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ὁπλιτικός

ὁπλιτικός, of or for a man-at-arms, fit to serve as hoplite

ὁπλῑτ-ικός, ή, όν,
  • of or for a man-at-arms, μάχη Pl. R. 374d; αἱ ὁ. τάξεις X. HG 3.4.16; ὅπλα ib. 4.2.7.
      • 2 ἡ -κή (sc. τέχνη) the art of using heavy arms, the soldier’s art, Pl. R. 333d; so τὸ -κόν Id. La. 182d; also τὰ -κὰ ἐπιτηδεύειν profess the art of arms, ib. 183c.
    • II of persons, heavy-armed, τὸ -κόν the soldiery, = οἱ ὁπλῖται, opp. τὸ ἄνοπλον, Arist. Pol. 1289b32, cf. Th. 5.6, X. An. 7.6.26; ἡ ὁ. δύναμις Arist. Pol. 1321a18.

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