I.a spear-head, javelin-head, Lat. spiculum, Hdt., attic; in pl. of a single spear, the point with its barbs, τὸ ξυστὸν τῇσι λόγχῃσι ὁμοίως the shaft alike with the spear-head, Hdt.
II.a lance, spear, javelin, Lat. lancea, Pind., Soph., etc.
III.a troop of spearmen, "a plump of spears, " Soph., Eur.