A.army, Pi.O.6.16, A.Pers.534 (anap.), Ag.799 (anap.), etc.; ς. ναυτική, πεζή, Th.6.33, 7.15; ναύφρακτος ς. IG12.296.30; ἔς τε τὴν ς. καὶ τὴν πόλιν τὴν Ἀθηναίων ib. 108.40; “τῆς ς. κάκιστος ἦν ἀνήρ” Eup.31: abs., a land force, as distd. from seamen, Hdt.6.12.
2. generally, host, company, band, Pi. P.11.50, N.11.35; “ἡ ς. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ” LXX 2 Ch.33.3; αἱ ς. τῶν οὐρανῶν ib.Ne.9.6; = cohors ministrorum, Lib.Or.54.7.
II. sts. = στρατεία, expedition, Hdt.5.77 (v.l. -είην), Ar.Eq.587 (lyr.), Th.828, 1169, Lys. 592, Th.8.108, IG22.351.31; “ἐπὶ στρατιᾶς” Ar.V.354,557, Pl.Phdr. 260b, And.2.14; ἴτε . . ἐπὶ στρατιάν go . . on service, Ar.Ach.1143; “κατὰ στρατιήν” Hp.Medic.14; πολιτικαὶ στρατιαί, ξενικαὶ ς., ibid.; v. στρατεία.