Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Σπεύσιππος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /spěu̯.sip.pos/(Attic Greek) /ˈspeɸ.sip.pos/(Koine Greek) /ˈspef.si.pos/(Constantinopolitan Greek) /spjuː.ˈsɪ.pəs/(English) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsSpeusippus
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten; to urge on, to set going" (compare the closely related σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal") and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".