ἴλη

A. band, troop of men, Hdt. 1.73,202; εὔφρονες ἶλαι merry companies, Pi. N. 5.38; also ἴλα λεόντων E. Alc. 581 (lyr.).

2. as a military term, troop of horse, prop. of sixty-four men, cf. Arr. Tact. 18.2; but varying in number, Ascl. Tact. 7.2;= Lat. turma, Plb. 6.25.1, al., D.H. 6.12, al., Plu. Caes. 45,al.; later,= Lat. ala, IGRom. 3.272 (Galatia), BGU 69 (ii A.D.), J. AJ 17.10.9, etc.; κατὰ ἴλας,= ἰλαδόν, opp. κατὰ τάξεις, X. An. 1.2.16: generally, troop or company of soldiers, S. Aj. 1407 (anap.).

3. at Sparta, subdivision of the ἀγέλα (q.v.), X. Lac. 2.11; κατ’ ἴλην Plu. Lyc. 16.