What's "Gezoi"?

[Kολοσσός]

It's some kind of a motto that various Greek units have written on their battle pennants.

[Foot]

Its not gezoi. Its Pezoi (I think) and it means infantry, iirc.

Foot

[Tellos Athenaios]

Funny you should mention it. Yes, it is Pezoi - and yes that capital-Gamma-like symbol is in fact a (sorta shorthand) capital Pi. Wondered about this too when I was a betatester.

And yes there are sources for this kind of capital Pi: my dicitionary actually has a picture of some inscription (with such a Pi) on its cover.

[Boyar Son]

I'm sure from educated guesses it would mean "foot" such as foot troops.

[TWFanatic]

Pez means foot. Also, Hetaroi means companions as I'm sure you already know. Therefore Pezhetaroi = Foot Companions in case you were wondering.

[anubis88]

i was wondering... what does nikophoros mean? i think it's written on the shield of the seleucid thorakitai....
and just out of curiosity... is the "o" in thorakitai an omega or omicron?

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

My educated guess would be "victory carrier".

[anubis88]

My educated guess would be "victory carrier".

Yeah... that would make sense.... didn't put the two words together
shame on me

[Tellos Athenaios]

'Victor'. From the expression (litterally translated) "to carry (away/with you/bring) victory" i.e. "to be victorious".

So in a sense the word says "Ok, you might as well quit now: it's not gonna help you against me."

[Hooahguy]

funny that it still reads that when the banner holder is dead.... along with the entire unit.

[Dyabedes of Aphrodisias]

πεζός (pezos) = on foot

and

ὁ πεζός (o pezos) = infantry

and

οἱ πεζοί (oi pezoi) = foot soldiers

So

"Pezoi" roughly = "infantry soldiers"

[Hax]

Those-guys-too-poor-to-afford-a-horse.

Damn, almost typed "whore" as the last word. Another sign I need a girlfriend soon :p

[Tellos Athenaios]

ὁ πεζός (o pezos) = infantry

Should be 'he pezos' there. As with 'he hippos' i.e. "the cavalry".

[pezhetairoi]

Um, so about the capital Pi, the Greeks used that version in the past? It really does look like a Gamma.

[Dyabedes of Aphrodisias]

Should be 'he pezos' there. As with 'he hippos' i.e. "the cavalry".

Ah thanks. What does the preceeding omikron mean in that sense? I had always seen it that way...

[Tellos Athenaios]

'Ho pezos' means litteraly "the infantryman". (Masculine)
But 'Pezos' as a component of the army; just like 'Hippos' is feminine and therefore takes the feminine "he" instead of the masculine 'ho'.

[Dyabedes of Aphrodisias]

'Ho pezos' means litteraly "the infantryman". (Masculine)
But 'Pezos' as a component of the army; just like 'Hippos' is feminine and therefore takes the feminine "he" instead of the masculine 'ho'.

Okay, thanks. Damned genders n' such...

[keravnos]

Um, so about the capital Pi, the Greeks used that version in the past? It really does look like a Gamma.

Latin "P" is the same one, but with a small line connecting the lower leg end with the other.

[Hax]

Okay, just checking.

If you take it literally, socks are Pezhetairoi.

200th post omg!