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ἐνδόσιμος

ἐνδόσιμος, serving as a prelude

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ἐνδόσιμον masculine accusative singular, feminine accusative singular, neuter nominative singular, neuter vocative singular, neuter accusative singular of ἐνδόσιμος

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ἐνδόσιμος, ον,
  • serving as a prelude, ᾆσμα Artem. 2.66; ψαλμὸς ἐ. τῇ ᾠδῇ, Suid.: but usu. neut. ἐνδόσιμον, τό (τὸ πρὸ τῆς ᾠδῆς κιθάρισμα, Hsch.); that which gives the key to the tune, in music, Arist. Rh. 1414b24, Mu. 399a19, Hld. 3.2, Ael. NA 11.1, Poll. 1.210: metaph., key-note of a speech, Arist. Rh. 1415a7, Pol. 1339a13, cf. Max.Tyr. 7.7, Jul. Ep. 186: generally, signal for a race, Hld. 4.3; [πρόβατα] πρὸς τὰ ἐ. τῆς σύριγγος ποιμαινόμενα Id. 5.14: metaph., τὸ τοῦ καιροῦ καὶ τῆς ὥρας ἐ. Id. 4.16; τοῦ φιλοσοφεῖν ἐ. ἔδωκαν Phld. Acad.Ind. p.5 M.; ὥσπερ ἐ. ἕξει πρός τι Plu. Adul. 2.73b; τοῦ λογισμοῦ τὸ ἐ. παρεσχηκότος Porph. Sent. 32, cf. Luc. Symp. 30 (also ἐ. παρασχέσθαι Dam. Pr. 415); λαβεῖν Luc. Alex. 19; μέχρις ἂν τὸ ἐ. τῆς διαλύσεως σημήνῃ M.Ant. 11.20; ἐ. τοῖς στρατιώταις ἔργῳ διδούς Hdn. 3.6.10 (so prob. as Adj., [σιτία] ἐ. τῇ πέψει giving the signal for digestion, Plu. Sanit. 2.131c).
    • II yielding, τὸ ἐ. καὶ πειθήνιον ib. Virt.mor. 442c, cf. Max.Tyr. 1.2, Hld. 9.4; of arguments, easily refuted, κατηγόρησεν ἐνδόσιμα Hyp. Fr. 241; ἐνδόσιμα προτείνειν D.H. Rh. 8.15.

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