Hippodrome to Taraxippus (disturber of horses) there to show the spot where many chariots wrecked. A large ancient hippodrome was the Hippodrome of Constantinople, built between AD 203 and 330. However, since it was built to a Roman design, it was actually a circus. 19th Century: Modern: Hippodrome The hippodrome () was an ancient Grecian stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words "hippos" (ἵππος; "horse") and "dromos" (δρόμος; "course"). The term is used in the modern French language and some others, with the meaning of "horse racecourse". Hence, some present-day horse racing tracks
Ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland a translation of the underlying meaning of the Greek word, and "presbyter" (1597) is learned correction of the loan-word. However, the semantics of "priest" are complicated by the fact that it is traditionally used also as the translation of a different New Testament Greek word, "Minister" comes from a Latin word meaning servant, and is also used in the Church as a verb: to minister to the needs of God's people. In calling itself a Presbyterian Church, the Church of Scotland declares itself to be a Church governed by elders. Although colloquial usage in the Church distinguishes between ministers and