ajspiØdov-doupo" , on , clattering with shields, Pind.
ajspidophgei`on
ajspiØdo-phgei`on , tov , ( phvgnumi ) the workshop of a shieldmaker, Dem.
ajspidou`co"
ajspiØd-ou`co" , oJ , ( e[cw ) a shield-bearer, Eur.
ajspidofevrmwn
ajspiØdo-fevrmwn , on , ( fevrbw ) living by the shield, i.e. by war, Eur.
a[spilo"
a[-spiØlo" , on , ( spivlo" ) without spot, spotless, Anth ., N.T.
ajspiv", jASPI vS, ajspiv"
jASPI vS , ivdo", hJ , a round shield, Lat. clipeus , of bulls hide, overlaid with metal plates, with a boss ( ojmfalov" ) in the middle, and fringed with tassels ( quvsanoi ): different from the oblong shield ( o{plon , Lat. scutum ) used by the oJpli`tai .
2.
in Prose, used for
a body of soldiers,
ojktakiscilivh ajspiv"
8,000
men-at-arms,
Hdt.
3.
military phrases:
ejpÆ ajspivda" pevnte kai; ei[kosi tavxasqai
to be drawn up 25 deep,
Thuc.
; so,
ejpÆ ajspivdwn ojlivgwn tetavcqai
Id.;
ejpÆ ajspivda, parÆ ajspivda
(
opp. to
ejpi; dovru
)
on the left, towards
or to the left, because the shield was on the left arm, Xen. ; parÆ ajsp. sth`nai to stand in battle-array, Eur.
II. an asp, an Egyptian snake, Hdt. Hence ajspisthvr
ajspisthvr
ajspisthvr , h`ro", oJ , = sq. , Soph. , Eur. ; and ajspisthv"
ajspisthv"
ajspisthv" , ou`, oJ , one armed with a shield, a warrior, gen. pl. ajspistavwn , Il.:—as Adj. , ajspistai; movcqoi teucevwn , i.e. the shield of Achilles, Eur. ; and ajspivstwr
ajspivstwr
ajspivstwr , oro", oJ , = foreg., klovnoi ajspivstore" turmoil of shielded warriors, Aesch.
a[splagcno"
a[-splagcno" , on , ( splavgcnon ) without bowels: metaph. heartless, spiritless, Soph.
a[spondo"
a[-spondo" , on , ( spondhv ) without drink-offering, of a god, to whom no drink-offering is poured, a[sp. qeov" i.e. death, Eur.
II. without a regular truce (which was ratified by spondaiv ), Thuc. ; ajspovndou" tou;" nekrou;" ajnelevsqai to take up their dead without leave asked, Id.; to; a[spondon a keeping out of treaty or covenant with others, neutrality, Id.
2. admitting of no truce, implacable, deadly, Lat. internecinus , of war, Aesch. , Dem.