Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὁπλίτης (hoplitēs) armed with a large shield ^G:N-M

ὁπλίτης-ης, ου, ὁ,

(ὅπλον) heavy-armed, armed, ὁ. δρόμοι races of men in armour, opposed to the naked race (see. στάδιον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; called ὁ ὁ. or simply ὁπλίτης (Doric dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀνὴρ ὁ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ. στρατός an armed host, [Refs]; ὁ. κόσμος warrior-dress, armour, [Refs]

__II mostly as substantive, ὁπλίτης, ὁ, heavy-armed foot-soldier, man-at-arms, who carried a pike (δόρυ) and a large shield (ὅπλον), Ἀθηναίων οἱ στρατηγοὶ καὶ.. οἱ ὁ. [Refs]; ὁπλῖται, opposed to ψιλοί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to γυμνῆτες, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἱππεῖς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to τοξόται, [Refs]; to be a ὁπλίτης implied the possession of full civic rights, hence οἱ ὁ., opposed to οἱ βάναυσοι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]