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ἱπποκρατίᾱ

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἱπποκρατίᾱ ἱπποκρατίας

Structure: ἱπποκρατι (Stem) + ᾱ (Ending)

Etym.: from i(ppokrate/w

Sense

  1. A victory in a cavalry engagement.

Examples

  • ἐκ τούτου δὴ ἀνῆγεν ὁ Ἀστυάγησ, μάλα χαίρων καὶ τῇ ἱπποκρατίᾳ, καὶ τὸν Κῦρον οὐκ ἔχων ὅ τι χρὴ λέγειν, αἴτιον μὲν ὄντα εἰδὼσ τοῦ ἔργου, μαινόμενον δὲ γιγνώσκων τῇ τόλμῃ. (Xenophon, Cyropaedia, , chapter 4 32:1)

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