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ἐπῳδή

ἐπῳδή, an enchantment, spell, charm

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ἐπωιδαί Noun: feminine nominative plural, Noun: feminine vocative plural of ἐπῳδή

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ἐπῳδή, Ion. and poet. ἐπᾰοιδή, ἡ,
  • song sung to or over: hence, enchantment, spell, ἐπαοιδῇ δʼ αἷμα..ἔσχεθον Od. 19.457, cf. Pi. P. 4.217; οὐ πρὸς ἰατροῦ σοφοῦ θρηνεῖν ἐπῳδὰς πρὸς τομῶντι πήματι S. Aj. 582; of the Magi, Hdt. 1.132; μελιγλώσσοις πειθοῦς ἐπαοιδαῖσιν A. Pr. 174, cf. S. OC 1194; ἐπῳδὰς ἐπᾴδειν X. Mem. 2.6.10 sq.; ἐπῳδαῖς ἁλίσκεσθαι Anaxandr. 33.13; οὔτε φάρμακα..οὐδʼ αὖ ἐπῳδαί Pl. R. 426b; θυσίαι καὶ ἐ. ib. 364b; τὰς θυσίας καὶ τελετὰς καὶ τὰς ἐ. Id. Smp. 202e, etc.: c. gen. obj., charm for or against.., τούτων ἐπῳδὰς οὐκ ἐποίησεν πατήρ A. Eu. 649.
    • II apptly., = ἐπῳδός II, Poet. Oxy. 661.21 (pl.).

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