αὐδή

aude

human voice, speech

Appears 17 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 10
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1371
Book 2 3
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2268
2297
2401
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

94
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

1489
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21411
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22206
Book 24 2
Chapter ?

24503
24548
Iliad 7
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1249
Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4430
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13757
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15270
Book 18 1
Chapter ?

18419
Book 19 2
Chapter ?

19250
19418

Dictionary (LSJ)

αὐδή, Dor. αὐδά, ἡ, A. human voice, speech (but distd. fr. φωνή, Stoic. 2.44), μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐ. Il. 1.249. 2. generally, sound or twang of the bow-string, καλὸν ἄεισε χελιδόνι εἰκέλη αὐδήν Od. 21.411; of a trumpet, E. Rh. 989; of the τέττιξ, Hes. Sc. 396; of the sound emitted by the statue of Memnon, Epigr.Gr. 990.7 (Balbilla). II. report, account, ἔργων ἀΐοντες αὐδήν S. OC 240 (lyr.), cf. E. Supp. 600 (lyr.), Hipp. 567. 2. oracle, Id. IT 976. 3. song, ode, Pi. N. 9.4. (Cf. Skt. vadati ‘speaks’, v. ἀείδω.)

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