πελταστής
ἔργον δ' οὐδὲν ὄνειδος, ἀεργίη δέ τ' ὄνειδος → work is no disgrace, but idleness is disgrace | work is no disgrace, but idleness is | work is no disgrace; it is idleness which is a disgrace | work is no disgrace; the disgrace is idleness | work is no disgrace, not working is a disgrace | work is no shame, it is idleness that is shame | there is no shame in work, shame is in idleness
English (LSJ)
οῦ, ὁ,
A one who bears a light shield (πέλτη), targeteer, E.Rh. 311, Th. 2.29, Lys. 19.21, X.Cyr. 2.1.5. II in pl., generally, light troops, Id.HG4.4.16, IG12.97.17,99.5, etc.
German (Pape)
[Seite 551] ὁ, der leichtbewaffnete Krieger, der statt des großen und schweren Schildes, ὅπλον, einen kleinen u. leichten, πέλτη führt, Eur. Rhes. 311; Thuc. 2, 29 u., Folgde, das lat. cetratus.
