hoplite
From LSJ
ἀγαθοὶ δὲ ἐγένοντο διὰ τὸ φῦναι ἐξ ἀγαθῶν → they were virtuous because they were sprung from virtuous men, virtuous they were because they were sprung from men of virtue
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. ὁπλίτης, ὁ.
serve as hoplite, v.: P. ὁπλιτεύειν.
force of hoplites, subs.: P. τὸ ὁπλιτικόν.