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ἀοιδός

aoidos

singer, minstrel, bard

Appears 33 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀοιδός [ᾰ], ὁ, (ἀείδω) A. singer, minstrel, bard, Il. 24.720, Od. 3.270, al., Hes. Th. 95, Op. 26, Sapph. 92, etc.; ἀ. ἀνήρ Od. 3.267; θεῖος ἀ. 4.17, 8.87, al.; τοῦ ἀρίστου ἀνθρώπων ἀ. Hdt. 1.24; πολλὰ ψεύδονται ἀ. Arist. Metaph. 983a4: c.gen., γόων, χρησμῶν ἀοιδός, E. HF 110, Heracl. 403; πρᾶτος ἀ., of the cock, Theoc. 18.56. 2. fem., songstress, πολύϊδρις ἀ. Id. 15.97; of the nightingale, Hes. Op. 208; of the Sphinx, S. OT 36, E. Ph. 1507 (lyr.); ἀοιδὸς Μοῦσα Id. Rh. 386 (lyr.). 3. enchanter, S. Tr. 1000. II. as Adj., tuneful, musical, ἀοιδοτάταν ὄρνιθα E. Hel. 1109 (lyr.), cf. Theoc. 12.7, Call. Del. 252, IG 12(2).443. 2. Pass., = ἀοίδιμος, famous, πολλὸν ἀοιδοτέρη Arcesil. ap. D.L. 4.30. III. = εὐνοῦχος, Hsch.; cf. δοῖδος.
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