κατ-ᾴδω · kat-aidō — LSJ
sing to
sing to: hence,
I charm, appease by singing, sing a spell, incantation, to be induced by charms
trans., charm, appease by singing, τινα D.H. 4.29, Plu. QConv. 2.745e, Luc. JTr. 39, Philops. 31: c. dat., sing a spell or incantation (ἐπῳδή) to . . , καταείδοντες . . τῷ ἀνέμῳ Hdt. 7.191:—Pass., to be induced by charms to do a thing, c. inf., Ael. NA 5.25 (dub. l.).
b enliven, by song
κ. δεῖπνον enliven a repast by song, Id. VH 7.2.
2 sing in mockery, to have, sing before one
sing in mockery, Luc. DMort. 3[2].2:—Pass., to have another sing before one, Id. Bis Acc. 16.
3 fill with song
fill with song, τὰς λόχμας Longus 1.9: c. gen., ἀηδὼν κ. τῶν ἐρημαίων χωρίων Ael. NA 1.43.
II sing by way of incantation
c. acc. cogn., sing by way of incantation, κατῇδε βάρβαρα μέλη μαγεύουσʼ E. IT 1337.
III sing from above, sing throughout
intr., sing from above or sing throughout a place, of birds or insects, Ael. VH 3.1, NA 1.20.