sing
From LSJ
Σιγᾶν ἄμεινον ἢ λαλεῖν, ἃ μὴ πρέπει → Decet tacere quam loqui, quae non decet → Schweig besser still, als dass du sagst, was du nicht darfst
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.).
