κάρδακες

οἱ
A. foreign mercenaries, Theopomp. (Hist. or Com.) ap.Paus.Gr. Fr. 222, Plb. 5.79.11 and 82.11: derived by Str. 15.3.18 from Pers. κάρδα, = τὸ ἀνδρῶδες καὶ πολεμικόν.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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