ἀείδω,
Ionic dialect and
poetry form used by [
Refs 8th c.BC+], and sometimes in Trag. and Comedy texts (even in
trimeter, [
Refs 5th c.BC+], also in
Ionic dialect Prose;
contraction ᾄδω (also [
Refs 6th c.BC+]:
imperfect ἤειδον[
Refs 8th c.BC+],
Epic dialect ἄειδον[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; Trag. and
Attic dialect ᾖδον[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
future ἀείσομαι[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; rarely in
active form ἀείσω, [
Refs 7th c.BC+], and late Poets, as [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; still more rarely ᾄσω, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+];
Doric dialect ᾀσεῦμαι[
Refs 3rd c.BC+]:
aorist ἤεισα[
Refs 8th c.BC+] —
middle,
aorist ἀεισάμην (in
active sense) [
Refs]:—
passive, ἀείδομαι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
poetry imperfect ἀείδετο[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
aorist ᾔσθην, see below 11.1:
perfect ᾖσμαι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]: but ᾱ for the sake of meter [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:—
sing, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: hence of all kinds of vocal sounds,
crow as cocks, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
hoot as owls, [
Refs 4th c.BC+];
croak as frogs, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ τέττιγες χαμόθεν ᾄσονται Stes. cited in [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:—of other sounds,
twang, of the bow-string, [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
whistle, of the wind through a tree, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+];
ring, of a stone when struck, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+] —proverbial, πρὶν νενικηκέναι ᾄδειν '
to crow too soon', [
Refs 5th c.BC+] —Constr:—ἀ. τινί
sing to one, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; also,
vie with one
in singing, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ᾄ. πρὸς αὐλὸν ἢ λύραν
sing to, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II)
transitive,
II.1) with
accusative of things,
sing of, chant, μῆνιν ἄειδε[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; κλέα ἀνδρῶν, νόστον,[
Refs 8th c.BC+],
sing an air of, Φρυνίχου[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
to sing in one's praise, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: later, simply ={καλεῖν}, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—
passive, of songs,
to be sung, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ᾆσμα καλῶς ᾀσθέν, opposed to λόγος καλῶς ῥηθείς, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ᾄδεται λόγος the story
runs, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
II.2) of persons, places, etc,
sing, praise, celebrate, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] —
passive, ἀείδεται θρέψαισ᾽ ἥρωας
is celebrated as the nurse of heroes, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3)
passive,
to be filled with song, ἀείσετο πᾶν τέμενος. θαλίαις[
Refs 5th c.BC+]