chariot,
ἅρμα,ατος,τό,
A. chariot,esp.war-chariot,
Il. 5.231 , etc.; freq. in pl. for sg., ἑσταότ' ἐν θ' ἵπποισι καὶ ἅρμασι
4.366
, etc.; τὰ Λυδῶν ἄρματα
Sapph. Supp. 5.19
; ἵππους ὑφ' ἅρμασι ζευγνύναι
A. Pers. 190
, E. Hipp. 111 ; ἵππους ὑφ' ἅρματα ἄγειν
A. Pr. 465
; πῶλον . . ζυγέντ' ἐν ἅρμασιν
Id. Ch. 795
(lyr.); opp.ἁρμάμαξα(q. v.); also,racing-chariotdrawn by horses, opp.ὄχημα(a mule-car), Pi. Fr. 106.5 ; ἅ. τέλειον
IG 2.967.45
; ἁρμάτων ὀχήματα
E. Supp. 662
, cf. Ph. 1190 ;travelling-chariot,
Act.Ap. 8.28 .
2. chariot and horses, yoked chariot,
Il. 2.384 , etc.; ἅ. τέθριππον
Pi. I. 1.14
;ἅ. τετράορον, τέτρωρον,
Id. P. 10.65 , E. Alc. 483 : metaph.,τρίπωλον ἅ. δαιμόνωνof three goddesses, E. Andr. 277 (lyr.).
3. team, chariot-horses,
ἅρμασιν ἐνδίδωσι κέντρον
Id. HF 881
(lyr.); ἅρματα . . φυσῶντα καὶ πνέοντα
Ar. Pax 902
;ἅρματα τρέφεινkeepchariot-horses for racing,
X. Hier. 11.5 ;ἅρματος τροφεύς
Pl. Lg. 834b .
4. metaph., ἅ. θαλάσσης a ship,
Nonn. D. 4.230
, al., Opp. H. 1.190 .
II. a mountain district in Attica,where omens from lightning were watched for: hence prov.,ὁπόταν δἰ Ἅρματος ἀστράψη,i.e.seldomornever,
Str. 9.2.11 ;δι' Ἅρματοςalone, Plu. 2.679c .
III.
Pythag. name forunity,
Theol.Ar. 6 .
