Ὕδδειν ἔοικεν

it is fitting to chant

Translated by Ioannis Doukas17 Jul 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

6 words

Meaning [it is fitting] to sing.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὕδδειν ἔοικεν· ἀντὶ τοῦ ὑμνεῖν.

Betacode

*(/uddein e)/oiken: a)nti\ tou= u(mnei=n.

Notes

See already at upsilon 43; also Etymologicum Gudianum s.v. u(/dein, with the quotation u(/dein e)/oike th\n fere/zwon ko/rhn ("it is fitting to hymn the life-bringing Maiden").

Linked from1 entry

υ43Ὕδδειν ἔοικεit is fitting to chantAlso [sc. attested is] u(de/oimoi ["I would chant"], meaning I would sing. "I would chant to those gathered for Aithre, blessed with a good child."

Neighbouring entries

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Revision history4 revisions · last 6 Nov 2022

6 Nov 2022tweaked translation and note — Catharine Roth
14 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
3 Feb 2011tweaked translation, added keywords, raised status — Catharine Roth
17 Jul 2009more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
17 Jul 2009Translated — Ioannis Doukas