ἱππεύς
Alt. ἱππεύς, έως,
Etym. ἵππος
I. "a horseman", either of "the charioteer" or of "the hero who fights from a chariot", Il.
2. "a horseman", i. e. "rider", first in Hdt.
II. in Solon.'s constitution, the ἱππεῖς, attic ἱππῆς, "Horsemen or Knights", were the 2d class, required to possess land producing 300 medimni, and a horse, Ar., Thuc.,
2. at Sparta 300 chosen men, "the King's Body Guard", Hdt.