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ἱππεύω

ἱππεύω, to be a horseman

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ἱππευόντων present active participle masculine genitive plural, present active participle neuter genitive plural, present active imperative 3rd plural of ἱππεύω

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ἱππ-εύω,
  • to be a horseman or rider, ride, Hdt. 1.136, etc.; ἱ. ταῖς κυούσαις ἵπποις Arist. HA 576a21; ἱ. ἐπʼ ὄνου Luc. Bacch. 2; of a people, ἱππεύει ταῦτα τὰ ἔθνη Hdt. 7.84, cf. 87:—also in Med., Id. 1.27, 79.
      • 2 metaph., of the wind, ζεφύρου πνοαῖς ἱππεύσαντος E. Ph. 212 (lyr.); σελάνα ἱππεύουσα διʼ ὀρφναίας Id. Supp. 994 (lyr.); also, rush, πρὸς φόνον Id. HF 1001.
    • II serve in the cavalry, Lys. 14.7, X. HG 3.1.4, Pl. Lg. 756b, etc.
      • 2 at Rome, to be an eques, D.C. 49.12; τὸ -εῦον the ordo equester, Id. 60.7.
    • III of a horse, as we say ‘the horse rides (i.e. carries his rider) well’, X. Eq. 1.6, 3.4, 10.3.
    • IV drive a team, Ar. Nu. 1406.

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