προασπιστήρ
From LSJ
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος (Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 1:1) → In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
English (LSJ)
προασπιστῆρος, ὁ, one who holds a shield before, champion, τινος Nonn. D. 20.50.
German (Pape)
[Seite 709] ῆρος, ὁ, Vorfechter, Nonn.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
προασπιστήρ: ῆρος, ὁ, ὁ προασπίζων, ὁ κρατῶν ἀσπίδα πρό τινος, ὑπερασπιστής, πρόμαχος, τινος Νόνν. Δ. 20. 50· οὕτω, προασπιστής, οῦ, ὁ, Διον. Ἁλ. 3. 14. ― Ἴδε Κόντου Γλωσσ. Παρατηρ. σ. 11.
Greek Monolingual
-ῆρος, ὁ, Α
προασπιστής.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < προασπίζω + επίθημα -τήρ (πρβλ. θεριστήρ)].
