ἱππεύς
ἱππεύς
ἱππεύς, έως,
ἵππος
a horseman, either of the charioteer or of the hero who fights from a chariot, Il.
a horseman, i. e. rider, first in Hdt.
in Solon.ʼs constitution, the ἱππεῖς, Attic ἱππῆς, Horsemen or Knights, were the 2d class, required to possess land producing 300 medimni, and a horse, Ar., Thuc.,
at Sparta 300 chosen men, the Kingʼs Body Guard, Hdt.