Plato Greek Lexicon ἅρμα

ἅρμα

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chariot

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἅρμα, ατος, τό, A. chariot, esp. war-chariot, Il. 5.231, etc.; freq. in pl. for sg., ἑσταότʼ ἐν θʼ ἵπποισι καὶ ἅρμασι 4.366, etc.; τὰ Λυδῶν ἄρματα Sapph. Supp. 5.19; ἵππους ὑφʼ ἅρμασι ζευγνύναι A. Pers. 190, E. Hipp. 111; ἵππους ὑφʼ ἅρματα ἄγειν A. Pr. 465; πῶλον . . ζυγέντʼ ἐν ἅρμασιν Id. Ch. 795 (lyr.); opp. ἁρμάμαξα (q. v.); also, racing-chariot drawn by horses, opp. ὄχημα (a mule-car), Pi. Fr. 106.5; ἅ. τέλειον IG 2.967.45; ἁρμάτων ὀχήματα E. Supp. 662, cf. Ph. 1190; travelling-chariot, Act.Ap. 8.28. 2. chariot and horses, yoked chariot, Il. 2.384, etc.; ἅ. τέθριππον Pi. I. 1.14; ἅ. τετράορον, τέτρωρον, Id. P. 10.65, E. Alc. 483: metaph., τρίπωλον ἅ. δαιμόνων of three goddesses, E. Andr. 277 (lyr.). 3. team, chariot-horses, ἅρμασιν ἐνδίδωσι κέντρον Id. HF 881 (lyr.); ἅρματα . . φυσῶντα καὶ πνέοντα Ar. Pax 902; ἅρματα τρέφειν keep chariot-horses for racing, X. Hier. 11.5; ἅρματος τροφεύς Pl. Lg. 834b. 4. metaph., ἅ. θαλάσσης a ship, Nonn. D. 4.230, al., Opp. H. 1.190. II. a mountain district in Attica, where omens from lightning were watched for: hence prov., ὁπόταν δἰ Ἅρματος ἀστράψη, i.e. seldom or never, Str. 9.2.11; διʼ Ἅρματος alone, Plu. 2.679c. III. Pythag. name for unity, Theol.Ar. 6.
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