Redirected from αϲπιδιϲκαιϲ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΑΣΠΙΔΙΣΚΑΙΣ, ασπιδισκαις
ASPIDISKAIS, aspidiskais
Sounds Like: as-pi-DIS-kais
Translations: small shields, bucklers
From the root: ΑΣΠΙΔΙΣΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to small shields or bucklers. It is the plural form of 'aspisdisko' (ἀσπιδίσκος), which is a diminutive of 'aspis' (ἀσπίς), meaning 'shield'. Thus, it literally means 'little shields'.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 4:57
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΑΣΠΙΔΙΣΚΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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