αὐλέω

auleo

play on the flute

Appears 34 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

αὐλέω, Boeot. part. αὐλίων IG 7.3211,3212 (Orchom. Boeot.): (αὐλός):—Α. play on the flute, Φρύγιον αὔλησεν μέλος Alcm. 82, cf. Hdt. 1.141, 2.60, Pl. Prt. 327a: c. dat. pers., X. Smp. 2.8, etc.; αὐ. ἔξοδον play a finale, Ar. V. 582; αὐ. εἰρεσίαν, of the boatswain, Plu. Alc. 2:— Pass., of tunes, to be played on the flute, ὁ Βακχεῖος ῥυθμὸς ηὐλεῖτο X. Smp. 9.3; αὐλεῖται πᾶν μέλαθρον is filled with music, E. IT 367. 2. of persons, play to, Philostr. VA 2.34, cf. A.D. Synt. 302.1:—mostly in Pass., to be played to, hear music, X. An. 6.1.11, Cyr. 4.5.7, Arist. Pr. 917b19 (but possibly Med. as in Pl. Lg. 791a), Thphr. Char. 19.10, 20.10. II. generally, play, κέρατι Luc. DDeor. 12.1, cf. Poll. 4.74.
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