Lexical Definition

‎ᾄδω‎ áidō (ad'-o) to sing ^G:V
a primary verb

sing.

• to sing

Abbott-Smith

ᾄδω (Attic form of Ion. and poët. ἀείδω), [in LXX chiefly for שִׁיר;]
to sing,
(a) intrans., c. dat. (MM, VGT, s.v.), of praise to God: Eph 5:19, Col 3:16;
(b) trans., c. cogn. acc.: ᾠδὴν, Re 5:9 14:3 15:3.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ᾄδω,

Ionic dialect and poetry form used by [Refs 8th c.BC+], and sometimes in Trag. and Comedy texts (even in trimeter, [Refs 5th c.BC+], also in Ionic dialect Prose; contraction ᾄδω (also [Refs 6th c.BC+]: imperfect ἤειδον[Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect ἄειδον[Refs 8th c.BC+]; Trag. and Attic dialect ᾖδον[Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἀείσομαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; rarely in active form ἀείσω, [Refs 7th c.BC+], and late Poets, as [ᾄδω is restored by Elmsl.)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; still more rarely ᾄσω, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; Doric dialect ᾀσεῦμαι[Refs 3rd c.BC+]: aorist ἤεισα[Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle, aorist ἀεισάμην (in active sense) [Refs]:—passive, ἀείδομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: poetry imperfect ἀείδετο[Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ᾔσθην, see below 11.1: perfect ᾖσμαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: but ᾱ for the sake of meter [Refs 8th c.BC+]:— sing, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: hence of all kinds of vocal sounds, crow as cocks, [Refs 5th c.BC+] hoot as owls, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; croak as frogs, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ τέττιγες χαμόθεν ᾄσονται Stes. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—of other sounds, twang, of the bow-string, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; whistle, of the wind through a tree, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ring, of a stone when struck, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] —proverbial, πρὶν νενικηκέναι ᾄδειν 'to crow too soon', [Refs 5th c.BC+] —Constr.:—ἀ. τινί sing to one, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also, vie with one in singing, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ᾄ. πρὸς αὐλὸν ἢ λύραν sing to.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__II transitive,
__II.1 with accusative of things, sing of, chant, μῆνιν ἄειδε[Refs 8th c.BC+]; κλέα ἀνδρῶν, νόστον,[Refs 8th c.BC+], sing an air of.., Φρυνίχου[Refs 5th c.BC+] to sing in one's praise, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: later, simply ={καλεῖν}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, of songs, to be sung, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ᾆσμα καλῶς ᾀσθέν, opposed to λόγος καλῶς ῥηθείς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ᾄδεται λόγος the story runs, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.2 of persons, places, etc., sing, praise, celebrate, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, ἀείδεται θρέψαισ᾽ ἥρωας is celebrated as the nurse of heroes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 passive, to be filled with song, ἀείσετο πᾶν τέμενος.. θαλίαις[Refs 5th c.BC+]