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ἱππικός

ἱππικός, of a horse

ἱππικός, ή, όν, (ἵππος)
  • of a horse or horses, freq. in Trag., ἱ. ἐκ πλευμόνων A. Th. 61; ἱ. φρυάγματα ib. 245, cf. S. El. 717, 719; ὀχήματα, ἄντυγες, ib. 740, Aj. 1030; φάτναι E. Ba. 509.
      • 2 of horsemen or chariots, ἀγών Hdt. 1.167, And. 4.26 (pl.); in ἱππικῶν ἀγών S. El. 698, ἱππικῶν is prob. neut. (v. infr. IV); δρόμος ib. 754; ναυάγια ib. 730; ἆθλον Pl. Lg. 949a.
      • 3 = Lat. equester, τάξις, ἀξίωμα, D.H. 12.1, Plu. Pomp. 23; of persons, of equestrian rank, ἱ. ἄνδρες Str. 3.4.20, cf. IGRom. 3.474 (Lycia, iii A.D.), etc.
    • II of riding or horsemanship, equestrian, X. HG 5.3.20; ἱ. ἄσκησις training in horsemanship, IG 2(2).1042.21, al.; ἱ. ἡγήτωρ leader of the knights, ib. 3.693; skilled in riding, opp. ἄφιππος, Pl. Prt. 350a, al.: Comp., Satyr. 1, Phld. Mus. p.6 K.: Sup., Arr. Tact. 16.9.
      • 2 ἡ -κή (sc. τέχνη), horsemanship, riding, Ar. Nu. 27, etc.; περὶ -κῆς, title of treatise by Xenophon; ἱ. ἐπιστήμη Pl. La. 193b; ἱ. λόγοι X. HG 5.3.20; τὰ ἱ. [πράγματα] Pl. Alc. 1.124e, cf. Thg. 126a; ἡ ἐμὴ ἱ. this riding of mine, Lys. 24.10.
    • III fit for riding, Sup. -ώτατον, χρῆμα γυνή Ar. Lys. 677.
    • IV τὸ ἱ. the horse, cavalry, Hdt. 7.87, E. Supp. 682, X. An. 6.5.29, etc.; τὰ ἱ. Plb. 3.114.5.
      • 2 course or space of four stadia, Plu. Sol. 23.
        • b the circus at Rome, Tab.Defix.Aud. 187.59.
    • V Adv. -κῶς like a horseman: Sup. -κώτατα with best horsemanship, X. Oec. 21.7.

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