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Ἰλιάς (24.721)

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θρήνων ἐξάρχους, οἵ τε στονόεσσαν ἀοιδὴν

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θρήνων 1 w 6
ἐξάρχους 1 w 14
οἵ 1 w 17
τε 1 w 19
στονόεσσαν 1 w 29
ἀοιδὴν 1 w 35

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LSJ

ἀοιδή
3 thing sung, song, στονόεσσαν ἀ. οἱ μὲν ἄπʼ ἐθρήνεον Il. 24.721, cf. Od. 1.351, Hdt. 2.79, Alc. Supp. 4.24, Pi. N. 11.18 (pl.), etc.; whether of joy or sorrow, cf. A. Eu. 954 (lyr.) with S. Ant. 883; λύρας ἀ. E. Med. 425 (lyr.).
δεινοπενθής
Il. 24.721.
ἔξαρχος
leader, beginner, c. gen., ἀοιδοὶ θρήνων ἔξαρχοι Il. 24.721.
θρῆνος
dirge, lament, Il. 24.721, Sapph. 136, Pi. I. 8(7).64, Hdt. 2.79, 85, etc.; θ. οὑμός for me, A. Pr. 390; εἰπεῖν . . θ. θέλω ἐμὸν τὸν αὐτῆς Id. Ag. 1322.
στονόεις
2 full of moaning, ἀοιδή Il. 24.721; γῆρυς S. OT 187 (lyr.); ἁ σ. ὄρνις, of the nightingale, Id. El. 147 (lyr.); στονόεντα πορθμόν the moaning sea, Id. Ant. 1145 (lyr.): neut. as Adv., στονόεν λέλακε χώρα A. Pr. 407 (lyr.), cf. Opp. C. 3.213.

cunliffe_lex

ἀοιδή
ἀοιδή -ῆς, ἡ [ἀείδω.] 1 A song or lay Od. 1.328, 340, 351, Od. 8.499, Od. 12.44, 183, 198, Od. 24.197. A dirge or lament: στονόεσσαν Il. 24.721. 2 A subject of song: ἐσσομένοισι ἀοιδήν Od. 3.204. Cf. Od. 8.580, Od. 24.200. 3 Singing: ταῦσαν ἀοιδῆς Il. 2.595: κίθαρις καὶ ἀ. Od. 1.159. Cf. Od. 1.421 = Od. 18.304, Od. 8.429, Od. 17.605. 4 The art of song: μοῦσαι ἀοιδὴν ἀφέλοντο Il. 2.599. Cf. Il. 13.731: Od. 8.44, 64, 253, 498, Od. 21.406.
ἔξαρχος
ἔξαρχος -ου, ὁ [ἐξάρχω.] A leader: θρήνων Il. 24.721.
θρῆνος
θρῆνος ὁ [cf. θρόος.] A funeral-song, a dirge: θρήνων ἐξάρχους Il. 24.721.
στονόεις
στονόεις -εσσα, -εν [στόνος.] 1 Causing groanings, woeful, pitiable : κήδεα Od. 9.12. Carrying woe, bringing bale. Epithet of missile weapons : βέλεα Il. 8.159= Il. 15.590, Il. 17.374 : Od. 24.180. Cf. Od. 21.12, 60. Sim. of battle : Τρώων ἀϋτήν Od. 11.383. 2 Marked by or associated with groanings : ἀοιδήν (dolorous) Il. 24.721 : εὐνήν, ἥ μοι στονόεσσα τέτυκται (whereon I lie and make lament) Od. 17.102= Od. 19.595.