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ἁρμονία

ἁρμονία, (fastening) union, order, musical key, harmony

ἁρμονία, ἡ, (ἁρμόζω)
  • means of joining, fastening, γόμφοις μιν . . καὶ ἁρμονίῃσιν ἄρηρεν Od. 5.248; of a ship, ὄφρʼ ἂν . . ἐν ἁρμονίῃσιν ἀρήρῃ ib. 361.
      • 2 joint, as between a shipʼs planks, τὰς ἁ. ἐν ὦν ἐπάκτωσαν τῇ βύβλῳ caulked the joints with papyrus, Hdt. 2.96; τῶν ἁρμονιῶν διαχασκουσῶν Ar. Eq. 533; also in masonry, αἱ τῶν λίθων ἁ. D.S. 2.8, cf. Paus. 8.8.8, 9.33.7.
      • 3 in Anatomy, suture, Hp. Off. 25, Oss. 12; union of two bones by mere apposition, Gal. 2.737; also in pl., adjustments, πόρων Epicur. Fr. 250.
      • 4 framework, ῥηγνὺς ἁρμονίαν . . λύρας S. Fr. 244; βοός Philostr. Im. 1.16; esp. of the human frame, ἁρμονίην ἀναλυέμεν ἀνθρώποιο Ps.-Phoc. 102; νεύρων καὶ κώλων ἔκλυτος ἁ. AP 7.383 (Phil.); τὰς ἁ. διαχαλᾷ τοῦ σώματος Epicr. 2.19.
        • b of the mind, δύστροπος γυναικῶν ἁ. womenʼs perverse temperament, E. Hipp. 162 (lyr.).
        • c framework of the universe, Corp.Herm. 1.14.
    • II covenant, agreement, in pl., μάρτυροι . . καὶ ἐπίσκοποι ἁρμονιάων Il. 22.255.
    • III settled government, order, τὰν Διὸς ἁ. A. Pr. 551 (lyr.).
    • IV in Music, stringing, ἁ. τόξου καὶ λύρας Heraclit. 51, cf. Pl. Smp. 187a: hence, method of stringing, musical scale, Philol. 6, etc., Nicom. Harm. 9; esp. octave, ἐκ πασῶν ὀκτὼ οὐσῶν [φωνῶν] μίαν ἁ. συμφωνεῖν Pl. R. 617b; ἑπτὰ χορδαὶ ἡ ἁ. Arist. Metaph. 1093a14, cf. Pr. 919b21; of the planetary spheres, in Pythag. theory, Cael. 290b13, Mu. 399a12, etc.
      • 2 generally, music, αὐτῷ δὲ τῷ ῥυθμῷ μιμοῦνται χωρὶς ἁ. Id. Po. 1447a26.
      • 3 special type of scale, mode, ἁ. Λυδία Pi. N. 4.46; Αἰολίς or -ηΐς Pratin.Lyr. 5, Lasus 1, cf. Pl. R. 398e, al., Arist. Pol. 1276b8, 1341b35, etc.
        • b esp. the enharmonic scale, Aristox. Harm. p.I M., Plu. Mus. 2.1135a, al.
      • 4 ἁρμονίαν λόγων λαβών a due arrangement of words, fit to be set to music, Pl. Tht. 175e.
      • 5 intonation or pitch of the voice, Arist. Rh. 1403b31.
      • 6 metaph. of persons and things, harmony, concord, Pl. R. 431e, etc.
    • V personified, as a mythical figure, h.Ap. 195, Hes. Th. 937, etc.; Philos., like φιλότης, principle of Union, opp. Νεῖκος, Emp. 122.2, cf. 27.3.
    • VI Pythag. name for three, Theol. Ar. 16.
    • VII name of a remedy, Gal. 13.61; of a plaster, Paul.Aeg.3.62.

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