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promachos

promachos noun: a deity who fights in front of, or champions, some person or state.

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'.

Forms of promachos

pluralpromachoi

Origin of promachos

From Ancient Greek πρόμαχος (prómakhos).

Questions about promachos

What does promachos mean?
Promachos means a deity who fights in front of, or champions, some person or state.
What part of speech is promachos?
Promachos is a noun.
What is the plural of promachos?
The plural of promachos is promachoi.

Words near promachos in the dictionary

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

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