ἀείδω

English (LSJ)

Ion. and poet. form used by Hom., Pi., and sometimes in Trag. and Com. (even in trim., A.Ag.16, E.Fr.188; intetram., Cratin. 305), also in Ion. Prose; contr. ᾄδω (also Anacr.45, Theoc.), Trag., Pl., etc.: impf.

   A ἤειδον Od., Ep. ἄειδον Il., etc.; Trag. and Att. ᾖδον E.Alc.761, Th.2.21: fut. ἀείσομαι Od.22.352, Thgn.943, but ᾄσομαι h.Hom.6.2, 32.19, Thgn.243, and alwaysin Att. (ᾄσεις, σουσιν in Ar. Pax1297, Pl.Lg.666d are corrupt); rarely in act. form ἀείσω, Sapph. 11, Thgn.4, Ar.Lys.1243 (Lacon.), and late Poets, as Nonn.D.13.47 (in E.HF681 ἀείδω is restored by Elmsl.); still more rarely ᾄσω, Babr. 12.13, Men.Rh.p.381S., Him.Or.1.6; Dor. ᾀσεῦμαι Theoc.3.38, ᾀσῶ Id.1.145: aor. ἤεισα Call.Epigr.23.4, Opp.C.3.1, Ep. ἄεισα [ᾰ] Od.21.411; ἄεισον E.Tr.513 (lyr.); ἀείσατε Ar.Th.115 (lyr.); ᾖσα Ar.Nu. 1371, Pl.Ti.21b:—Med., aor. ἀεισάμην (in act. sense) PMag.Lond. 47.43, imper. ἀείσεο h.Hom.17.1 (nisi leg. ἀείσεο):—Pass., ἀείδομαι Pi., Hdt.: poet. impf. ἀείδετο Pi.: aor. ᾔσθην, v. infr. 11.1: pf. ᾖσμαι Pl.Com.69.11. (ἀϝείδω, cf. αὐδή, ὑδέω.) [ᾰ: but ᾱ metri gr. Od. 17.519, h.Hom.12.1, 27.1, Il.Parv..1, Thgn.4, Theoc.7.41, etc.]:— sing, Il.1.604, etc.: hence of all kinds of vocal sounds, crow as cocks, Pl.Smp..223c; hoot as owls, Arat.1000; croak as frogs, Arist. Mir.835b3, Thphr.Sign.3.5, etc.; οἱ τέττιγες χαμόθεν ᾄσονται Stes. ap.Arist.Rh.1412a23:—of other sounds, twang, of the bow-string, Od.21.411; whistle, of the wind through a tree, Mosch.Fr.1.8; ring, of a stone when struck, Theoc.7.26:—prov., πρὶν νενικηκέναι ᾄδειν 'to crow too soon', Pl.Tht.164c.—Constr.:—ἀ. τινί sing to one, Od.22.346; also, vie with one in singing, Theoc.8.6; ᾄ. πρὸς αὐλὸν ἢ λύραν sing to... Arist.Pr..918a23; ὑπ' αὐλοῖς Plu.2.41c:—ἀείσας . . χαίρειν Δημοκλέα, poet. for εἰπών, Epigr.Gr.237.7 (Smyrna).    II trans.,    1 c. acc. rei, sing of, chant, μῆνιν ἄειδε Il.1.1; παιήονα 1.473; κλέα ἀνδρῶν, νόστον, 9.189, Od.1.326; τὸν Βοιώτιον νόμον S.Fr.966: c. gen. (sc. μέλος), sing an air of... Φρυνίχου Ar.V.269, cf. 1225: abs., ἀ. ἀμφί τινος to sing in one's praise, Od.8.266; ἀμφί τινα Terp.2, cf. E.Tr.513; εἴς τινα Ar.Lys. 1243: later, simply = καλεῖν, Ael.NA3.28:—Pass., of songs, to be sung, Hdt.4.35; τὰ λεχθέντα καὶ ᾀσέντα Pl.Ly.205e; ᾆσμα καλῶς ᾀσθέν, opp. λόγος καλῶς ῥηθείς, X.Cyr.3.3.55; ᾄδεται λόγος the story runs, Ph.1.189.    2 of persons, places, etc., sing, praise, celebrate, B.6.6, etc.:—Pass., ἀείδεται θρέψαισ' ἥρωας is celebrated as the nurse of heroes, Pi.P.8.25, cf. 5.24.    3 Pass., to be filled with song, ἀείσετο πᾶν τέμενος . . θαλίαις Pi.O.10(11).76.

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[Seite 39] att. ᾄδω, singen, besingen, fut. ἀείσομαι und att. ᾄσομαι Thuc. 2, 54; ἀείσω Theogn. 4; Eur. Herc. Fur. 681; ᾀσῶ Theocr. 1, 145 neben ᾄσομαι 8, 55 u. ᾀσεῦμαι 3, 38, ᾀσεῖ 7, 72; ᾄσουσι auch Plat. Legg. II, 666 d; ᾖσεν Ion 535 at ᾖσται Plat. com. Ath. XV, 665 (v. 11); ᾀσθέν Xen. Cyr. 3, 3, 55; – ἀείσεο imper. futur. oder aor., wie z. B. ἐπιβήσεο, hymn. Hom. 19, 1. – In Ilias u. Odyssee oft praes. ἀείδω, impft. ἄειδον, ἤειδον, fut. ἀεισόμενος Od. 22, 352, aor. ἀεῖσαι Od. 14, 464, ἄεισον (v. l. ἄειδε Apoll. I. ex. Hom. 10, 13) 8, 492, niemals die contrah. Att. Formen; μῆνιν ἄειδε, θεά Iliad. 1, 1, ἄειδε δ'ἄρα κλέα ἀνδρῶν 9, 189, μοῦσ' ἄρ'ἀοιδὸν ἀνῆκεν ἀειδέμεναι κλέα ἀνδρῶν Od. 8, 73, ἀοιδόν, ὅς τε θεοῖσι καὶ ἀνθρώποισιν ἀείδω 22, 346; das α steht auch in der Arsis, Odyss. 17, 519 ἀείδῃ δεδαώς, u. so auch bei anderen Dichtern; wahrscheinlich hatte das Wort ein Digamma, ἀFείδω, verdoppelt ἀFFείδω, welche Erscheinung auch in andern Wörtern sich zeigt. – Pind. oft das praes., ἀεῖσαι Ol. 11, 26; ἀείσομαι I. 8, 39; pass-, ἀείδετο δὲ πᾶν τέμενος θαλίαις P. 11, 79; – Aesch. Ag. 16, 691; sp. Ep.; Ar. Lys. 1243; in Prosa überall; ἅπερ αἱ γραῖαι ᾄδουσιν, wovon sie immer sprechen, Plat. Lys. 203 c, u. so Sp., ᾄδεται παρὰ πάντων Luc. Somn. 12, u. Plut.; oft abs., singen; auch μέλος, ein Lied singen, Plat. Ion 535 a, ποιήματα ᾀδέσθω Legg. VIII, 829 d; φρουράς (so Bekker, Andere φρουρᾶς), Wachtlieder singen. = ἀγρυπνεῖν Ar. Nub. 711. Auch von Vögeln, Theocr. 7, 141; Ael. H. A. 6, 19; bes. vom Krähen des Hahnes, Plat. Conv. 223 c Theaet. 164 c.