hoplite

English

Wikipedia

A drawing of a hoplite from the 4th–3rd century BCE holding an aspis (a round shield, also known as a hoplon)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁπλίτης (hoplitēs, “heavily armed foot-soldier”), from ὅπλον (hoplon, “arms, armor, weapon”) (English hopl-). Compare Latin hoplomachus (“gladiator”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɒplaɪt/

Noun

hoplite (plural hoplites)

1. A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece.

Related terms

• hopl-
• panoply

Translations

A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece

• Dutch: hopliet (nl),gewapend voetvolk (nl),
• Finnish: hopliitti (fi)
• French: hoplite (fr) m,fantassin pesamment armé (fr) m,
• Greek: οπλίτης (el) (oplítis) m

• Hungarian: hoplita (hu)
• Portuguese: hoplita (pt) m
• Russian: гоплит (ru) (goplít) m
• Spanish: hoplita (es) m