ἅρμα, ατος, τό,
chariot, especially war-chariot, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.231, etc.; frequently in _plural_ for _sing._, ἑσταότ᾽ ἐν θ᾽ ἵπποισι καὶ ἅρμασι 4.366, etc.; τὰ Λυδῶν ἄρματα 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 5.19; ἵππους ὑφ᾽ ἅρμασι ζευγνύναι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 190, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 111; ἵππους ὑφ᾽ ἅρματα ἄγειν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 465; πῶλον.. ζυγέντ᾽ ἐν ἅρμασιν [prev. author] “Ch.” 795 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ἁρμάμαξα (which see); also, racing-chariot drawn by horses, opposed to ὄχημα (a mule-car), [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 106.5; ἅ. τέλειον “IG” 2.967.45; ἁρμάτων ὀχήματα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 662, compare “Ph.” 1190] Refs 5th c.BC+]; travelling-chariot, [[ NT.Acts.8.28. ] NT]
__2 chariot and horses, yoked chariot, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.384, etc.; ἅ. τέθριππον 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 1.14] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἅ. τετράορον, τέτρωρον, [[ [prev. author] “P.” 10.65, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 483: _metaphorically_, τρίπωλον ἅ. δαιμόνων] Refs 5th c.BC+] of three goddesses, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 277 (Lyric poetry). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 team, chariot-horses, ἅρμασιν ἐνδίδωσι κέντρον[[ [prev. author] “HF” 881 (Lyric poetry); ἅρματα.. φυσῶντα καὶ πνέοντα 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 902] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἅρματα τρέφειν keep chariot-horses for racing, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 11.5] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἅρματος τροφεύς [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 834b. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]