The Ancient Macedonian word διμάχαι
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| IPA | ðimakʰaj |
| Meaning | millitary term |
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Homeric Greek: μάχη
‘battle, combat’ |
| Synonyms | διμοιρίτης, δεκαστάτηρος, ἴλη, ἰλάρχης, ὑπασπισταί |
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Pollux Onom. 1.132, Hesychius A Macedonian millitary unit that could fight both as infantry and cavalry. ἦν δέ τι καὶ ἕτερον εἶδος ἱππέων, διμάχαι, Ἀλεξάνδρου τὸ εὕρημα, κουφοτέραν πεζοῦ ὁπλίτου καὶ βαρυτέραν ἱππέως ἔχοντες σκευήν, ἐξησκημένοι πρὸς ἄμφω, καὶ τὴν ἐκ γῆς καὶ τὴν ἀφ' ἵππου μάχηνEtym. δι 'dual' + μάχᾱ 'battle, combat' < Attic μάχη See Hoffmann (1906), Kalleris (1954), Filos (2015), Degani (1984) |
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