ὕμνος
hymnos
hymn, ode, in praise
Appears 14 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὕμνος, ὁ, A. hymn, ode, in praise of gods or heroes (καί τι ἦν εἶδος ῳδῆς εὐχαὶ πρὸς θεούς, ὄνομα δὲ ὕμνοι ἐπεκαλοῦντο Lg. 700b; ὕμνους θεοῖς καὶ ἐγκώμια τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς R. 607a, cf. Po. 1448b27), once in , ἀοιδῆς ὕμνος Od. 8.429 (folld. by Demodocus’ song of the Wooden Horse, 499 sqq.); ὕμνῳ νικήσαντα φέρειν τρίποδʼ Op. 657; ἀνδρῶν τε παλαιῶν ἠδὲ γυναικῶν ὕμνον ἀείδουσιν h.Ap. 161; freq. in , ὕμνος πολύφατος, ἐπικώμιος, etc., O. 1.8, N. 8.50, al.; Θήρωνος Ὀλυμπιονίκαν ὕμνον O. 3.3; and in , ὑφάνας ὕμνον 5.10, cf. 6.11, al.; ὕμνοι θεῶν to or in honour of the gods, Lg. 801d; τιμῶν θεὰν ὕμνοισιν Hipp. 56; τοὺς χοροὺς . . καὶ τοὺς ὕ. τῷ θεῷ ποιεῖτε 21.51, cf. Smp. 177a; ὕμνοι Δαυείδ psalms of , 2 Ch. 7.6; ψαλμοὶ καὶ ὕ. καὶ ᾠδαί Ep.Eph. 5.19: in Trag. also of mournful songs, addressed to gods or heroes, τὸν δυσκέλαδον ὕ. Ἐρινύος Th. 868 (lyr.), cf. Pers. 620, 625 (anap.), Ch. 475 (lyr.); ὕ. ἐξ Ἐρινύων, δέσμιος φρενῶν, ἀφόρμικτος Eu. 331 (lyr.), cf. 306; ἐν ἀλύροις κλέοντες ὕμνοις Alc. 447 (lyr.); ὕ. Ἅιδου, of one whose songs are death, Com.69 (lyr.).—On ὕμνοι of various kinds v. Men.Rh.p.333 ; ὁ κυρίως ὕ. πρὸς κιθάραν ᾔδετο ἑστώτων Chr.ap. Bibl.p.320 B., cf. ap. EM 777.9. [Most commonly ῡ, but only by position; ῠ proved by εὔῠμνος (q.v.), ῠμνῳδεῖ Ag. 990 (lyr.), ῠμνήσω Ba. 72 (lyr.).]
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