ὑμν-έω

I sing of, celebrate in a hymn, commemorate, I praised, to be celebrated in hymns, are, praised, famous, songs were sung

with acc. of person or thing sung of, sing of, first in Hes. Th. 11, 33, freq. in h.Hom. (h.Ap. 178, al.), Lyr. (Sapph. l.c., Alc. l.c., Pi. N. 10.2, al., B. 10.13, al.), and Trag. (E. IT 367, etc.; θρήνοις . . σʼ ὑμνήσομεν Id. Rh. 976): also in Prose, celebrate in a hymn, commemorate, Ὦπιν Hdt. 4.35; τὰς τούτων ἀρετάς Lys. 2.2, cf. B. 5.33; [Παλαμήδη] ὑμνοῦσιν ὡς . . ἀπόλλυται X. Mem. 4.2.33, etc.; τὸν θεόν Act.Ap. 16.25; of the hymn itself, οὔτε . . μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμνησεν S. Ant. 815 (lyr.): c.

2 descant upon, ever singing of

descant upon, in song or speech, ἐν κατηρεφεῖ στέγῃ . . ὑμνήσεις κακά S. El. 382; τὰν ἐμὰν ὑμνεῦσαι (Dor. for -οῦσαι) ἀπιστοσύναν ever singing of my want of faith, E. Med. 423 (lyr.):— Pass., Ἐτεοκλέης ἂν . . ὑμνοῖτο . . φροιμίοις πολυρρόθοις A. Th. 7.

3 sing

c. acc. cogn., sing, ᾆσμα, ὕμνον, Heraclit. 15, A. Ag. 1191: c. dupl. acc., παιᾶνα . . ὑμνοῦσι . . τὸν Λατοῦς γόνον E. HF 688 (lyr.), cf. SIG 711 L 12 (Delph., ii B.C.).

II tell over and over again, harp upon, repeat, recite, recite the form of

tell over and over again, harp upon, repeat, recite, Pl. Prt. 317a, R. 549e, Tht. 174e, etc.; ὡς . . Id. R. 364a; ὑμνοῦσι τὸ γῆρας ὅσων κακῶν αἴτιόν [ἐστι] ib. 329b; τὸν νόμον ὑμνεῖν recite the form of the law, Id. Lg. 871a:—Pass., ὁ δʼ εἶπε πρός με βαίʼ, ἀεὶ δʼ ὑμνούμενα (Sch. τὰ πολυθρύλητα) S. Aj. 292.

III sing, chant

intr., sing, chant, ὡς ποιηταὶ ὑμνήκασι περὶ αὐτῶν Th. 1.21; ὑμνῶν οὔποτʼ ἔληγεν ὡς . . X. Ages. 11.2.

2 will ring

in pass. sense, φῆμαι . . ὑμνήσουσι περὶ τὰ ὦτα will ring in their ears, Pl. R. 463d. [On the quantity, v. ὕμνος.]