A. army, host. ἀνὰ στρατόν Il. 1.53,384, al.; κατὰ σ. ib.318, al.; ἐπὶ δεξιόφιν παντὸς στρατοῦ 13.308, cf. 326; κατὰ σ. εὐρὺν Ἀχαιῶν 1.229, al.; ἐνὶ στρατῷ 14.371; πόλιν ἀμφὶ δύω στρατοὶ ἥατο λαῶν 18.509; Ep. gen. στρατόφι 10.347; σ. ἀνδρῶν a military force, Hdt. 1.53; without ἀ., SIG 1 (Abu Simbel, vi B.C.); of a naval force, σ. ναυβάτας A. Ag. 987 (lyr.); χιλιόναυς E. Or. 352 (anap.); νηΐτης Th. 4.85; ναυτικός Id. 7.71, A. Ag. 634; σ. ἰππήων, πέσδων, νάων, Sapph. l.c.; in Prose it is to be supplied with ὁ πεζός, ὁ ναυτικός, Hdt. 8.130, etc., cf. 7.124 and πεζὸς στρατός A. Pers. 728 (troch.).

2. the commons, people,= λαός, δῆμος, opp. οἱ σοφοί, Pi. P. 2.87, cf. O. 9.95, A. Eu. 683,762, S. El. 749.

3. band or body of men, as of the Amphictyons, Pi. P. 10.8; of the Centaurs, ib.2.46; of the Amazons and Arimaspi, A. Pr. 723,804: metaph., ἐριβρόμου νεφέλας σ. ἀμείλιχος Pi. P. 6.12.