Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, ἡνίοχ-ος

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A.v.l. ἁν- as in N.6.66, but cf. ἀνιοχίω), Sapph.Supp.20a.19, ὁ: (ἡνία, ἔχω):—one who holds the reins, driver, charioteer, Il.8.89, etc.: sts. opp. παραιβάτης, 23.132; “ἡ. θεράπων” 5.580, 8.119; παρεβεβήκεε δέ οἱ ἡ. Hdt.7.40.

2. generally, chariot-driver, as in the games, etc., Pi. P.5.50, Ar.Pax905 (pl.), X.HG3.2.21, Pl Phdr.254b, PPetr.3p.180 (pl., iii B.C.), etc.; ὑποπτέρων ἵππων ἡ. Pl.Criti.116e.

b. rider, Thgn. 260.

3. ὁ ἡ. τῆς νεώς the helmsman, Poll.1.98.

4. metaph., one who guides, governs, χειρῶν καὶ ἰσχύος ἀ. Pi.N.6.66; παλαισμοσύνας δεξιὸς ἡ. Simon.149; “ἡ. τέχνης τραγικῆς” IG2.2263 (iv B.C.); παντοίης ἀρετῆς ib.7.2539.2 (Thebes); ἡ. κιθάρας, of a harper, Epigr. ap. St.Byz. s.v. Μίλητος: fem., αἰγίδος ἡ., of Athena, Ar.Nu.602; in Prose with οἷον prefixed, Pl.Plt.266e, etc.; of love, Plu.2.759d, Hermesian.7.84.

5. as Adj., guiding, “γνώμη” Carm.Aur.69; “ἄνεμοι” Man.5.153.

II. ἡνίοχοι, οἱ, at Athens, a class of rich citizens who had to furnish chariots for public service, Ael.Dion.Fr.196, Phot.

III. in pl., also,= ἔκφοροι （“ἔκφορος” 111), Id.

IV. the constellation Auriga, Arat.156, Eudox. ap. Hipparch.1.2.10, etc.

Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1940.

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