ἱππάζομαι

A. ἱππασεῖται Dialex. 6.4:—drive horses, drive a chariot, Ἀντίλοχ’, ἀφραδέως ἱππάζεαι Il. 23.426; later, ride, Hdt. 4.114, Hp. Aër. 17, Ar. Nu. 15, etc.; ἱ. ἐφ’ ἵππων Hdt. 4.110; ἵππῳ X. Eq. 10.1: metaph., ἁ ξυσμὰ ἐκ ποδὸς εἰς κεφαλὰν ἱππάζεται Sophr. 53:—rare in Act., ἱππάσαι πῶλον ap.Poll. 1.182.

2. Pass., of the horse, to be ridden or driven, Pl. Ion 540e; to be broken in for riding, X. Eq. 3.1.

II. c. acc. loci, ἱππάζεσθαι χώραν ride over a country, Plu. Cam. 23; τὰς ὁδούς D.S. 13.88.