I.a word, Od., etc.:— a tale, story, lay, id=Od.
2.a pledged word, promise, Il., etc.
3.a word of advice, counsel, id=Il.
4.the word of a deity, a prophecy, oracle, Od., Hdt., Trag.:—later also, a saying, saw, proverb, Hdt.
5.the meaning, substance, subject of a speech, a thing or matter, Il.
III.in pl. poetry in heroic verse, epic poetry, opp. to μέλη (lyric poetry), etc., id=Hdt., attic: also, generally, poetry, Pind.
2.in sg. a verse or line of poetry, Hdt., Ar.