- ῥαψῳδός
- ῥαψῳδόςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `rhapsodist, performer of epic (homeric) poems' (Hdt., S., Pl.).Derivatives: ῥαψῳδ-ικός `belonging to the rhapsodist', -έω `to recite epic poems', -ία f. `reciting epic poems, epic poems' (Att. etc.).Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: Verbal governing compound of ῥάψαι ᾠδήν (ἀοιδήν), so prop. `who sews a poem together' referring to the uninterrupted sequence of ep. verses as opposed to strophic compositions of lyric; cf. Hes. Fr. 265 ῥάψαντες ἀοιδήν. Pi. Ν. 2, 2 Όμηρίδαι ῥαπτῶν ἐπέων ... ἀοιδοί. Patzer Hermes 80, 314ff. (referring to earlier discussion); cf. also Sealey REGr. 70, 312ff.Page in Frisk: 2,646
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.