ἀνθιππασία

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

(historical) A traditional cavalry display in Ancient Athens; in particular a series contests occurring later in democratic period as a contest between tribal cavalry units at Athenian festivals such as the Olympieia and Panathenaea

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ἱππεύς (knight).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἱππεύς

Gloss

knight

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

anthippasia English
hippeus Latin
ἱππεύς Ancient Greek
ἵππος Ancient Greek
ϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ Coptic