ὁπλίζω

make or get ready, in Hom. of meats and drink, ἐπεί ῥʼ ὥπλισσε κυκειῶ Il. 11.641 ; ὅπλισσόν τʼ ἤϊα Od. 2.289 ; δαῖθʼ ὁ. E. Ion 852:—Med, δόρπον or δεῖπνον ὁπλίζεσθαι make oneself a meal ready, Od. 2.20, 16.453, Il. 11.86 ; ὡπλίσσατο λύχνον Emp. 84.1 ; ὁ. θυσίαν θεοῖς cause it to be prepared, E. Ion 1124.

of chariothorses, get ready, harness, equip, αὐτὰρ ὅ γʼ υἷας ἄμαξαν . . ὁπλίσαι ἠνώγει Il. 24.190 (so in Med., prepare or get ready for oneself, ἐΰτριχας ὡπλίσαθʼ ἵππους 23.301) ; ὥπλιζον ἵππους προμετωτιδίοις X. Cyr. 6.4.1 :— Pass., of ships, νῆες . . ὁπλίζονται Od. 17.288 ; of any implements, λαμπὰς διὰ χερῶν ὡπλισμένη ready for use, A. Th. 433 ; θώρακα . . περιβόλοις ὡπλισμένον furnished with, E. Ion 993.

of persons, esp. of soldiers, equip, arm, Hdt. 1.127, E. Ion 980, etc.; also, train, exercise soldiers, Hdt. 6.12 : in Att. Prose, arm or equip as ὁπλῖται, ὁπλίζειν τὸν δῆμον πρότερον ψιλὸν ὄντα Th. 3.27, cf. 6.100 (Pass.), Lys. 31.15, etc.:—Med. and Pass., make oneself ready, prepare or equip oneself, get ready, ἀλλʼ ὅ γʼ ἄρʼ ἔξω ἰὼν ὡπλίζετο Od. 14.526 ; ὅπλισθεν (for ὡπλίσθησαν) δὲ γυναῖκες the women got ready [for dancing], 23.143 ; Τρῶες . . ἀνὰ πτόλιν ὡπλίζοντο were arming, Il. 8.55 ; ἀλλʼ