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ἐπαείδω

ἐπαείδω, to sing to, to sing incantations, to soothe by singing

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ἐπᾴδουσʼ present active participle masculine dative plural, present active participle neuter dative plural, present active indicative 3rd plural, present active participle feminine nominative singular, present active participle feminine vocative singular of ἐπαείδω

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ἐπᾰείδω, contr. Att. ἐπᾴδω, fut. -ᾴσομαι Ar. Ec. 1153, etc.; -ᾴσω Ach.Tat. 2.7:—
  • sing to or in accompaniment, μάγος ἀνὴρ . . ἐ. θεογονίην Hdt. 1.132; ᾠδὰν χορῷ E. El. 864 (lyr.):—Pass., Arr. An. 2.16.3.
      • 2 sing as an incantation, ἃ αἱ Σειρῆνες ἐπῇδον τῷ Ὀδυσσεῖ X. Mem. 2.6.11; χρὴ τὰ τοιαῦτα ὥσπερ ἐπᾴδειν ἑαυτῷ Pl. Phd. 114d, cf. 77e; ἐ. ἡμῖν αὐτοῖς τοῦτον τὸν λόγον Id. R. 608a; ἐ. τινί sing to one so as to charm or soothe him, Id. Phdr. 267d, Lg. 812c, al.:—Pass., Porph. Chr. 35: abs., use charms or incantations, Pl. Tht. 157c; ἐπαείδων by means of charms, A. Ag. 1021 (lyr.), cf. Pl. Lg. 773d, Tht. 149d.

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