composing songs of praise
composing songs of praise, κεφαλή Phalar. Ep. 78.3.
II poet, minstrel
Subst. -πόλος, ὁ, poet, minstrel, Emp. 146, Simon. 184, AP 7.18 (Antip.Thess.), etc.; ὑμνηπόλος, ὁ, Suid., prob. in IG 14.1014.1.
The corpus record
ὑμνο-πόλος
umnopolos
composing songs of praise
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What it meant — LSJ
Where it came from
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