ἠχέτης: Difference between revisions

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|Definition=ου, ὁ, Ep. ἠχέτᾰ, Dor. ἀχέτας, ἀχέτᾰ, (ἠχέω) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">clear-sounding, musical, shrill</b>, δόναξ ἀχέτας <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>575</span> (lyr.); κύκνος <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span>151</span> (lyr.); epith. of the cicada, <b class="b2">chirping</b>, ἠχέτα τέττιξ <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>582</span>, <span class="title">AP</span> 7.201 (Pamphil.); <b class="b3">ἀχέτατ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">213</span> (Arch.): abs., <b class="b3">ἀχέτας, ὁ</b>, <b class="b2">the chirper</b>, i.e. <b class="b2">the male cicada</b>, <span class="bibl">Anan.5.6</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span>1159</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Av.</span>1095</span> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>532b16</span>,<span class="bibl">556a20</span>: <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">A.</span>1250</span> has Ep.acc. <b class="b3">ἠχέτα πορθμόν</b> the <b class="b2">sounding</b> strait.</span>

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