φόρμιγξ
φόρμιγξ
φόρμιγξ, ιγγος,
the phorminx, a kind of lyre or harp, the oldest stringed instrument of the Greeks, esp. as the instrument of Apollo, Hom.; with seven strings (after Terpanderʼs time), Pind.
Commonly referred to φέρω, as if it were the portable lyre: better perh. from Root .φρεμ, Lat. fremo, to sound.
Headword (normalized):
φόρμιγξ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
φορμιγξ
Intro Text:
φόρμιγξ
φόρμιγξ, ιγγος,
the phorminx, a kind of lyre or harp, the oldest stringed instrument of the Greeks, esp. as the instrument of Apollo, Hom.; with seven strings (after Terpanderʼs time), Pind.
Commonly referred to φέρω, as if it were the portable lyre: better perh. from Root .φρεμ, Lat. fremo, to sound.
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