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ἐπῳδός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπῳδός

Structure: ἐπῳδ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: e)pa/|dw

Sense

  1. singing to or over, an enchanter, acting as a charm for or against
  2. sung or said after, called after
  3. a verse or passage returning, a chorus, burden, refrain

Examples

  • πρώτῳ δ’ αὐτῷ τὰ τ’ ἐπῳδὰ καὶ τὰ τετράμετρα καὶ τὸ κρητικὸν καὶ τὸ προσοδιακὸν ἀποδέδοται καὶ ἡ τοῦ ἡρῴου αὔξησισ, ὑπ’ ἐνίων δὲ καὶ τὸ ἐλεγεῖον, πρὸσ δὲ τούτοισ ἥ τε τοῦ ἰαμβείου πρὸσ τὸν ἐπιβατὸν παίωνα ἔντασισ καὶ ἡ τοῦ ηὐξημένου ἡρῴου εἴσ τε τὸ προσοδιακὸν καὶ τὸ κρητικόν· (Pseudo-Plutarch, De musica, section 28 3:1)
  • πρώτῳ δ’ αὐτῷ τά τ’ ἐπῳδὰ καὶ τὰ τετράμετρα καὶ τὸ κρητικὸν καὶ τὸ προσοδιακὸν ἀποδέδοται καὶ ἡ τοῦ ἡρῴου αὔξησισ, ὑπ’ ἐνίων δὲ καὶ τὸ ἐλεγεῖον, πρὸσ δὲ τούτοισ ἥ τε τοῦ ἰαμβείου πρὸσ τὸν ἐπιβατὸν παιῶνα ἔντασισ καὶ ἡ τοῦ ηὐξημένου ἡρῴου εἴσ τε τὸ προσοδιακὸν καὶ τὸ κρητικόν· (Unknown, Elegy and Iambus, Volume II, , section34)

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Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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