ὁπλίτης

hoplites

heavy-armed, armed

Appears 13 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 10
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Book II 1
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663e8
Book IV 2
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706c1
707a3
Book VI 1
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755e7
Book VIII 2
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833c7
833b4
Book XII 4
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947c7
943a7
943b1
943b1
Critias 1
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119b3
Letters 1
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328d4
Republic 1
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Book VIII 1
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552a10

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὁπλίτης, ου, ὁ, (ὅπλον) A. heavy-armed, armed, ὁ. δρόμοι races of men in armour, opp. the naked race (v. στάδιον II), Pi. I. 1.23 ; called ὁ ὁ. or simply ὁπλίτης (Dor., Arc. -τας) in IG 5(1).1120 (Geronthrae, v B. C.), 5(2).550.26 (Lycaeum, iv B. C.), etc. (= τοῦ ὅπλου δρόμος, Paus. 6.13.1), cf. ὁπλιτοδρομέω; ἀνὴρ ὁ. A. Th. 717, E. Supp. 585, etc.; ὁ. στρατός an armed host, Id. Heracl. 800 ; ὁ. κόσμος warrior-dress, armour, ib.699. II. mostly as Subst., ὁπλίτης, ὁ, heavy-armed foot-soldier, man-at-arms, who carried a pike (δόρυ) and a large shield (ὅπλον), Ἀθηναίων οἱ στρατηγοὶ καὶ . . οἱ ὁ. IG 12.116.25 ; ὁπλῖται, opp. ψιλοί, Hdt. 9.30, Th. 1.106 ; opp. γυμνῆτες, Hdt. 9.63 ; opp. ἱππεῖς, Pl. R. 552a ; opp. τοξόται, Id. Criti. 119b ; to be a ὁπλίτης implied the possession of full civic rights, hence οἱ ὁ., opp. οἱ βάναυσοι, Arist. Pol. 1326a23 ; and, in oligarchical states, opp. ὁ δῆμος, ib.1305b33.

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