- ἀηδών
- ἀηδ-ών, όνος, ἡ (ὁ, v. infr.), ([etym.] ἀείδω)A songstress, i.e. the nightingale, Hes.Op.203, etc.; Πανδαρέου κούρη, χλωρηὶς ἀ., i.e. living in the greenwood, Od.19.518;
χλωραύχην ἀ. Simon.73
:—metaph., of a poet, B.3.98, cf. E.Fr.588 (lyr.), AP7.44 ([place name] Ion), Hermesian.7.49; also of the poet's song, τεαὶ ἀηδόνες thy strains, Call.Epigr.2.5;ζωούσας ἔλιπες γὰρ ἀηδόνας IG14.2012
.2 metaph., cicada, AP7.190 ([place name] Anyte).II mouthpiece of a flute, E.Fr.556; the flute itself, ib.931.2 metaph., of shuttle, AP6.174 (Antip. Sid.).—Masc., only Ion l.c.;Ἀττικὸς ἀνὴρ τὸν αἴγα λέγει ὥσπερ καὶ τὸν ἀηδόνα Eust.376.24
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Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό). 2014.