ὁπλίτας | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

A hoplite; a heavily armed infantryman of the Greek city-states, typically equipped with shield (ὅπλον), spear, and helmet, fighting in the phalanx formation.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ὁπλίτας"

Case: accusative

Number: plural

Gender: masculine

Declension: 1st declension (alpha-stem masculine in -της; accusative plural in -ας)

Related Forms of ὁπλίτης

3 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

οπλιτης nominative, singular, masculine οπλιται nominative, plural, masculine ὁπλίταις dative, plural, masculine

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