στρατιώτης

A. στρατιῶτα Philem. 155: (στρατιά):— soldier, Hdt. 4.134, al., Cratin. 143, IG 12.60.12, etc.; στρατιώτας καταλέγειν Ar. Ach. 1065; ς. μισθωσάμενος, of Pisistratus, Arist. Ath. 15.2; ἄνδρες ς., in a speech, Th. 7.61; collectively, in sg., ὁ πολὺς ὅμιλος καὶ ς. Id. 6.24; also of soldiers serving on ship-board, Id. 2.88.

2. later, professional soldier,= μισθοφόρος, Arist. EN 1116b15, cf.Archestr. Fr. 61; soldier in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt, PEnteux. 54.8 (iii B.C.), OGI 86.12 (iii B.C.), PLond. 1.142.4 (i A.D.), etc.; Κάσσανδρος τῶν Ἀπολλωνίου στρατιωτῶν PCair.Zen. 301.1 (iii B.C.).

II. water-lettuce (ς. ἔνυδρος Gal. 12.131), Pistia Stratiotes, Meno Iatr. 6.22, Dsc. 4.101; ς. χιλιόφυλλος, Achillea Millefolium, yarrow or milfoil, ib.102.