noun · neuterthird declension
agēma
agēma n (genitive agēmatis)
Classical[aˈɡeː.ma]Ecclesiastical[aˈd͡ʒɛː.ma]
Meaning
- a division of soldiers in the Macedonian army (see Ancient Greek ἄγημα (ágēma))
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | agēma | agēmata |
| genitive | agēmatis | agēmatum |
| dative | agēmatī | agēmatibus |
| accusative | agēma | agēmata |
| ablative | agēmate | agēmatibus |
| vocative | agēma | agēmata |
ăgēmă, ătis, n., = ἄγημα, in the Macedonian army,
I. a corps or division of soldiers:
addita his ala mille ferme equitum: agema eam vocabant, Liv. 37, 40; 42, 51; so id. 42, 58; Curt. 4, 13, 26.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
agēma atis, n
, ἄγημα, the flower of the (Macedonian) cavalry, L., Cu.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄγημα (ágēma).