Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀνθιππασία

First declension Noun; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀνθιππασία

Sense

  1. a sham-fight of horse

Examples

  • καλὸν δ’, ἐπεὶ αἱ φυλαὶ ἐν τῇ ἀνθιππασίᾳ φεύγουσί τε ἀλλήλασ καὶ διώκουσι ταχέωσ, ὅταν οἱ ἵππαρχοι ἡγῶνται ταῖσ πέντε φυλαῖσ, ἑκατέρασ διελαύνειν τὰσ φυλὰσ δι’ ἀλλήλων. (Xenophon, Minor Works, , chapter 3 14:1)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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