αἰχμητής
aichmetes
spearman, warrior
Appears 28 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
αἰχμητής, οῦ, Dor. αἰχμ-ᾱτάς, ᾶ, ὁ, (αἰχμή) poet., A. spearman, warrior, esp. opp. to archers, Il. 2.543, Od. 2.19, al., 119, cj. in 68,etc. II. In Pi.as Adj., 1. pointed (or spear-wielding), αἰ. κεραυνός P. 1.5. 2. warlike, αἰ. θυμός N. 9.37:—fem. αἴχμητις (sic), EM 595.39.
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