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.