ὁπλιτικός
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A of or for a man-at-arms, μάχη Pl.R.374d ; αἱ ὁ. τάξεις X.HG3.4.16 ; 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.
