ψάλλω
ψάλλω
ψάω
to touch sharply, to pluck, pull, twitch, Aesch.; τόξου νευρὰν ψ. to twang the bow-string, Eur.; βέλος ἐκ κέραος ψ. to send a shaft twanging from the bow, Anth.; so, σχοῖνος μιλτοφυρὴς ψαλλομένη a carpenterʼs red line, which is twitched and then suddenly let go, so as to leave a mark, Anth.
to play a stringed instrument with the fingers, not with the plectron, Hdt., Ar., Plat.
later, to sing to a harp, sing, NTest.
Headword (normalized):
ψάλλω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ψαλλω
Intro Text:
ψάλλω
ψάω
to touch sharply, to pluck, pull, twitch, Aesch.; τόξου νευρὰν ψ. to twang the bow-string, Eur.; βέλος ἐκ κέραος ψ. to send a shaft twanging from the bow, Anth.; so, σχοῖνος μιλτοφυρὴς ψαλλομένη a carpenterʼs red line, which is twitched and then suddenly let go, so as to leave a mark, Anth.
to play a stringed instrument with the fingers, not with the plectron, Hdt., Ar., Plat.
later, to sing to a harp, sing, NTest.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n36155
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