ὀπηδ-ός,ὁ, Dor.
ὀπᾱδός, which is also the usual form in Trag. and Prose (v. infr.) (neither form occurs in Hom. , thoughὀπηδόςmay be inferred fromὀπηδέω),
A. attendant(cf. the Homericὀπάων), S. Tr. 1264 (anap.), E. Alc. 136 ; of body-guards, A. Supp. 985 : c. gen., Πάν, Ματρὸς μεγάλας ὀπαδέ
Pi. Fr. 95
; ἀοιδὰ στεφάνων ἀρετᾶν τε . . ὀ.
Id. N. 3.8
;τέκνων ὀ.,of aπαιδαγωγός,
E. Med. 53 ;πυκνοστίκτων ὀ. ἐλάφων pursuingthem, of Artemis, S. OC 1093 (lyr.) ; ἀστέρες . . νυκτὸς ὀ.
Theoc. 2.166
; τὴν Ἑκάτην ὀπαδὸν Ἀρτέμιδος εἶναι
Phld. Piet. 91
, cf. 33 .
II. asAdj., c. dat.,following, accompanying, attending,
ἐγὼ Μούσῃσιν ὀπηδός