song, lay, ode,
ᾠδή,ἡ, contr. forἀοιδή,
A. song, lay, ode,
h.Ap. 20 , h.Cer. 494 ; in Trag. (exc. that A. uses onlyἀοιδή(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 ofjoyful 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 poetryand . . , Phdr. 245a ; ἐν ταῖς ᾠδαῖς καὶ μέλεσιν
R. 399c
, cf. 398c ; opp.λέξις,
Lg. 816d ;ἐν ᾠδαῖς καὶ μύθοις καὶ λόγοιςib. 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. HA 613b24 .
