A.running at full speed, swift, “κἀγὼ δρομαία βᾶσα” S.Tr.927; “οὐχ ὡς δ. πῶλος” E.Hel.543; νεφέλας δρομαίου Id.Alc. l. c.; “χωρεῖ δρομαίαν” Id.Fr.495.4; “δρομαίαν πτέρυγ᾽ ἐκτείνων” Ar.Pax 160: in Prose, λαγὼς δ. a hare run by hounds, opp. εὐναῖος, X.Cyn.5.9; ἴχνη δ., opp. εὐναῖα, the track of a running hare, ib.3.8: metaph., “δ. τῆς ψυχῆς ὁρμή” Alcid. ap. Arist.Rh.1406a23. Adv. -ως Sch.E.Or.1416.
II. epith. of Apollo, as patron of racing, Plu.2.724c, IG5(1).497, al. (Sparta).