Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἱππάσιμος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἱππάσιμος ἱππάσιμη ἱππάσιμον

Structure: ἱππασιμ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: i(ppa/zomai

Sense

  1. fit for horses, fit for riding, ridden

Examples

  • ἐβουλεύετο ὦν ἐπαναχωρήσασ ἐσ τὰσ Θήβασ συμβαλεῖν πρὸσ πόλι τε φιλίῃ καὶ χώρῃ ἱππασίμῳ. (Herodotus, The Histories, book 9, chapter 13 4:2)

Synonyms

  1. fit for horses

Related

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

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