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Menander, Monostichoi, 208

Greek Monolingual

ἱπποσκόπος, ὁ (Α)
πάπ. επόπτης τών ίππων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἱππ(ο)- + -σκόπος (< σκέπτομαι «παρατηρώ»), πρβλ. μετεωρο-σκόπος, οιωνο-σκόπος].