μελλοδειπνικός
From LSJ
ἆρ' ἐς τὸ κάλλος ἐκκεκώφηται ξίφη → can it be that her beauty has blunted their swords, can it be that their swords are blunted at the sight of her beauty
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A played or sung at the beginning of dinner, μέλος Ar.Ec.1153.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μελλοδειπνικός: ή, ον, ὁ ᾀδόμενος ἐν ἀρχῇ τοῦ δείπνου, ἐπᾴσομαι μέλος τι μελλοδειπνικὸν Ἀριστοφ. Ἐκκλ. 1153.
