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εὐκαταφρόνητός ἐστι σιγηρὸς τρόπος → a way of life disposed to silence is contemptible (Menander)

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Transliteration A: audḗ Transliteration B: audē Transliteration C: avdi Beta Code: au)dh/

English (LSJ)

Dor. αὐδά, ἡ,

   A human voice, speech (but distd. fr. φωνή, Stoic. 2.44), μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐ. Il.1.249.    2 generally, sound or twang of the bow-string, καλὸν ἄεισε χελιδόνι εἰκέλη αὐδήν Od.21.411; of a trumpet, E.Rh.989; of the τέττιξ, Hes.Sc.396; of the sound emitted by the statue of Memnon, Epigr.Gr.990.7 (Balbilla).    II report, account, ἔργων ἀΐοντες αὐδήν S.OC240 (lyr.), cf. E.Supp.600 (lyr.), Hipp.567.    2 oracle, Id.IT976.    3 song, ode, Pi.N.9.4. (Cf. Skt. vadati 'speaks', v. ἀείδω.)