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ἀπᾴδω

ἀπᾴδω, to sing out of tune, be out of tune

ἀπᾴδω, fut. -ᾴσομαι Pl. Ti. 26d:—
  • sing out of tune, ὅλῃ ἁρμονίᾳ Id. Lg. 802e; ἐπὶ τὸ ὀξύ Arist. Pr. 919b23: abs., Pl. Hp.Mi. 374c, D.Chr. 13.20, etc.
    • II metaph., dissent, ἀπʼ ἀλλήλων Pl. Lg. 662b; πρὸς τὴν καθεστῶσαν πολιτείαν Plu. Lyc. 27: c. gen., ἐθῶν Luc. Anach. 6; to be at variance with, τῆς ἀληθείας Ph. 1.235; fall short of, τῆς διὰ τῶν νεύρων ἰσχύος Hero Bel. 112.16.
      • 2 wander away, πολὺ ἀπῇσας ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐρωτήματος Pl. Hp.Ma. 292c.
      • 3 in part., unbefitting, ἀπᾴδοντα τῷ θεῷ ἐγκώμια Jul. Or. 4.132b; τῷ πράγματι Lib. Or. 10.34; ξένον καὶ ἀπᾷδον τὸ ῥῆμα Porph. Chr. 69.

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