ὁπλίτα in Ancient Greek

IPA: /ho.plǐː.taː/, /oˈpli.ta/, /oˈpli.ta/, /ho.plǐː.taː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /(h)oˈpli.ta/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /oˈpli.ta/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /oˈpli.ta/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /oˈpli.ta/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ὁπλῑ́τᾱ [canonical], hoplī́tā [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{grc-noun form|ὁπλῑ́τᾱ}} ὁπλῑ́τᾱ • (hoplī́tā)

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"ὁπλίτα" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun