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  • From: <david.kimbrough AT charter.net>
  • To: <Banyai AT t-online.de>, <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Hoplite
  • Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 19:50:03 +0000

Hoplites,

from hoplon tool, weapon,

from hepein to care for, work at -


>
> From: Banyai AT t-online.de (Michael Banyai)
> Date: 2004/07/02 Fri PM 07:42:00 GMT
> To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Shield-bearer 1 Samuel 17:41
>
> The mention in I Sam. 17:41 of a shield-bearer is, I suppose, not
> characteristic for the later-day hoplite tactics. The term hoplite may
> however come indeed from the haPleti (the Pleti).
>
> It is rather the description of a more archaic fight tactic using a
> tower-shield (Turm-Schild), wherefore two warriors were needed, one of them
> being the shield-bearer.
>
> Don´t forget, that this part of David´s story draws upon an older Vorlage,
> the resemblance to Sinuhe´s pertaining to the MB age being particularly
> strong.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bányai Michael
> Stuttgart
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David Kimbrough
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