Ἐφίππιον

ephippion

Translated by Catharine Roth20 Nov 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

6 words

[Meaning a] competition on galloping horses.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐφίππιον· ἀγώνισμα ἐφ' ἵππων τρεχόντων.

Betacode

*)efi/ppion: a)gw/nisma e)f' i(/ppwn trexo/ntwn.

Same or similar entry in other lexica, including Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon. Hesychius (epsilon7495) specifies the context as Sparta.
Theodoridis on Photius s.v. notes the opinion of S.A. Naber that the entries are generated by Plato, Laws 833B (and D). See also e.g. Antiphanes fr. 109 Kock = 108 K.-A.