πολεμιστής
From LSJ
τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior
English (LSJ)
οῦ, ὁ, Ep. πτολ- Il.22.132:—
A warrior, ib.5.602, al., Pi.N.4.27, etc.: freq. in later Prose, LXXDe.2.14, Str.11.2.4, J. BJ6.2.5, Gal.14.283. II π. ἵππος war-horse, charger, D.S.2.41 (pl.), Str.15.1.29, Plu.Fab.20; ἵπποι π. are prob. racehorses trapped as chargers, Theoc.15.51, cf. IG22.2316.29, SIG697 H3 (Delph., ii B.C.), Phot. s.v.