α1701Ἀμφιανακτίζειν
to sing (dithyrambic) hymns
[Meaning] to sing the strain of Terpander, the one called High-pitched, which began a prelude of his in this way: "let my heart sing for me to the far-shooting lord." It also occurs in Bed and in Anagyros.
Ἀμφιανακτίζειν· ᾄδειν τὸν Τερπάνδρου νόμον, τὸν καλούμενον Ὄρθιον, ὃ αὐτῷ προοίμιον ταύτην τὴν ἀρχὴν εἶχεν· ἀμφί μοι αὐτὸν ἄνακτ' ἑκατηβόλον ἀοιδέτω φρήν. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἐν Εὐναίᾳ…
Open entry →