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ἀντιψάλλω

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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Full diacritics: ἀντιψάλλω Medium diacritics: ἀντιψάλλω Low diacritics: αντιψάλλω Capitals: ΑΝΤΙΨΑΛΛΩ
Transliteration A: antipsállō Transliteration B: antipsallō Transliteration C: antipsallo Beta Code: a)ntiya/llw

English (LSJ)

   A play a stringed instrument in accompaniment of song, ἀ. ἐλέγοις φόρμιγγα Ar.Av.218.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀντιψάλλω: κρούω ἔγχορδον ὄργανον καὶ συναποτελῶ μελῳδίαν μετ’ ᾄσματος, Φοῖβος ... τοῖς σοῖς ἐλέγοις ἀντιψάλλων ἐλεφαντόδετον φόρμιγγα, θεῶν ἵστησι χοροὺς Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 217.

French (Bailly abrégé)

1 toucher (la lyre) en accord avec, càd accompagner avec la lyre, τινι;
2 chanter en se répondant l’un à l’autre, les uns aux autres.
Étymologie: ἀντί, ψάλλω.