The people demanded of antiphon the meaning of these visions.
Yes, he said, and the name of our brother, antiphon; but why do you ask?
In this context some discussions with antiphon the sophist deserve record.
But there was antiphon—son to Menecrates—and a whole mina; why not him?
It is a coincidence, if not something more, that puts the antiphon O Oriens!
antiphon is also said to have composed a Τέχνη or art of Rhetoric.
The test for this admission was setting an antiphon in four parts.
The proposal was accepted; and antiphon, a celebrated diviner, appointed to consult the oracle.
Before another moon had waned, antiphon returned from Oropus, whither he had been sent to consult the oracle.
An antiphon was sung nightly before St. Marys image by the junior vicar after evensong (1459-63).
c.1500, "a versicle sung responsively," from Middle French antiphone "hymn" or directly from Medieval Latin antiphona, from Greek antiphona, from anti- "over against" (see anti-) + phone "voice" (see fame (n.)). A re-adoption of the word which had become anthem in English and lost its original meaning.
