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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive and absolute.

P. and V. ᾄδειν, ὑμνεῖν, Ar. and P. μελῳδεῖν (Plato), V. ἀείδειν, ὑμνῳδεῖν, κατᾴδειν, Ar. and V. μέλπειν; see chant.

of birds: P. and V. ᾄδειν, V. κλαγγάνειν (Sophocles, Fragment), εὐστομεῖν, Ar. μελῳδεῖν; see warble.

sing in turn: V. ἀντικλάζειν (acc.).

celebrate in song: P. and V. ᾄδειν, ὑμνεῖν, V. ἀείδειν.