- βίδην
- βίδηνMeaning: εἶδος, κροῦμα, Σοφοκλῆς Α᾽κριδίῳ "ὡς ἐπιψάλλειν βίδην τε καὶ ξυναυλίαν". ἄλλοι βίθυν H. Also βυδοί οἱ μουσικοί, η κροῦμάτι. σοφώς Κρησίν H. Also ψαλεῖ βίδυν LSJSup.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Musical term, further unknown. Fur. 194 rightly concludes that the word is Pre-Greek (ι\/υ); the variants confirm this. Note that we do not know which case form we have.
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.
