Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μουσοποιός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μουσοποιός μουσοποιόν

Structure: μουσοποι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: poie/w

Sense

  1. making poetry, a poet, poetess
  2. singing or playing

Examples

  • Τὸν τοῦ Ζανὸσ ὅδ’ ὗμιν υἱὸν ὡνὴρ τὸν λεοντομάχαν, τὸν ὀξύχειρα, πρᾶτοσ τῶν ἐπάνωθε μουσοποιῶν Πείσανδροσ συνέγραψεν ὡκ Καμίρου χὥσουσ ἐξεπόνασεν εἶπ’ ἀέθλουσ. (Theocritus, Idylls1)
  • τὸν τῶ Ζανὸσ ὅδ’ ὗμιν υἱὸν ὡνήρ, τὸν λειοντομάχαν, τὸν ὀξύχειρα, πρᾶτοσ τῶν ἐπάνωθε μουσοποιῶν Πείσανδροσ συνέγραψεν οὑκ Καμείρου, χὄσσουσ ἐξεπόνασεν εἶπ’ ἀέθλουσ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 5981)

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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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