σιδηροκόντρα

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English (LSJ)

ἡ, in plural, perhaps gladiatorial contest with barbed iron spears, Ausonia6.9* (Gortyn); sg.in IGRom.3.360 (Sagalassus); cf. κοντροκυνηγέσιον.

Greek Monolingual

ἡ, Α
(κυρίως στον πληθ.) αἱ σιδηροκόντραι
αγώνες μονομάχων, εξοπλισμένων με σιδερένιες λόγχες.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < σιδηρο- + -κόντρα (< θ. κοντ- του κοντός (ΙΙ) «κοντάρι»)].