λῡσῐῳδός,ὁ,
A. one who played women's characters in male attire, Aristox. Fr.Hist. 57 , Posidon. 4
J. , Phld. Ind.Sto. 7 , Plu. Sull. 36 : so called fromΛῦσις, who wrote songs for such actors, Str. 14.1.41 : distd. fromμαγῳδός, ibid., but identified withμ.by Aristocl.Hist. 7 : fem.ἡ λυσιῳδόςAth.Naucr. ( FGrH 166 ) 1
J.
II. asAdj.,λ. αὐλοίflutesthat accompanied such songs, Ephor. 3
J. (nisi leg.λυσιῳδ<ικ>ῶν ).