ἀμυντήριος

A. defensive, ὅπλα (i. e. weapons in general) Pl. Lg. 944d, cf. D.S. 3.54, D.H. 5.46, Str. 7.3.17, 17.1.54; τέχναι Pl. Lg. 920e: c. gen., φάρμακον ἀ. γήρως antidote for . . , Ael. NA 6.51; πόαι τῶν δηγμάτων ἀ. 12.32.

II. Subst. ἀμυν‐τήριον, τό, means of protection, Pl. Plt. 279c sq.; defence, bulwark, Plb. 18.41a.2; weapon, Plu. 2.714f; ἀ. τοῦ κακοῦ antidote for . . , Ael. NA 3.41; ἀ. ἐξ ἀπόρων way of escape from . . , ib.3.22.