ἁρμονία

ἁρμονία, ἡ, ([etym.] ἁρμόζω)

A means of joining, fastening,

γόμφοις μιν . . καὶ ἁρμονίῃσιν ἄρηρεν Od.5.248

; of a ship, ὄφρ' ἂν . . ἐν ἁρμονίῃσιν ἀρήρῃ ib.361.

2 joint, as between a ship's planks, τὰς ἁ. ἐν ὦν ἐπάκτωσαν τῇ βύβλῳ caulked the joints with papyrus, Hdt.2.96;

τῶν ἁρμονιῶν διαχασκουσῶν Ar.Eq.533

; also in masonry,

αἱ τῶν λίθων ἁ. D.S.2.8

, cf. Paus.8.8.8,9.33.7.

3 in Anatomy, suture, Hp. Off.25, Oss.12; union of two bones by mere apposition, Gal.2.737; also in pl., adjustments,

πόρων Epicur.Fr.250

.

4 framework,

ῥηγνὺς ἁρμονίαν . . λύρας S.Fr.244

;

βοός Philostr.Im.1.16

; esp. of the human frame,

ἁρμονίην ἀναλυέμεν ἀνθρώποιο Ps.-Phoc.102

;

νεύρων καὶ κώλων ἔκλυτος ἁ. AP7.383

(Phil.);

τὰς ἁ. διαχαλᾷ τοῦ σώματος Epicr.2.19

.

b of the mind, δύστροπος γυναικῶν ἁ. women's perverse temperament, E.Hipp.162 (lyr.).

c framework of the universe, Corp.Herm. 1.14.

II covenant, agreement, in pl.,

μάρτυροι . . καὶ ἐπίσκοποι ἁρμονιάων Il.22.255

.

III settled government, order,

τὰν Διὸς ἁ. A.Pr.551

(lyr.).

IV in Music, stringing,

ἁ. τόξου καὶ λύρας Heraclit.51

, cf. Pl.Smp.187a: hence, method of stringing, musical scale, Philol.6, etc., Nicom.Harm.9; esp. octave,

ἐκ πασῶν ὀκτὼ οὐσῶν [φωνῶν] μίαν ἁ. συμφωνεῖν Pl.R.617b

;

ἑπτὰ χορδαὶ ἡ ἁ. Arist. Metaph.1093a14

, cf. Pr.919b21; of the planetary spheres, in Pythag. theory, Cael.290b13, Mu.399a12, etc.

2 generally, music,

αὐτῷ δὲ τῷ ῥυθμῷ μιμοῦνται χωρὶς ἁ. Id.Po.1447a26

.

3 special type of scale, mode,

ἁ. Λυδία Pi.N.4.46

; Αἰολίς or -ηΐς Pratin.Lyr.5, Lasus I, cf. Pl.R.398e, al., Arist.Pol.1276b8, 1341b35, etc.

b esp. the enharmonic scale, Aristox.Harm.p.I M., Plu.2.1135a, al.

4 ἁρμονίαν λόγων λαβών a due arrangement of words, fit to be set to music, Pl.Tht.175e.

5 intonation or pitch of the voice, Arist.Rh. 1403b31.

6 metaph. of persons and things, harmony, concord, Pl.R.431e, etc.

V personified, as a mythical figure, h.Ap.195, Hes.Th.937, etc.; Philos., like φιλότης, principle of Union, opp. Νεῖκος, Emp.122.2, cf. 27.3.

VI Pythag. name for three, Theol. Ar.16.

VII name of a remedy, Gal.13.61; of a plaster, Paul. Aeg.3.62.