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αὐδή

αὐδή, the human voice, speech

αὐδή, Dor. αὐδά, ἡ,
  • human voice, speech (but distd. fr. φωνή, Stoic. 2.44), μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐ. Il. 1.249.
      • 2 generally, sound or twang of the bow-string, καλὸν ἄεισε χελιδόνι εἰκέλη αὐδήν Od. 21.411; of a trumpet, E. Rh. 989; of the τέττιξ, Hes. Sc. 396; of the sound emitted by the statue of Memnon, Epigr.Gr. 990.7 (Balbilla).
    • II report, account, ἔργων ἀΐοντες αὐδήν S. OC 240 (lyr.), cf. E. Supp. 600 (lyr.), Hipp. 567.
      • 2 oracle, Id. IT 976.
      • 3 song, ode, Pi. N. 9.4. (Cf. Skt. vadati ‘speaks’, v. ἀείδω.)

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