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μέλπω
μέλπω μέλος to sing of, celebrate with song and dance, Il., Eur.; μ. τινὰ κατὰ χέλυν Eur. intr. to sing, Aesch., Eur.;— c. acc. cogn., μ. θανάσιμον γόον Aesch.; ἰαχάν, βοάν Eur. also as Dep. μέλπομαι to sing to the lyre or harp, Od.; to dance and sing, as a chorus, μετὰ μελπομένηισιν ἐν χορῶι Il.; μέλπεσθαι Ἄρηι to dance a war-dance in honour of Ares, i. e. to fight, Il. c. acc., as in Act. to sing, celebrate, Hes., Eur.

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celebrate with song and dance

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μέλπω μέλος to sing of, celebrate with song and dance, Il., Eur.; μ. τινὰ κατὰ χέλυν Eur. intr. to sing, Aesch., Eur.;— c. acc. cogn., μ. θανάσιμον γόον Aesch.; ἰαχάν, βοάν Eur. also as Dep. μέλπομαι to sing to the lyre or harp, Od.; to dance and sing, as a chorus, μετὰ μελπομένηισιν ἐν χορῶι Il.; μέλπεσθαι Ἄρηι to dance a war-dance in honour of Ares, i. e. to fight, Il. c. acc., as in Act. to sing, celebrate, Hes., Eur.
IDX:
20697
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n20718
Key:
me/lpw2

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