1. a stem, tree , (Odyssey by Homer):—;commonly a plank or beam , (Homer); δόρυ νήϊον a ship's plank , (Homer):—; hence,

2. a ship is called δόρυ, like Lat. trabs, (Aeschulus Tragicus)

3. the shaft of a spear , (Iliad by Homer): then, generally, a spear, pike , (Homer), etc.; εἰς δόρυ ἀφικνεῖσθαι to come within a spear's throw, (Xenophon Historicus); ἐπὶ δόρυ to the spear-side , i. e. the right hand , opposite to ἐπ᾽ ἀσπίδα, (Xenophon Historicus):—;also, the pole of a standard, (Xenophon Historicus)

4. metaphorically, δουρὶ κτεατίζειν to win wealth by the spear , il.; δορὶ ἑλεῖν (Thucydides); in [variant datesTragica Adespota to express an armed force. (ML)