armed with a sword, sword in hand
Ancient Greek word, found 34 times in the texts on Socratos.
Euripides, Andromache 1114: τῷ δὲ ξιφήρης ἆρ’ ὑφειστήκει λόχος
Euripides, Ion 1258: δεῦρʼ ἐπείγονται ξιφήρεις.
Euripides, The Phoenician Women 363: ὥστε ξιφήρη χεῖρʼ ἔχων διʼ ἄστεως
All forms of ξιφήρης