ἐπᾰείδω,
contraction Attic dialect ἐπᾴδω, future -ᾴσομαι[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 1153, etc.;] Refs 5th c.BC+] -ᾴσω [[3rd c.AD(?): Achilles Tatius Astronomus 2.7 ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]:—sing to or in accompaniment, μάγος ἀνὴρ.. ἐ. θεογονίην [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.132; ᾠδὰν χορῷ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 864 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [[ 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 2.16.3. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 sing as an incantation, ἃ αἱ Σειρῆνες ἐπῇδον τῷ Ὀδυσσεῖ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.6.11; χρὴ τὰ τοιαῦτα ὥσπερ ἐπᾴδειν ἑαυτῷ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 114d, compare 77e; ἐ. ἡμῖν αὐτοῖς τοῦτον τὸν λόγον [prev. author] “R.” 608a ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τινί sing to one so as to charm or soothe him, [[ [prev. author] “Phdr.” 267d, “Lg.” 812c, +others] Refs]:—passive, [[ 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “adversus Christianos - Abh. Berl. Akad.” 35 ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]: absolutely, use charms or incantations, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 157c; ἐπαείδων ] Refs 5th c.BC+]by means of charms, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1021 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 773d, “Tht.” 149d. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]