II. as Subst., oJplivth", oJ , a heavy-armed foot-soldier, man-at-arms, who carried a large shield ( o{plon ), whence the name, as the light-armed foot-soldier ( peltavsth" ) had his from the light pevlth , Hdt., Att.; oJpli`tai are opp. to yiloiv , Hdt., Thuc. Hence oJplitikov"
oJplitikov"
oJpli<Eth>tikov" , hv, ovn , of or for a man-at-arms, Plat., Xen.
2. hJ -khv (sc. tevcnh ), the art of using heavy arms, the soldiers art, Plat.; ta; oJplitika; ejpithdeuvein to serve as a man-at-arms, Id.
II. of persons, fit for service, opp. to a[noplo" , Arist.:— to; oJplitikovn the soldiery, = oiJ oJpli`tai , Thuc., Xen.
oJploqhvkh
oJplo-qhvkh , hJ , an armoury, Plut.
o{plomai
o{plomai , poët. for oJplivzomai , to prepare, Il.
oJplomanevw
oJploma±nevw , f. hvsw , to be madly fond of war, Anth.
oJplomanhv"
oJplo-ma±nhv" , ev" , ( maivnomai ) madly fond of war.
oJplomavch"
oJplo-mavch" »a±1/4, ou, oJ , = oJplomavco" , Plat.
oJplomaciva
oJploma±civa , hJ , a fighting with heavy arms, the art of using them, Plat.:—generally, the art of war, tactics, Xen. From oJplomavco"
oJplomavco"
oJplo-mavco" »a±1/4, on , ( mavcomai ) fighting in heavy arms, Xen.
II. oJpl., oJ , one who teaches the use of arms, a drill-sergeant, Theophr.
o{plon, {OPLON, o{plon
{OPLON , tov , a tool, implement, mostly in pl.:
I.
a ships
tackle, tackling,
Od., Hes.: esp.
ropes,
Od., Hdt.:—in sing.
a rope,
Od.
II.
tools,
of
smiths’ tools,
Hom.:—in sing.,
o{plon ajrouvrh"
a sickle, Anth.;
deivpnwn o{plon
, of a wine-flask, Id.
III.
in pl., also,
implements of war, arms,
Il., etc.:—rarely in sing.,
a weapon,
Hdt., Eur.
2.
in Att.,
o{plon
was
the large shield,
from which the men-at-arms took their name of
oJpli`tai
, Ar., Thuc., etc.:—then, in pl.,
heavy arms,
Hdt., Att.;
o{plwn ejpistavth"
=
oJplivth"
, Aesch.; whence,
3.
o{pla
, =
oJpli`tai
,
men-at-arms,
Soph., Thuc., etc.
4.
ta; o{pla
, also,
the place of arms, camp,
Hdt., Xen.;
ejk tw`n o{plwn proi>evnai
Thuc.
5.
phrases,
ejn o{ploisi ei\nai
to be
in arms, under arms,
Hdt.;
eij" ta; o{pla paraggevllein
Xen.;
ejfÆ o{ploi"
or
parÆ o{ploi" h|sqai
Eur.;
mevnein ejpi; toi`" o{ploi"
Xen.;
o{pla tivqesqai
, v.
tivqhmi
A. 1. 7.
oJplopoiiva