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ἡνίοχος

heniochos

one who holds the reins, driver, charioteer

Appears 28 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἡνίοχος, Dor. and Aeol. ἀν- Pi. P. 5.50 (v.l. ἁν- as in N. 6.66, but cf. ἀνιοχίω), Sapph. Supp. 20a.19, ὁ: (ἡνία, ἔχω):—A. 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. Pax 905 (pl.), X. HG 3.2.21, 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 IG 2.2263 (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 III), Id. IV. the constellation Auriga, Arat. 156, Eudox. ap. Hipparch. 1.2.10, etc.
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