ἱππ-εύω,
to be a horseman or rider, ride, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.136, etc.; ἱ. ταῖς κυούσαις ἵπποις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 576a21; ἱ. ἐπ᾽ ὄνου 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Bacch.” 2 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a people, ἱππεύει ταῦτα τὰ ἔθνη [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.84, compare 87 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—also in middle, [[ [prev. author] 1.27, 79. ] Refs]
__2 metaphorically, of the wind, ζεφύρου πνοαῖς ἱππεύσαντος [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 212 (Lyric poetry); σελάνα ἱππεύουσα δι᾽ ὀρφναίας [prev. author] “Supp.” 994 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, rush, πρὸς φόνον [[ [prev. author] “HF” 1001. ] Refs]
__II serve in the cavalry, [[ 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 14.7, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.1.4, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 756b, etc. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 at Rome, to be an eques, [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 49.12 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὸ -εῦον the ordo equester, [[ [prev. author] 60.7. ] Refs]
__III of a horse, as we say 'the horse rides (i.e. carries his rider) well', [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 1.6, 3.4, 10.3. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV drive a team, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1406. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]