melogravfo"
melo-gravfo" , on , ( mevlo" II ) writing songs, Anth.
melopoievw
melopoievw , f. hvsw , to make lyric poems, Ar.; and melopoihthv"
melopoihthv"
melopoihthv" , ou`, oJ , = melopoiov" , Anth.; and melopoiiva
melopoiiva
melopoiiva , hJ , a making of lyric poems or music: the theory of music, as opposed to its practice, Plat. From melopoiov"
melopoiov"
melo-poiov" , oJ , ( mevlo" II , poievw ) a maker of songs, a lyric poet, Ar., Plat.
II. as Adj. tuneful, Eur.
mevlo", ME vLOS, mevlo"
ME vLOS , eo", tov , a limb, Hom., etc.; melevwn e[ntosqe within my bodily frame, Aesch.; kata; mevlea limb by limb, like melei>stiv , Hdt.
II. tov , a song, strain, h. Hom., etc.:—esp. of lyric poetry, ejn mevlei> poievein to write in lyric strain, Hdt. ; mevlh, tav , lyric poetry, the choral songs, opp. to the dialogue, Plat.
2. the music to which a song is set, the tune, Id.; ejn mevlei in tune, Id.; para; mevlo" , out of tune, Id.
melotupevw
melo-tuØpevw , ( mevlo" II ) to strike up a strain, chant, Aesch.
mevlphqron
mevlphqron , tov , ( mevlpw ) the song with the dance, festive sport, kunw`n mevlphqra a sport for dogs, of a corpse, kusi; mevlphqra genevsqai Il.
Melpomevnh
Melpomevnh , hJ , MelpomeneŒ, a Muse, properly the Songstress, Hes.: later the Muse of Tragedy. From mevlpw
mevlpw
mevlpw , f. mevlyw : aor. I e[melya : ( mevlo" ):— to sing of, celebrate with song and dance, Il., Eur.; m. tina; kata; cevlun Eur.
2.
intr.
to sing,
Aesch., Eur.;-c. acc. cogn.,
m. qanavsimon govon
Aesch.;
ijacavn, boavn
Eur.
II.
also as Dep.
mevlpomai
: aor.
I
part.
melyavmeno"
: f.
mevlyomai
in pass. sense:—
to sing to
the lyre or harp, Od.;
to dance and sing,
as a chorus,
meta; melpomevnh/sin ejn corw`/
Il.;
mevlpesqai [Arhi
to dance a war-dance
in honour of Ares, i.e.
to fight,
Ib.
2. c. acc., as in Act. to sing, celebrate, Hes., Eur.
meluvdrion
meluvdrion , tov , Dim. of mevlo" II , a ditty, Theocr., Bion.
mevlw, ME vLW