ᾠδή

English (LSJ)

ἡ, contr. for ἀοιδή,

   A song, lay, ode, h.Ap.20, h.Cer.494; in Trag. (exc. that A. uses only ἀοιδή (q. v.)), of dirges, πολλὰς θρήνων ᾠδάς S.El.88 (anap.); ὀξυτόνους ᾠ. θρηνήσει Id.Aj.631 (lyr.); ᾠδὰ ἐπικήδειος E.Tr.514 (lyr.); but also of joyful songs, songs of praise, καλλίνικος Id.El.865 (lyr.); ἴακχος Id.Cyc.69 (lyr.); λύπας πολυχόρδοις ᾠ. παύειν Id.Med.197 (anap.); ᾠδὰς ὑστέροισι θήσετε Id.Supp.1225; χαίροντες ᾠδῆς . . μέλεσιν Ar.Ra.244(lyr.); ὑμεναίοις καὶ νυμφιδίοισι δέχεσθ' ᾠ. Id.Av.1729(lyr.): freq. in Pl., ᾠ. κιθαρῳδική Lg.722d; κιθαρίζειν πρὸς τὴν ᾠ. Alc.1.108a; ᾠδαὶ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη ποίησις lyric poetry and... Phdr.245a; ἐν ταῖς ᾠδαῖς καὶ μέλεσιν R.399c, cf. 398c; opp. λέξις, Lg.816d; ἐν ᾠδαῖς καὶ μύθοις καὶ λόγοις ib.664a; of poems such as those of Stesichorus on Helen, Isoc.10.64; of the various songs associated with particular employments or conditions, Clearch.37, cf. Eust.1164.10, 1236.60.    2 = ἐπῳδός, magic song, spell, Longus 2.7.    3 meton. for χορδή, Τέρπανδρος . . δέκα ζεῦξε Μοῦσαν ἐν ᾠδαῖς Tim.Pers.238.    II singing, Plu.Crass.33, etc.; of birds, Arist.HA613b24.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1407] ἡ, zsgzgn statt ἀοιδή, Gesang, Gedicht, Lied; Hom. h. Ap. 20 Cer. 494; πολλὰς μὲν θρήνων ᾠδὰς ᾔσθου Soph. El. 88; Ai. 618; Eur. Phoen. 814 u. öfter; Plat. καλῆς ᾠδῆς μετέχοντα, ἣν ᾄδει, Conv. 197 e; κατὰ λέξιν τε καὶ ᾠδήν Legg. VII, 816 d, κιθαρίζειν πρὸς τὴν ᾠδήν Alc. I, 108 a; oft Ggstz von λόγος, auch vom.eigtl. lyrischen Gedichte, ἐς ᾠδάς τε καὶ τὴν ἄλλην ποίησιν Menex. 239 c; auch Zaubergesang, Schäf. Long. p. 356.