στρατιά

A. army, Pi. O. 6.16, A. Pers. 534 (anap.), Ag. 799 (anap.), etc.; ς. ναυτική, πεζή, Th. 6.33, 7.15; ναύφρακτος ς. IG 12.296.30; ἔς τε τὴν ς. καὶ τὴν πόλιν τὴν Ἀθηναίων ib. 108.40; τῆς ς. κάκιστος ἦν ἀνήρ Eup. 31: abs., a land force, as distd. from seamen, Hdt. 6.12.

2. generally, host, company, band, Pi. P. 11.50, N. 11.35; ἡ ς. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ LXX 2 Ch. 33.3; αἱ ς. τῶν οὐρανῶν ib.Ne. 9.6; = cohors ministrorum, Lib. Or. 54.7.

II. sts. = στρατεία, expedition, Hdt. 5.77 (v.l. ‐είην), Ar. Eq. 587 (lyr.), Th. 828, 1169, Lys. 592, Th. 8.108, IG 22.351.31; ἐπὶ στρατιᾶς Ar. V. 354,557, Pl. Phdr. 260b, And. 2.14; ἴτε . . ἐπὶ στρατιάν go . . on service, Ar. Ach. 1143; κατὰ στρατιήν Hp. Medic. 14; πολιτικαὶ στρατιαί, ξενικαὶ ς., ibid.; v. στρατεία.