ἀσπιστής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + -ιστής (-istḗs)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /as.pis.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /as.pisˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /as.pisˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /as.pisˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /as.pisˈtis/
Noun
ἀσπιστής • (aspistḗs) m (genitive ἀσπιστᾶο); first declension
- (Epic) one armed with a shield, warrior
- Synonym: ἀσπιδιώτης (aspidiṓtēs)
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἀσπιστής aspistḗs |
ἀσπιστᾱ́ aspistā́ |
ἀσπισταί aspistaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | ἀσπιστᾶο / ἀσπιστέ͜ω / ἀσπιστῶ aspistâo / aspisté͜ō / aspistô |
ἀσπισταῖν / ἀσπισταῖῐν / ἀσπιστῇῐν aspistaî(ĭ)n / aspistēîĭn |
ἀσπιστᾱ́ων / ἀσπιστέ͜ων / ἀσπιστῶν aspistā́ōn / aspisté͜ōn / aspistôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | ἀσπιστῇ aspistēî |
ἀσπισταῖν / ἀσπισταῖῐν / ἀσπιστῇῐν aspistaî(ĭ)n / aspistēîĭn |
ἀσπιστῇς / ἀσπιστῇσῐ / ἀσπιστῇσῐν / ἀσπισταῖς aspistēîs / aspistēîsĭ(n) / aspistaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | ἀσπιστήν aspistḗn |
ἀσπιστᾱ́ aspistā́ |
ἀσπιστᾱ́ς aspistā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀσπιστᾰ́ aspistắ |
ἀσπιστᾱ́ aspistā́ |
ἀσπισταί aspistaí | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- ὑπερασπιστής (huperaspistḗs)
Further reading
- “ἀσπιστής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀσπιστής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀσπιστής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἀσπιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press