ε1408Ἐνωμοτία
enomotia
A military unit [consisting] of 25 men amongst [the] Spartans. Its name derives from the [fact that] they swore [o)mnu/nai] not to desert the unit. But others [define] an enomotia as the half of the lochos; the same…
Ἐνωμοτία· τάξις τις στρατιωτικὴ ἀνδρῶν εʹ καὶ κʹ παρὰ Λακεδαιμονίοις. εἴρηται δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὀμνύναι αὐτοὺς μὴ λείψειν τὴν τάξιν. οἱ δὲ ἐνωμοτίαν τὸ ἥμισυ τοῦ λόχου· τὸ αὐτὸ δὲ καὶ…
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