πωλοδάμναι καὶ ὁπλομάχοι καὶ ὅσοι παιδευταὶ τῶν πολεμικῶν ἐμισθοδοτοῦντο. (Strabo, Geography, book 16, chapter 2 20:8)

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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