ἱππάσιμος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾰ], η, ον, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[fit for horses]], [[fit for riding]], <b class="b3">Αἴγυπτον τὸ πρὶν ἐοῦσαν ἱππασίμην καὶ ἁμαξευομένην</b>, opp. [[ἄνιππος]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.108</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">5.63</span>,<span class="bibl">9.13</span>, <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.4.14</span>, <span class="bibl">Aen.Tact.6.6</span>, <span class="bibl">Plb.10.49.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Onos.31.1</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">τὸ ἱππάσιμον</b>, i.e. <b class="b3">τὸ πεδινόν</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>7.2.12</span>; τὰ ἱ. τῆς χώρας ἄνιππα ποιεῖν <span class="bibl">Aen.Tact.8.4</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">τοῖς κόλαξιν ἑαυτὸν ἀνεικὼς ἱππάσιμον</b> allowing himself to [[be ridden]] by flatterers, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Alex.</span>23</span>.</span>