Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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No etymology. If somehow related to μέλος (mélos, song, strain), we have to start from an original "member", not from "song". Connection with the Celtic group of Old Irish molaidir (to praise) and Welsh mawl (praise, exaltation) is dubious.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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μέλπω (mélpō)

  1. to celebrate with song and dance
  2. to sing to the lyre or harp
  3. to sing of, celebrate

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • μέλπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • μέλπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • μέλπω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • μέλπω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • μέλπω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN