soldier
soldier
subs.
Ar. and P. στρᾰτιώτης, ὁ, V. αἰχμητής, ὁ (Eur. Or. 754, also Plat. Rep. 411b but rare P.), ἀσπιστήρ, ὁ ; see warrior.Be a soldier, v; P. and V. στρᾰτεύειν (or mid.).
Heavy armed soldier: P. and V. ὁπλί̄της, ὁ.
Of a soldier, adj.: Ar. and P. στρᾰτιευτῐκός.
Fund for soldier’s pay: P. τὰ στρατιωτικά (Dem. 31).
subs.
Ar. and P. στρᾰτιώτης, ὁ, V. αἰχμητής, ὁ (Eur. Or. 754, also Plat. Rep. 411b but rare P.), ἀσπιστήρ, ὁ ; see warrior.Be a soldier, v; P. and V. στρᾰτεύειν (or mid.).
Heavy armed soldier: P. and V. ὁπλί̄της, ὁ.
Of a soldier, adj.: Ar. and P. στρᾰτιευτῐκός.
Fund for soldier’s pay: P. τὰ στρατιωτικά (Dem. 31).
SOLDIER
miles (the proper word; sometimes collective for milites): armatus (an armed man usually plur.: ☞ bellator pugnator proeliator a warrior poetical): homo or vir militaris (as when we say “a good soldier ” “a distinguished soldier ” in speaking of a veteran or general; ☞ only the poets and later prose writers employ militaris for miles). Of or belonging to a soldier militaris: A raw or fresh soldier miles tiro or tiro only (Cic. Caes.); miles tirunculus (Suet.). An old or veteran soldier veteranus: soldiers (with respect to their profession) homines or viri militares. A common soldier miles gregarius or miles only. The common soldiers milites gregarii; militum or armatorum vulgus. A brave or good soldier miles fortis strenuus bonus acer (Cic.); ad pugnandum alacer or paratus; studio pugnae ardens incensus atque incitatus (Cic.). A cowardly bad soldier miles ignavus timidus (Cic.) pavidus (Sall.). Soldiers of the line (milites) legionarii: to turn soldier to enlist as a soldier nomen dare or profited militiae (Liv.); sponte militiam sumere (Tac.). To go out as a soldier militatum abire (Ter.); in militiae disciplinam proficisci (Cic.; ☞ these phrases are not to be employed in the sense of “to turn soldier ” “enlist as a soldier ” “become soldiers”). To be serve as a soldier militare; militiae munus sustinere; stipendia merere mereri (Cic. Liv.); militiam tolerare (Verg.) colere (Ov.). A soldier’s wife uxor militis: a soldier’s child puer (puella) militaris: a soldier’s life vita militaris: A soldier’s cloak sagum: a soldier’s dress vestitus militaris; habitus gregalis (of the common soldier Tac. Ann. 1 59): soldier-like militaris: in a soldier-like manner militum more modo (Cic.); militariter (Liv.).
miles (the proper word; sometimes collective for milites): armatus (an armed man usually plur.: ☞ bellator pugnator proeliator a warrior poetical): homo or vir militaris (as when we say “a good soldier ” “a distinguished soldier ” in speaking of a veteran or general; ☞ only the poets and later prose writers employ militaris for miles). Of or belonging to a soldier militaris: A raw or fresh soldier miles tiro or tiro only (Cic. Caes.); miles tirunculus (Suet.). An old or veteran soldier veteranus: soldiers (with respect to their profession) homines or viri militares. A common soldier miles gregarius or miles only. The common soldiers milites gregarii; militum or armatorum vulgus. A brave or good soldier miles fortis strenuus bonus acer (Cic.); ad pugnandum alacer or paratus; studio pugnae ardens incensus atque incitatus (Cic.). A cowardly bad soldier miles ignavus timidus (Cic.) pavidus (Sall.). Soldiers of the line (milites) legionarii: to turn soldier to enlist as a soldier nomen dare or profited militiae (Liv.); sponte militiam sumere (Tac.). To go out as a soldier militatum abire (Ter.); in militiae disciplinam proficisci (Cic.; ☞ these phrases are not to be employed in the sense of “to turn soldier ” “enlist as a soldier ” “become soldiers”). To be serve as a soldier militare; militiae munus sustinere; stipendia merere mereri (Cic. Liv.); militiam tolerare (Verg.) colere (Ov.). A soldier’s wife uxor militis: a soldier’s child puer (puella) militaris: a soldier’s life vita militaris: A soldier’s cloak sagum: a soldier’s dress vestitus militaris; habitus gregalis (of the common soldier Tac. Ann. 1 59): soldier-like militaris: in a soldier-like manner militum more modo (Cic.); militariter (Liv.).
soldier:
I. In a general sense:
1. mīles, ĭtis, m.: Cic. Liv.: to levy s.s, milites legere, Cic. Att. 8, 12, A, 3: m. deligere, Liv. 29, 1, ad med.: m. scribere, Sall. J. 43, ad med.: m. conscribere, Liv. 3, 4, ad fin. (v.TO ENLIST , ENROLL ): to form s.s into companies, m. ordinare, Liv. 29, 1, init.: to take s.s into one's pay, mercede m. conducere, id. ib. 5, ad fin.: to disband s.s, m. dimittere, Cic. Fam. 3, 3, 2: regular s.s, (= s.s of the line), m. legionarii (opp. auxiliarii): Caes.: Liv.: hastily levied s.s, m. subitarii, Liv. 3, 4, extr.: m. tumultuarii, id. 35, 2, post med.: garrison s.s, m. praesidiarii, id. 29, 8, med.: (v. FORCES , II., 1): foreign s.s, m. peregrini, Inscr.: a young s., recruit, tiro miles (opp. veteranus), Cic. Phil. 11, 15, 39: or absol. tiro: Cic.: Caes.: Suet.: a veteran s., veteranus m., Cic. Phil. 3, 2, 3: also absol. veteranus: Cic.: Liv.: a trained s., m. exercitatus, usu. foll. by in with abl., or by abl. simply: Cic.: Caes.: a volunteer s., voluntarius m., Caes. B. C. 3, 91: Cic.: a discharged s., missicius m. (cf. missicius praetorianus, Suet. Ner. 48, ad med.): cf. also emeritus absol.: Tac.: Lucan: and exauctorati m., Liv. 32, 1, post init.: see also MILITIA . (N.B.--Other general words are: bellātor: Cic.: Liv.: used as adj. in Virg.: pugnātor: Liv.: Suet.: Sil.: proeliātor: Tac.: Just.)
2. pĕdes, ĭtis (a foot-soldier): Cic.: Caes. But when foot-soldiers are mentioned with horse-soldiers, instead of pedites we find, as substitutes, milites, homines, viri: e. g. milites equitesque, Caes. B. G. 5, 10: homines equitesque, id. B. C. 2, 39: equites virique, Liv. 21, 27, init.: Sil. 9, 559: v.INFANTRY .
3. ĕques, ĭtis (a horse-soldier): Caes.: Liv.: v.CAVALRY .
4. mīles nautĭcus, m. classĭcus: Tac.: Liv.: v.MARINE .
5. vēlĭtes, pl. (light-armed soldiers), Liv. 26, 4, post med.: also levis armatura (sing.), as collect. subs.: cf. levis miles, Liv. 8, 8, post init.: but v.LIGHT-ARMED , HEAVY-ARMED .
II. A fellow-soldier:
1. commīlĭto, ōnis: Cic.: Caes.: Suet.: also commīles (for commilito): Inscr.
2. belli sŏcius. Join: belli particeps et socius et adjutor, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 5.
3. contŭbernālis (a tent-companion): Cic.: Tac.
III. A common soldier, private:
1. grĕgārius mīles, ĕques, Cic. Planc. 30, 72: Tac. H. 5, 1, med.: Sall. Phr.: holding the rank of a private s., gregariam militiam sortitus, Just. 22, 1, med.
2. mănĭpŭlāris: Caes.: Cic.: Tac.
3. călĭgātus: Suet. Aug. 25, post med.
4. mīles, opp. imperator: Sall. C. 60, med.: Caes. B. G. 5, 33, med.: m. opp. dux, Plin. Ep. 8, 14, post init.
5. vulgus (common soldiers), in sing. as collect. subs., Tac. A. 1, 28, med. Phr.: (i.) to endure a youth of poverty as a private s., juventam inopem in caliga militari tolerare, Plin. 7, 43, 44, § 135: promoted from a private s. to the consulship, perductus a caliga ad consulatum, Sen. Ben. 5, 16, ad init.: dress of a private s., gregalis habitus, Tac. A. 1, 69, ad fin.: cf. gregali sagulo amictus, Liv. 7, 34, fin., and manipulario habitu, Suet. Cal. 9, init. (ii.) a distinguished, experienced s., vir militaris, Tac. H. 2, 75, init.: rei militaris peritus: Caes.: Liv.: vir manu fortis et bello strenuus, Nep. Datam. 1: vir egregius in laude bellica, Cic. Brut. 21, 84: Themistocles was as good a s. in this war as a statesman, magnus hoc bello Themistocles fuit, nec minor in pace, Nep. Them. 6, init.: to be an experienced s. and statesman, multus in imperiis magistratibusque versari (Georg.). (iii.) to be, serve as a s., mīlĭto, 1, Cic.: stipendia facio, Sall. J. 63, med.: stipendia merere, mereri, Cic.: stipendia emereri (to complete the time of service), id.: to become a s., expr. by nomen (with do, edo, profiteor): v.TO ENLIST (B., 1, 2): miles fio, Cic. Phil. 7, 8, 24: militiam capessere, Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 66: to be unwilling to serve as a s., militiam detrectare, Caes. B. G. 7, 14: Liv. 2, 43, post init.: to go to be a s., proficisci in militiae disciplinam, Cic. Manil. 10, 28. (iv.) s.s' children, pueri militares, Pl. Truc. 5, 16: a child brought up among s.s, legionum alumnus, Tac. A. 1, 44, init. (cf. castrorum filius, a title of Caligula, from his having been brought up in the camp, Suet. Cal. 22, init.): s's bread, panis militaris, Plin. 18, 7, 12 § 67: s.'s cloak, sagum, Caes.: Liv.: s.'s dress, ornatus militaris, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61: s.'s furlough, commeatus, Liv.: Suet. (v. FURLOUGH ): s.'s pay, stipendium, Cic.: Caes.: also aes or aera (= stipendium): e. g. a s. who has forfeited his pay, aere dirutus miles, Cic. Verr. 5, 13, 33: s.'s savings, peculium castrense, Dig. 49, 17, 11: s.'s oath on enlisting, sacramentum, Caes.: Liv.: v. OATH (2, 3): s.'s phrase, verbum castrense, Plin. H. N. praef. § 1, extr.: s.'s sports, ludi castrenses, Suet. Tib. 72, med.: s.'s tent, tabernaculum, Cic.: or t. militare, id. Brut. 9, 37: also tentorium, Hirt.: Suet.: also pellis, absol. in pl., Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4: Caes.: s.'s servant, calo, Caes.: Liv. See also MILITARY (adj.).
I. In a general sense:
1. mīles, ĭtis, m.: Cic. Liv.: to levy s.s, milites legere, Cic. Att. 8, 12, A, 3: m. deligere, Liv. 29, 1, ad med.: m. scribere, Sall. J. 43, ad med.: m. conscribere, Liv. 3, 4, ad fin. (v.
2. pĕdes, ĭtis (a foot-soldier): Cic.: Caes. But when foot-soldiers are mentioned with horse-soldiers, instead of pedites we find, as substitutes, milites, homines, viri: e. g. milites equitesque, Caes. B. G. 5, 10: homines equitesque, id. B. C. 2, 39: equites virique, Liv. 21, 27, init.: Sil. 9, 559: v.
3. ĕques, ĭtis (a horse-soldier): Caes.: Liv.: v.
4. mīles nautĭcus, m. classĭcus: Tac.: Liv.: v.
5. vēlĭtes, pl. (light-armed soldiers), Liv. 26, 4, post med.: also levis armatura (sing.), as collect. subs.: cf. levis miles, Liv. 8, 8, post init.: but v.
II. A fellow-soldier:
1. commīlĭto, ōnis: Cic.: Caes.: Suet.: also commīles (for commilito): Inscr.
2. belli sŏcius. Join: belli particeps et socius et adjutor, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 5.
3. contŭbernālis (a tent-companion): Cic.: Tac.
III. A common soldier, private:
1. grĕgārius mīles, ĕques, Cic. Planc. 30, 72: Tac. H. 5, 1, med.: Sall. Phr.: holding the rank of a private s., gregariam militiam sortitus, Just. 22, 1, med.
2. mănĭpŭlāris: Caes.: Cic.: Tac.
3. călĭgātus: Suet. Aug. 25, post med.
4. mīles, opp. imperator: Sall. C. 60, med.: Caes. B. G. 5, 33, med.: m. opp. dux, Plin. Ep. 8, 14, post init.
5. vulgus (common soldiers), in sing. as collect. subs., Tac. A. 1, 28, med. Phr.: (i.) to endure a youth of poverty as a private s., juventam inopem in caliga militari tolerare, Plin. 7, 43, 44, § 135: promoted from a private s. to the consulship, perductus a caliga ad consulatum, Sen. Ben. 5, 16, ad init.: dress of a private s., gregalis habitus, Tac. A. 1, 69, ad fin.: cf. gregali sagulo amictus, Liv. 7, 34, fin., and manipulario habitu, Suet. Cal. 9, init. (ii.) a distinguished, experienced s., vir militaris, Tac. H. 2, 75, init.: rei militaris peritus: Caes.: Liv.: vir manu fortis et bello strenuus, Nep. Datam. 1: vir egregius in laude bellica, Cic. Brut. 21, 84: Themistocles was as good a s. in this war as a statesman, magnus hoc bello Themistocles fuit, nec minor in pace, Nep. Them. 6, init.: to be an experienced s. and statesman, multus in imperiis magistratibusque versari (Georg.). (iii.) to be, serve as a s., mīlĭto, 1, Cic.: stipendia facio, Sall. J. 63, med.: stipendia merere, mereri, Cic.: stipendia emereri (to complete the time of service), id.: to become a s., expr. by nomen (with do, edo, profiteor): v.
στρατιώτης
στρατιώτης, στρατιώτου, ὁ, soldier
ὁπλίτης
ὁπλίτης, heavy-armed soldier, hoplite
γρόσφος (spear) bearer, light-armed soldier (Lat. veles)
γυμνής
a light-armed foot-soldier, slinger
γυμνητικός
of or for a light-armed soldier (γυμνής)
παραφυλακίτης
soldier of a garrison
πραιτωριανοί
soldiers of the praetorian guard
πρυλέες
men-at-arms, foot-soldiers
συλλοχίτης
a soldier of the same
συστρατιώτης
a fellow-soldier
φαλαγγίτης
soldier in a phalanx
ψιλικός
of or for a light-armed soldier
ἀντιστρατιώτης
soldier of the enemy
Ἐπάριτοι
soldiers of the Arcadian federation
ἡμιστρατιώτης
a half-soldier
ὁπλοφόρος
bearing arms: a warrior, soldier
ὅμασπις
a fellow-soldier
στρατιώτης, στρατιώτου, ὁ, soldier
ὁπλίτης
ὁπλίτης, heavy-armed soldier, hoplite
appearing fewer than 50 times
γροσφοφόροςγρόσφος (spear) bearer, light-armed soldier (Lat. veles)
γυμνής
a light-armed foot-soldier, slinger
γυμνητικός
of or for a light-armed soldier (γυμνής)
παραφυλακίτης
soldier of a garrison
πραιτωριανοί
soldiers of the praetorian guard
πρυλέες
men-at-arms, foot-soldiers
συλλοχίτης
a soldier of the same
συστρατιώτης
a fellow-soldier
φαλαγγίτης
soldier in a phalanx
ψιλικός
of or for a light-armed soldier
ἀντιστρατιώτης
soldier of the enemy
Ἐπάριτοι
soldiers of the Arcadian federation
ἡμιστρατιώτης
a half-soldier
ὁπλοφόρος
bearing arms: a warrior, soldier
ὅμασπις
a fellow-soldier
miles
a soldier
vulgus
people, multitude, mob, rabble, common soldiers
latro2
a mercenary soldier (archaic); bandit, robber
bellator
a warrior, soldier, fighting man
commilito
a comrade, fellow-soldier
decimanus
of the tenth part, of tithes, of the 10th cohort; (subst) tithe gatherer, soldier of 10th legion
propugnator
one who fights in defence, a defender, soldier
veles
a light-armed soldier
a soldier of the legion
antepilanus
a soldier of the first two ranks, in front of the triarii
cataphractus
mailed, wearing coats of mail. --Plur. m., mailed soldiers
commanipularis
a soldier of the same maniple, brother in arms
duoetvicesimani
soldiers of the twenty-second legion
peditatus
foot-soldiers, foot, infantry
pilanus
a soldier of the reserve, triarius
quartadecumani
soldiers of the fourteenth legion
quintadecimani
the soldiers of the fifteenth legion
secundani
soldiers of the second legion
septimani
soldiers of the seventh legion
sextadecimani
the soldiers of the sixteenth legion
tertiadecumani
soldiers of the thirteenth legion
triarii
soldiers of the third rank in battle order, the reserve
unetvicesimani
soldiers of the twenty-first legion
vicesimani
soldiers of the twentieth legion
a soldier
vulgus
people, multitude, mob, rabble, common soldiers
latro2
a mercenary soldier (archaic); bandit, robber
bellator
a warrior, soldier, fighting man
commilito
a comrade, fellow-soldier
decimanus
of the tenth part, of tithes, of the 10th cohort; (subst) tithe gatherer, soldier of 10th legion
propugnator
one who fights in defence, a defender, soldier
veles
a light-armed soldier
appearing fewer than 50 times
Alaudaa soldier of the legion
antepilanus
a soldier of the first two ranks, in front of the triarii
cataphractus
mailed, wearing coats of mail. --Plur. m., mailed soldiers
commanipularis
a soldier of the same maniple, brother in arms
duoetvicesimani
soldiers of the twenty-second legion
peditatus
foot-soldiers, foot, infantry
pilanus
a soldier of the reserve, triarius
quartadecumani
soldiers of the fourteenth legion
quintadecimani
the soldiers of the fifteenth legion
secundani
soldiers of the second legion
septimani
soldiers of the seventh legion
sextadecimani
the soldiers of the sixteenth legion
tertiadecumani
soldiers of the thirteenth legion
triarii
soldiers of the third rank in battle order, the reserve
unetvicesimani
soldiers of the twenty-first legion
vicesimani
soldiers of the twentieth legion