The Ancient Macedonian word φάλαγξ
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| IPA | pʰalaɟks |
| Meaning | line of battle, battle-array |
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This word is a feminine This word is a noun |
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Homeric Greek: φάλαγξ
‘line of battle, battle-array’ |
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Military term for the formation of the heavy-armed infantry. The term in Greek refers generally to a 'round and longish piece of wood, log, roller, beam'. Also a venomous spider (σφαλάγγι / lathrodectus?). Opinions differ whether it is of Indo-European or pre-Greek origin (See Beekes 2014). |
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Other words that might be of interest |
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| σιγύνη ‘spear, javelin’ | |