A.song sung to instrumental music,= ᾠδὴ πρὸς κιθάραν, Critias 57, cf. Choerob. in Sch.D.T.p.124 H., Hsch., Phot., etc.
II. variation in pitch of the speaking voice, φθόγγοι καὶ π. tones and voice-modulations, Pl.R.399a.
2. pronunciation of a syllable on a certain pitch, Arist.SE166b1, 177b3 (where Uhlig ad D.T. (index) cj. ὀρός for ὅρος, cf. infr. 3), Po.1461a22; “τὸ δασύνειν ἢ ψιλοῦν ἢ ταῖς π. ἑτέρως τῆς συνηθείας ἐκφέρειν” Phld. Rh.1.155S., cf. Str.9.2.20, D.H.Comp.11,19, Plu.2.439d, Hermog. Stat.2; “ἀναγνωστέον κατὰ προσῳδίαν” D.T.629.15; Dionysius . . Thrax . . tres [prosodias] . . tradidit . ., βαρεῖαν ὀξεῖαν περισπωμένην Gramm. Lat. iv p.529 K.; prosodiam ibi esse dicimus ubi aut sursum est aut deorsum, ib. p.531 K.; περὶ καθολικῆς π., title of work by Hdn.Gr., Hdn.Gr.2.924.
3. more generally, to include other normally unwritten differences of pronunciation, viz. quantity and breathing, “οὐ δύο μόνον ὑπειλήφασιν εἶναι προσῳδίας γραμματικῶν παῖδες, τήν τε μακρὰν καὶ βραχεῖαν, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὀξεῖαν βαρεῖαν περισπωμένην δασεῖαν ψιλήν” S.E.M.1.113, cf. Theon.Prog.13, Choerob.in Sch.D.T.p.124 H.; so Gal.14.583, 591 understands Arist.SE177b3.