ἀσπιστής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) +‎ -ιστής (-istḗs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /as.pis.tɛ̌ːs/ → /as.pisˈtis/ → /as.pisˈtis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.pis.tɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as.pisˈte̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /as.pisˈtis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as.pisˈtis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as.pisˈtis/

Noun

ἀσπιστής • (aspistḗs) m (genitive ἀσπιστᾶο); first declension

1. (Epic) one armed with a shield, warrior

   Synonym: ἀσπιδιώτης (aspidiṓtēs)

   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.90

Declension

First declension of ἀσπιστής; ἀσπιστᾶο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἀσπιστής aspistḗs	ἀσπιστᾱ́ aspistā́	ἀσπισταί aspistaí
Genitive	ἀσπιστᾶο / ἀσπιστέ͜ω / ἀσπιστῶ aspistâo / aspisté͜ō / aspistô	ἀσπισταῖν / ἀσπισταῖῐν / ἀσπιστῇῐν aspistaî(ĭ)n / aspistêiĭn	ἀσπιστᾱ́ων / ἀσπιστέ͜ων / ἀσπιστῶν aspistā́ōn / aspisté͜ōn / aspistôn
Dative	ἀσπιστῇ aspistêi	ἀσπισταῖν / ἀσπισταῖῐν / ἀσπιστῇῐν aspistaî(ĭ)n / aspistêiĭn	ἀσπιστῇσῐ / ἀσπιστῇσῐν / ἀσπιστῇς / ἀσπισταῖς aspistêisĭ(n) / aspistêis / aspistaîs
Accusative	ἀσπιστήν aspistḗn	ἀσπιστᾱ́ aspistā́	ἀσπιστᾱ́ς aspistā́s
Vocative	ἀσπιστᾰ́ aspistắ	ἀσπιστᾱ́ aspistā́	ἀσπισταί aspistaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

• ὑπερασπιστής (huperaspistḗs)

Further reading

• “ἀσπιστής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀσπιστής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀσπιστής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἀσπιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press