Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἱππόλοχος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsHippolokhos
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" combined with the Greek noun λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army. The word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb λοχάω (lochao) meaning "to lie in wait for, to waylay" as well as "to snare".