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ambobus? (a morphologically peculiar adjective with a peculiar syntax here)
Ambobus here means "to both [of them]", used as a substantive—there's no noun it attaches to, it stands alone. Who who are "both of them"? In this case, it's Atridas Priamumque: ...
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What is the meaning of these Greek words ἵπποπείρην and ἐπεμβάτην?
An ἐπεμβάτης is a "horse-rider," related to ἐπεμβαίνω, "to step upon, to mount."
So δεξιὸν οὐκ ἔχεις ἐπεμβάτην means "you do not have a skillful horse-rider." The noun is ...
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