μᾰχ-ητής, οῦ, ὁ,
Aeolic dialect μαχαίτας [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 33 ] Refs 7th c.BC+]; Doric dialect μαχᾱτάς [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 2.13, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Laconian dialect μαχᾱτάρ (μᾰχ-άταρ codex) [[ 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus ] Refs 5th c.AD+]: (μάχη):— fighter, warrior, μικρὸς μὲν ἔην δέμας ἀλλὰ μ. [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.801; θείειν ταχὺς ἠδὲ μ. 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.112; Τρῶάς φασι μ. ἔμμεναι ἄνδρας 18.261; φὼς μ. 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” [same place]: as ] Refs 8th c.BC+] adjective, μαχατὰν θυμὸν αἰσχυνθῆμεν his warrior heart, [[[prev. work] 9.26: in later Prose, LXX.Josh.6.3, +others ] LXX]