ἵππος
ἵππος
.ἵππος, ὁ, ἡ,
a horse, mare, Lat. equus, equa, Hom., etc.:—the pl. ἵπποι in Hom. are the chariot-horses, Il.:—hence ἵπποι is used for the chariot itself, καθʼ ἵππων ἅλλεσθαι, ἐξ ἵππων βῆσαι, ἵππων ἐπεβήσετο Il.:—the art of riding, though known to Hom., was an uncommon practice, cf. κέλης, κελητίζω,
as Collective Noun, ἵππος, ἡ, horse, cavalry, Lat. equitatus, Hdt., Attic; always in sg., as ἵππος χιλίη a thousand horse, Hdt.
ὁ ἵππος ὁ ποτάμιος the hippopotamus, Hdt.
in Compos., it expressed anything large or coarse, as in our horsechestnut, horselaugh, v. ἱππόκρημνος, etc.
Headword (normalized):
ἵππος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ιππος
Intro Text:
ἵππος
.ἵππος, ὁ, ἡ,
a horse, mare, Lat. equus, equa, Hom., etc.:—the pl. ἵπποι in Hom. are the chariot-horses, Il.:—hence ἵπποι is used for the chariot itself, καθʼ ἵππων ἅλλεσθαι, ἐξ ἵππων βῆσαι, ἵππων ἐπεβήσετο Il.:—the art of riding, though known to Hom., was an uncommon practice, cf. κέλης, κελητίζω,
as Collective Noun, ἵππος, ἡ, horse, cavalry, Lat. equitatus, Hdt., Attic; always in sg., as ἵππος χιλίη a thousand horse, Hdt.
ὁ ἵππος ὁ ποτάμιος the hippopotamus, Hdt.
in Compos., it expressed anything large or coarse, as in our horsechestnut, horselaugh, v. ἱππόκρημνος, etc.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n15987
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