μαχητής

machetes

fighter, warrior

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 5 1
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5801
Book 8 1
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8102
Book 16 1
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16186
Odyssey 3
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Book 3 1
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3112
Book 4 1
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4202
Book 18 1
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18261

Dictionary (LSJ)

μαχητής, οῦ, ὁ, Aeol. μαχαίτας Alc. 33; Dor. μαχᾱτάς Pi. N. 2.13, etc.; Lacon. μαχᾱτάρ ( μᾰχ-άταρ cod.) Hsch.: (μάχη):—A. fighter, warrior, μικρὸς μὲν ἔην δέμας ἀλλὰ μ. Il. 5.801; θείειν ταχὺς ἠδὲ μ. Od. 3.112; Τρῶάς φασι μ. ἔμμεναι ἄνδρας 18.261; φὼς μ. Pi. N. l. c.: as Adj., μαχατὰν θυμὸν αἰσχυνθῆμεν his warrior heart, ib.9.26: in later Prose, LXX Jo. 6.3,al.

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