ᾠδή, ἡ,
contraction for ἀοιδή, song, lay, ode, [[ Hymnus ad Apollinem 20, “hymnus ad Cererem” 494; in Trag. (except that 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus uses only ἀοιδή (which see))] Refs], of dirges, πολλὰς θρήνων ᾠδάς [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 88 (_anapaest meter_); ὀξυτόνους ᾠ. θρηνήσει [prev. author] “Aj.” 631 (Lyric poetry); ᾠδὰ ἐπικήδειος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 514 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also of joyful songs, songs of praise, καλλίνικος [[ [prev. author] “El.” 865 (Lyric poetry); ἴακχος [prev. author] “Cyc.” 69 (Lyric poetry); λύπας πολυχόρδοις ᾠ. παύειν [prev. author] “Med.” 197 (_anapaest meter_); ᾠδὰς ὑστέροισι θήσετε [prev. author] “Supp.” 1225; χαίροντες ᾠδῆς.. μέλεσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 244 (Lyric poetry); ὑμεναίοις καὶ νυμφιδίοισι δέχεσθ᾽ ᾠ. [prev. author] “Av.” 1729 (Lyric poetry): frequently in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus, ᾠ. κιθαρῳδική “Lg.” 722d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κιθαρίζειν πρὸς τὴν ᾠ. [[Alcaeus1.108a ] Refs]; ᾠδαὶ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη ποίησις lyric poetry and.., [[ “Phdr.” 245a; ἐν ταῖς ᾠδαῖς καὶ μέλεσιν “R.” 399c ] Refs], compare 398c; opposed to λέξις, [[ “Lg.” 816d] Refs]; ἐν ᾠδαῖς καὶ μύθοις καὶ λόγοις [[[prev. work]664a ] Refs]; of poems such as those of Stesichorus on Helen, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 10.64 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the various songs associated with particular employments or conditions, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Clearchus Historicus 37, compare 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1164.10, 1236.60. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 ={ἐπῳδός}, magic song, spell, [[ 3rd c.AD(?): Longus Scriptor Eroticus 2.7. ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__3 metonymy for χορδή, Τέρπανδρος.. δέκα ζεῦξε Μοῦσαν ἐν ᾠδαῖς [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Timotheus Lyricus “Persae” 238. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]