ἱπποκόμος

English (LSJ)

ὁ, (κομέω)

   A groom, esquire, who attended the ἱππεύς in war, Hdt.3.85,88, X.HG2.4.6: generally, groom, Pl.Plt.261d, PSI4.371.13 (iii B.C.), Plb.13.8.3, etc.; ἱ. τῶν καμήλων Philostr.VA2.1.    II Adj. ἱππό-κομος, ον, (κόμη) decked with horsehair, epith. of a helmet (not in Od.), κόρυς Il.13.132, cf. S.Ant. 116 (anap.); πήληξ Il.16.797; τρυφάλεια 13.339.