Ἄρειος

A. devoted to Ares, warlike, martial; in Hom., mostly of warriors, Μενέλαος Ἀρήιος Il. 3.339, al.; Ἀρήϊοι υἷες Ἀχαιῶν 11.800, al.; of arms, Ἀρήϊα τεύχεα δύω 6.340, cf. 10.407; the Att. form only in the phrase τεῖχος Ἄρειον 4.407, al.; also in Hdt., ἀρήιοι ἀγῶνες conflicts in real war, opp. γυμνικοί, 9.33; ὅπλον ἀ. 4.23; of a man, as Subst., warrior, 6.98; Ἀθηνᾶ Ἀρεία OGI 229.70 (Smyrna), cf. IG 12(5).913 (Tenos): Comp. ἀρειότερος (q.v.) Thgn. 548 is prob. formed from ἀρείων, as χερειότερος from χερείων.

2. Ἄρειος (also Ἄρεος, Ἄρηος), ὁ (sc. μήν), name of month in Thessaly, GDI 1449, etc.

3. Ἄρειον πεδίον, = Campus Martius, D.H. 7.59, Plu. Pomp. 53 (also name of a plain in Thrace, Plb. 13.10.7); τῶν τελῶν τὸ καλούμενον Ἄρειον, = legio Martia, App. BC 3.45; Ἄρεια,τά, = ludi Martiales, D.C. 56.46.

4. Ἄρειον,τό, = ξιφίον, Ps.-Dsc. 4.20; = ἰσάτις, Id. 2.184.

II. = Ἄριος, Μάγοι καὶ πᾶν τὸ Ἄρειον γένος Dam. Pr. 125.