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ἐπῳδή

epode

song sung to

Appears 30 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπῳδή, Ion. and poet. ἐπᾰοιδή, ἡ, A. song sung to or over: hence, enchantment, spell, ἐπαοιδῇ δʼ αἷμα..ἔσχεθον Od. 19.457, cf. Pi. P. 4.217 ; οὐ πρὸς ἰατροῦ σοφοῦ θρηνεῖν ἐπῳδὰς πρὸς τομῶντι πήματι S. Aj. 582 ; of the Magi, Hdt. 1.132 ; μελιγλώσσοις πειθοῦς ἐπαοιδαῖσιν A. Pr. 174, cf. S. OC 1194 ; ἐπῳδὰς ἐπᾴδειν X. Mem. 2.6.10 sq.; ἐπῳδαῖς ἁλίσκεσθαι Anaxandr. 33.13; οὔτε φάρμακα..οὐδʼ αὖ ἐπῳδαί Pl. R. 426b ; θυσίαι καὶ ἐ. ib.364b ; τὰς θυσίας καὶ τελετὰς καὶ τὰς ἐ. Id. Smp. 202e, etc.: c. gen. obj., charm for or against.., τούτων ἐπῳδὰς οὐκ ἐποίησεν πατήρ A. Eu. 649. II. apptly., = ἐπῳδός II, Poet.Oxy. 661.21 (pl.).
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