[OT] Need help with greek names again!

[Tellos Athenaios]

Hi all!

I need help with some greek names again, please help me! There isn't any better source I could find on internet... (you guys are the best )

1.What are the greek names for "Kardaka" (the persian hoplite), "Azat", and "Naxarar" - they seem to be in english form, but where do they come from and how ancient greeks call them originally?

2."Hoplite"?! I cannot understand why many people call it "hoplite". As far as I know they're either called "hoplitai" (p) or "hoplites" (s) in ancient greek. So when did people begin to call them "hoplite" (s) and "hoplites" (p)?? Is it just mis-spelling or it is some kind of weird translation..?

3.Can the words "Aristoi", "Beltistoi", and "Eugeneis" be used to describe different ranks of nobles?

4.Did ancient greeks have other words to descrbe "swordsmen", other than "Machairophoroi" (short-swords bearer?)

(1) See other post, it's covered if you are willing to spend some time reading it.
(2) Well what do you expect from modern English? Guess the name was simply 'Anglicised'.
(3) No, not really. Eugeneis means noble the other two only mean noble because that was how (some of) the nobles thought of themselves. Incidentally, Beltistoi means 'best', Aristoi means 'with the most arete/virtue' -- but you may want to take virtue as in the Latin virtus. EDIT: Though aristoi can be used for 'best' (just) as well.
(4) Yes. Xiphephoros for instance. Check out this link: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin...bmit=Do+Search