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promachoi

promachoi is the plural of promachos.

Meaning of promachos

Noun

promachos (plural promachoi)

  1. A deity who fights in front of, or champions, some person or state.
  2. (historical) In Ancient Greece and during the Byzantine era, a soldier who fought in the first rank of the phalanx. An obsolete English literal translation of such a promachos is a 'forefighter'.

Questions about promachoi

What is promachoi the plural of?
Promachoi is the plural of promachos.

Words near promachoi in the dictionary

  1. prom-goer
  2. prom-goers
  3. prom-posal
  4. prom-posals
  5. prom.
  6. promachoi
  7. promachos
  8. promag
  9. promagisterial
  10. promagistracies
  11. promagistracy

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