ἐνδόσιμος,ον,
A. serving as a prelude, ᾆσμα
Artem. 2.66
;ψαλμὸς ἐ. τῇ ᾠδῇ, Suid. : but usu. neut.ἐνδόσιμον, τό(τὸ πρὸ τῆς ᾠδῆς κιθάρισμα, Hsch. );that which gives the key to the tune, in music, Arist. Rh. 1414b24 , Mu. 399a19 , Hld. 3.2 , Ael. NA 11.1 , Poll. 1.210 : metaph.,key-noteof a speech, Arist. Rh. 1415a7 , Pol. 1339a13 , cf. Max.Tyr. 7.7 , Jul. Ep. 186 : generally,signalfor a race, Hld. 4.3 ; [πρόβατα] πρὸς τὰ ἐ. τῆς σύριγγος ποιμαινόμενα
Id. 5.14
: metaph.,τὸ τοῦ καιροῦ καὶ τῆς ὥρας ἐ. Id. 4.16 ; τοῦ φιλοσοφεῖν ἐ. ἔδωκαν
Phld. Acad.Ind. p.5M.
; ὥσπερ ἐ. ἕξει πρός τι
Plu. 2.73b
; τοῦ λογισμοῦ τὸ ἐ. παρεσχηκότος
Porph. Sent. 32
, cf. Luc. Symp. 30 (also ἐ. παρασχέσθαι
Dam. Pr. 415
); λαβεῖν