ἀείδω

ἀείδω, [dialect] Ion. and poet. form used by Hom., Pi., and sometimes in Trag. and Com. (even in trim., A.Ag.16, E.Fr.188; intetram., Cratin. 305), also in [dialect] Ion. Prose; [var] contr. [full] ᾄδω (also Anacr.45, Theoc.), Trag., Pl., etc.: [tense] impf.

A

ἤειδον Od.

, [dialect] Ep.

ἄειδον Il.

, etc.; Trag. and [dialect] Att.

ᾖδον E.Alc.761

, Th.2.21: [tense] fut.

ἀείσομαι Od.22.352

, Thgn.943, but

ᾄσομαι h.Hom.6.2

, 32.19, Thgn.243, and alwaysin [dialect] Att. (ᾄσεις, σουσιν in Ar. Pax1297, Pl.Lg.666d are corrupt); rarely in act. form ἀείσω, Sapph. 11, Thgn.4, Ar.Lys.1243 ([dialect] Lacon.), and late Poets, as Nonn.D.13.47 (in E.HF681 ἀείδω is restored by Elmsl.); still more rarely ᾄσω, Babr. 12.13, Men.Rh.p.381S., Him.Or.1.6; [dialect] Dor.

ᾀσεῦμαι Theoc.3.38

,

ᾀσῶ Id.1.145

: [tense] aor.

ἤεισα Call.Epigr.23.4

, Opp.C.3.1, [dialect] Ep. ἄεισα [ᾰ] Od.21.411;

ἄεισον E.Tr.513

(lyr.);

ἀείσατε Ar.Th.115

(lyr.);

ᾖσα Ar.Nu. 1371

, Pl.Ti.21b:—[voice] Med., [tense] aor. ἀεισάμην (in act. sense) PMag.Lond. 47.43, imper.

ἀείσεο h.Hom.17.1

(nisi leg. ἀείσεο):—[voice] Pass.,

ἀείδομαι Pi.

, Hdt.: poet. [tense] impf.

ἀείδετο Pi.

: [tense] aor. ᾔσθην, v. infr. 11.1: [tense] pf.

ᾖσμαι Pl.Com.69.11

. (ἀϝείδω, cf. αὐδή, ὑδέω.) [ᾰ: but [pron. full] ᾱ metri gr. Od. 17.519, h.Hom.12.1, 27.1, Il.Parv..1, Thgn.4, Theoc.7.41, etc.]:— sing, Il.1.604, etc.: hence of all kinds of vocal sounds, crow as cocks, Pl.Smp..223c; hoot as owls, Arat.1000; croak as frogs, Arist. Mir.835b3, Thphr.Sign.3.5, etc.; οἱ τέττιγες χαμόθεν ᾄσονται Stes. ap.Arist.Rh.1412a23:—of other sounds, twang, of the bow-string, Od.21.411; whistle, of the wind through a tree, Mosch.Fr.1.8; ring, of a stone when struck, Theoc.7.26:—prov., πρὶν νενικηκέναι ᾄδειν 'to crow too soon', Pl.Tht.164c.—Constr.:—ἀ. τινί sing to one, Od.22.346; also, vie with one in singing, Theoc.8.6; ᾄ. πρὸς αὐλὸν ἢ λύραν sing to . . , Arist.Pr..918a23;

ὑπ' αὐλοῖς Plu.2.41c

:—ἀείσας . . χαίρειν Δημοκλέα, poet. for εἰπών, Epigr.Gr.237.7 ([place name] Smyrna).

II trans.,

1 c. acc. rei, sing of, chant,

μῆνιν ἄειδε Il.1.1

;

παιήονα 1.473

; κλέα ἀνδρῶν, νόστον, 9.189, Od.1.326;

τὸν Βοιώτιον νόμον S.Fr.966

: c. gen. (sc. μέλος), sing an air of . .,

Φρυνίχου Ar.V.269

, cf. 1225: abs., ἀ. ἀμφί τινος to sing in one's praise, Od.8.266;

ἀμφί τινα Terp.2

, cf. E.Tr.513;

εἴς τινα Ar.Lys. 1243

: later, simply = καλεῖν, Ael.NA3.28:—[voice] Pass., of songs, to be sung, Hdt.4.35;

τὰ λεχθέντα καὶ ᾀσέντα Pl.Ly.205e

; ᾆσμα καλῶς ᾀσθέν, opp. λόγος καλῶς ῥηθείς, X.Cyr.3.3.55; ᾄδεται λόγος the story runs, Ph.1.189.

2 of persons, places, etc., sing, praise, celebrate, B.6.6, etc.:—[voice] Pass., ἀείδεται θρέψαισ' ἥρωας is celebrated as the nurse of heroes, Pi.P.8.25, cf. 5.24.

3 [voice] Pass., to be filled with song,

ἀείσετο πᾶν τέμενος . . θαλίαις Pi.O.10(11).76

.