ὅπλον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *sop-lo- (instrument), an o-grade l-suffixed formation from *sep- (to care for, honor, prepare); see the related ἕπω (hépō, I am busy) for cognates.[1] Not related to ἕπομαι (hépomai, I follow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ὅπλον (hóplonn (genitive ὅπλου); second declension

  1. tool, instrument
  2. (often in the plural) a ship's tackle, rope
  3. (often in the plural) instruments of war: arms, armour, weapon
    1. specifically the large shield carried by hoplites
    2. (in the plural) place of arms, camp
  4. (humorous) penis
  5. a gymnastics exercise

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: hopl-
  • Greek: όπλο (óplo, gun)
  • Albanian: aplladhe

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὁπλίζω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1092

Further reading

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