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καταυλέω

katauleo

charm by flute-playing

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

καταυλέω, A. charm by flute-playing, τινος Pl. Lg. 790e, cf. R. 411a; τινα Alciphr. 2.1: metaph., σε . . -ήσω φόβῳ I will flute to you on a ghastly flute, E. HF 871 (troch.):—Pass., of persons, μεθύων καὶ καταυλούμενος drinking wine to the strains of the flute, Pl. R. 561c; κ. πρὸς χελωνίδος ψόφον to be played to on the flute with lyre accompaniment, Posidon. 10 J., cf. Call. Fr. 10.3 P., Phld. Mus.p.49 K. 2. c. gen. loci, make a place sound with flute-playing, Thphr. Fr. 87:— Pass., resound with flute-playing, νῆσος κατηυλεῖτο Plu. Ant. 56. II. in Pass., [τὸν μονόχορδον κανόνα] παρέχειν ταῖς αἰσθήσεσι . . καταυλούμενον subdued by a flute accompaniment, Ptol. Harm. 2.12: metaph., to be piped down, ridiculed, γελώμενοι καὶ -ούμενοι Anon. ap. Suid., cf. Porph. Chr. 34. III. c. acc. rei, play on the flute, τὰ μητρῷα Duris 16 J.:—Pass., to have played to one as an accompaniment on the flute, -ούμενοι πρὸς τῶν ἑπομένων τὰ μητρῷα μέλη D.H. 2.19.
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