ἀοιδός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾠδός (ōidós) — contracted

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *awoidós.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.oi̯.dós/ → /a.yˈðos/ → /a.iˈðos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.oi̯.dós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.yˈdos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.yˈðos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.yˈðos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.iˈðos/

Adjective

ἀοιδός • (aoidós) m (feminine ἀοιδή, neuter ἀοιδόν); first/second declension

1. musical

Declension

First and second declension of ἀοιδός; ἀοιδή; ἀοιδόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀοιδός aoidós	ἀοιδή aoidḗ	ἀοιδόν aoidón		ἀοιδώ aoidṓ	ἀοιδᾱ́ aoidā́	ἀοιδώ aoidṓ		ἀοιδοί aoidoí	ἀοιδαί aoidaí	ἀοιδᾰ́ aoidá
Genitive		ἀοιδοῦ aoidoû	ἀοιδῆς aoidês	ἀοιδοῦ aoidoû		ἀοιδοῖν aoidoîn	ἀοιδαῖν aoidaîn	ἀοιδοῖν aoidoîn		ἀοιδῶν aoidôn	ἀοιδῶν aoidôn	ἀοιδῶν aoidôn
Dative		ἀοιδῷ aoidôi	ἀοιδῇ aoidêi	ἀοιδῷ aoidôi		ἀοιδοῖν aoidoîn	ἀοιδαῖν aoidaîn	ἀοιδοῖν aoidoîn		ἀοιδοῖς aoidoîs	ἀοιδαῖς aoidaîs	ἀοιδοῖς aoidoîs
Accusative		ἀοιδόν aoidón	ἀοιδήν aoidḗn	ἀοιδόν aoidón		ἀοιδώ aoidṓ	ἀοιδᾱ́ aoidā́	ἀοιδώ aoidṓ		ἀοιδούς aoidoús	ἀοιδᾱ́ς aoidā́s	ἀοιδᾰ́ aoidá
Vocative		ἀοιδέ aoidé	ἀοιδή aoidḗ	ἀοιδόν aoidón		ἀοιδώ aoidṓ	ἀοιδᾱ́ aoidā́	ἀοιδώ aoidṓ		ἀοιδοί aoidoí	ἀοιδαί aoidaí	ἀοιδᾰ́ aoidá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀοιδῶς aoidôs				ἀοιδότερος aoidóteros				ἀοιδότᾰτος aoidótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ἀοιδός • (aoidós) m (genitive ἀοιδοῦ); second declension

1. singer, minstrel, bard
2. enchanter

Declension

Second declension of ὁ ἀοιδός; τοῦ ἀοιδοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀοιδός ho aoidós	τὼ ἀοιδώ tṑ aoidṓ	οἱ ἀοιδοί hoi aoidoí
Genitive	τοῦ ἀοιδοῦ toû aoidoû	τοῖν ἀοιδοῖν toîn aoidoîn	τῶν ἀοιδῶν tôn aoidôn
Dative	τῷ ἀοιδῷ tôi aoidôi	τοῖν ἀοιδοῖν toîn aoidoîn	τοῖς ἀοιδοῖς toîs aoidoîs
Accusative	τὸν ἀοιδόν tòn aoidón	τὼ ἀοιδώ tṑ aoidṓ	τοὺς ἀοιδούς toùs aoidoús
Vocative	ἀοιδέ aoidé	ἀοιδώ aoidṓ	ἀοιδοί aoidoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: αοιδός (aoidós)
• → Catalan: aede (learned)
• → English: aoidos (learned)
• → French: aède (learned)
• → Italian: aedo (learned)
• → Russian: аэ́д (aéd) (learned)

Further reading

• “ἀοιδός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀοιδός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀοιδός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀοιδός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀοιδός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀοιδός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀοιδός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • alchemist idem, page 22.
  • bard idem, page 62.
  • charmer idem, page 126.
  • enchanter idem, page 270.
  • enchantress idem, page 270.
  • magician idem, page 507.
  • minstrel idem, page 531.
  • poet idem, page 623.
  • singer idem, page 777.
  • songster idem, page 793.
  • songstress idem, page 793.
  • sorcerer idem, page 794.
  • sorceress idem, page 794.
  • troubadour idem, page 897.
  • warbler idem, page 964.
  • witch idem, page 983.
  • wizard idem, page 986.