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hoplite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈhɒplaɪt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁπλίτης (hoplítēs, “heavily armed foot-soldier”), from ὅπλον (hóplon, “arms, armor, weapon”) (from which English hopl-). Compare Latin hoplomachus (“gladiator”).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: хопли́т (hoplít) — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Catalan: hoplita — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Dutch: hopliet — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Finnish: hopliitti — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • French: hoplite — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • German: Hoplit — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Greek: οπλίτης (oplítis) — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Ancient Greek: ὁπλίτης (hoplítēs) — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Hebrew: הוֹפְּלִיט (hoplit) — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Hungarian: hoplita — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Ido: hoplito — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Northern Kurdish: hoplît — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Latin: hoplitēs — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Latin: hoplita — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Macedonian: хоплит (hoplit) — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Polish: hoplita — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Portuguese: hoplita — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Russian: гопли́т (goplít) — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Spanish: hoplita — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Swedish: hoplit — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece
  • Ukrainian: гоплі́т (hoplít) — A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece