walking behind, following, attendant, ὀπισθό-πους,ὁ,ἡ,πουν,τό, gen.ποδος, A. walking behind, following, attendant, προσπόλων ὀπισθόπους κῶμος E. Hipp. 54 , cf. 1179 , A. Ch. 713 . II. = ὑποστρέψ
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walking behind, following, attendant, ὀπισθό-πους,ὁ,ἡ,πουν,τό, gen.ποδος, A. walking behind, following, attendant, προσπόλων ὀπισθόπους κῶμος E. Hipp. 54 , cf. 1179 , A. Ch. 713 . II. = ὑποστρέψ
flowing back, ὀπισθό-ρροια,ἡ, A. flowing back, Epicur. Nat. 908.3 .
the back part of a ring ὀπισθο-σφενδόνη,ἡ, A. the back part of a ring(v. σφενδόνη 11.3 ), Ar. Fr. 320.4 .
squirts its liquor from behind, ὀπισθο-τίλη [ῑ], Boeot. ὀπιτθοτίλᾱ,ἡ, name for theσηπίαor cuttle-fish, which A. squirts its liquor from behind, Stratt. 47.3 , Hsch.
a disease in which the body is drawn back and stiffens, tetanic recurvation, ὀπισθο-τονία,ἡ, A. a disease in which the body is drawn back and stiffens, tetanic recurvation, Cael.Aur. CP 3.61 .
subject to ὀπισθο-τονικός,ή,όν, A. subject to ὀπισθοτονία, Dsc. 1.48 , Gal. 1.156 ; v.l. for ὀπισθότονος 11 in Dsc. 3.16 ; -κὸν πάθος Id. 5.113 .Adv. -κῶς Id. 1.50 .
the command of the rear, ὀπισθο-φῠλᾰκία,ἡ, A. the command of the rear,ib. 4.6.19 .
with the hands tied behind, ὀπισθό-χειρ,χειρος,ὁ,ἡ, A. with the hands tied behind, D.C. Fr. 24.3 .
brace of a sail, ὀπισθῠπέρα,ἡ, A. brace of a sail, PCair.Zen. 756.2 (iii B. C.).
hindmost ὀπίστατος,η,ον, (ὄπισθε) A. hindmostorlast, αἰὲν ἀποκτείνων τὸν ὀ. Il. 8.342 , 11.178 :— Comp. ὀπίστερος,α,ον, Arat. 284 , Nonn. D. 7.189 : c. gen., ib. 37.436 , al.—No posit. occurs.
hindmost, Sanimelb. ὀπισώτατος,η,ον, Sup. Adj.fromὀπίσω, A. hindmost, Sanimelb. 4308.5 (iii B. C.).
pertaining to arms, ὁπλ-ικός,ή,όν, A. pertaining to arms, Vett.Val. 17.3 .
armoury, ὁπλ-ῐσία,ἡ, A. armoury,cj. Lobeck forὀπτασίαin AP 6.210 ( Philet. ; fort.ὁπλασία,cf.ἐξοπλασία).
preparing for war, equipment, accoutrement, arming, ὅπλ-ῐσις,εως,ἡ, A. preparing for war, equipment, accoutrement, arming, ὁπλίσεις ἀνδρῶν Ar. Ra. 1036 ; εὐσταλεῖς τῇ ὁ. Th. 3.22 ; περὶ ὅπλισιν
hoof, ὁπλή,ἡ, (ὅπλον) A. hoof,in Hom. alwaysthe solid hoofof the horse, Il. 11.536 , 20.501 , cf. Ar. Eq. 605 , Porph. Abst. 3.9 : after Hom. , like χηλή ,the cloven hoofof horned cattle, h.Merc. 77
a hoof ὁπλή, ἡ, (ὅπλον) hoof, in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] always the solid hoof of the horse, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.536, 20.501, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Ari
the service of the heavyarmed, warfare, ὁπλῑτ-εία,ἡ, A. the service of the heavyarmed, warfare, Pl. Lg. 706c .
armoury ὁπλο-θήκη,ἡ, A. armoury, SIG 253 T 9 (Delph.,iv B. C.), LXX 2 Ch. 32.27 , D.S. 17.79 , Str. 4.1.5 , J. BJ 2.4.1 (pl.), Plu. 2.159e (pl.), Sull. 14 , Ael. VH 6.12 . 2. shield-case. OGI 339.
fighting with heavy arms, the art of using them, ὁπλο-μᾰχία,ἡ, A. fighting with heavy arms, the art of using them, Pl. Lg. 813e , 833e , X. An. 2.1.7 , Ephor. 54J. ; as a form of athletic exercise,
of ὁπλο-μᾰχικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor ὁπλομαχία, ἀγῶνες D.C. 59.14 ; κινήσεις Gal. 6.153 ;-κός,ὁ,ibid. ;-κόν,τό,title of work by Democr.,Fr. 280 .
armatura, ὁπλο-μελέτη,ἡ,= A. armatura, Lyd. Mag. 1.46 .
making of arms, ὁπλο-ποιία,ἡ, A. making of arms, D.S. 14.43 , Poll. 7.154 ; name of the eighteenth book of the Iliad, Str. 1.1.7 .
the art of forging arms, ὁπλο-ποιική(sc.τέχνη),ἡ, A. the art of forging arms, Pl. Plt. 280d , Poll. 7.209 ; in both places with v.l. -ποιητική.
one who has the charge of arms, ὁπλο-φύλαξ [ῠ],ᾰκος,ὁ,ἡ, A. one who has the charge of arms, Ath. 12.538b ;= custos armorum, IGRom. 4.733 , 736 (Eumenia) ; a name of Heracles at Smyrna, CIG 3162 ,BM