ἱππ-άς,άδος,ἡ, pecul.fem. ofἱππικός, ἱ. στολή
A. a riding-dress, Hdt. 1.80 ;=Lat.equester, ἱ. ἐσθής
D.C. 38.14
.
II. asSubst.,ἡ ἱ. (sc.τάξις)the order of knights(ἱππεῖς) at Athens, Arist. Pol. 1274a21 ;θυσίαι, βοῦς ἱππάδεςof sacrificesoffered by the knights, Hsch. ;πύλαι ἱ., name of a gate at Athens, Plu. 2.849c .
2. knights' tax, ἱππάδα τελεῖν
Is. 7.39
, Arist. Ath. 7.4 , Plu. Sol. 18 ;θητικοῦ ἀντὶ τέλους ἱππάδ' ἀμειψάμενοςEpigr. ap. Arist. Ath. l.c.
3. at Rome,=ordo equester, D.C. 40.57 ,al.; in full ἡ ἱ. τάξις
Hdn. 5.1.5
.
4. a boy's game, Poll. 9.122 .
5. = ἵππος,ἡ ,mare, Opp. C. 1.162 , Hippiatr. 14 , BGU 21iii 8
(iv A.D.).