ἐπαείδω

epaeido

sing to

Appears 17 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 7
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Book II 3
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665c4
666c6
664b4
Book VI 1
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773d6
Book VII 1
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812c6
Book VIII 1
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837e6
Book XII 1
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944b3
Charmides 4
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155e6
157c4
176b3
176b6
Phaedo 2
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77e8
114d7
Theaetetus 2
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149d1
157c9
Phaedrus 1
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267d1
Republic 1
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Book X 1
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608a3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπαείδω, contr. Att. ἐπᾴδω, fut. -ᾴσομαι Ar. Ec. 1153, etc.; -ᾴσω Ach.Tat. 2.7:—Α. sing to or in accompaniment, μάγος ἀνὴρ . . ἐ. θεογονίην Hdt. 1.132; ᾠδὰν χορῷ E. El. 864(lyr.):—Pass., Arr. An. 2.16.3. 2. sing as an incantation, ἃ αἱ Σειρῆνες ἐπῇδον τῷ Ὀδυσσεῖ X. Mem. 2.6.11; χρὴ τὰ τοιαῦτα ὥσπερ ἐπᾴδειν ἑαυτῷ Pl. Phd. 114d, cf. 77e; ἐ. ἡμῖν αὐτοῖς τοῦτον τὸν λόγον Id. R. 608a; ἐ. τινί sing to one so as to charm or soothe him, Id. Phdr. 267d, Lg. 812c, al.:—Pass., Porph. Chr. 35: abs., use charms or incantations, Pl. Tht. 157c; ἐπαείδων by means of charms, A. Ag. 1021 (lyr.), cf. Pl. Lg. 773d, Tht. 149d.

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