ὀρέγω
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ὄργανον, παρὰ τὸ ὀρέγω, τὸ ἐπιθυμῶ, ἢ παρὰ τὸ ὀρῶ τὸ διεγείρω. Γάννυσθαι γὰρ καὶ χαίρειν παρασκευάζει τοὺς καταυλουμένους.
Translation (En)
Organon "instrument", from oregō "to desire", or from orō "to wake up", for it provides joy and pleasure to those who are charmed by the sound of the pipe
Parallels
Etym. Gudianum, omicron, p. 433 (Ὄργανον, παρὰ τὸ ὀρέγω, τὸ ἐπιθυμῶ, γίνεται ὀρέγανον, καὶ κατὰ συγκοπὴν ὄργανον· καὶ γὰρ ἐκείνου αὐλοῦντος, πολλοὶ εἰς ἐπιθυμίαν κινοῦνται· ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἄρω τὸ ἁρμόζω, ἐξ οὗ καὶ ἅρμα, γίνεται ἀργάγανον καὶ κατὰ συγκοπὴν καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ α εἰς ο ὄργανον, τὸ ἐν ποικιλίᾳ συνηρμοσμένον); Eustathius, Exegesis in canonem iambicum penqecostalem 1.161 (Ὄργανα δὲ ἰδίως νῦν τὰ μουσικά, οὐ κυριολεκτικῶς ἀλλὰ κοινότερον διὰ τὴν ἐπ’ αὐτοῖς ὄρεξιν τῶν ὡς ἐπὶ πολὺ ἀργοτέρων, μάλιστα δὲ τῶν ἐν πανηγύρεσιν); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 629 (Ὄργανον: Ἀπὸ τοῦ ὀρέγω, τὸ ἐπιθυμῶ, γίνεται ὀρέγανον καὶ ὄργανον· γάννυσθαι γὰρ καὶ χαίρειν τοὺς καταυλουμένους ποιεῖ. Ἢ παρὰ τὸ ὀρέγω, τὸ διεγείρω); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, omicron, p. 1467 (Ὄργανον. παρὰ τὸ ὀρέγω ὀρέγανον καὶ ὄργανον)
Comment
Derivational etymology, meant to account for the meaning "music instrument" of ὄργανον rather than the general meaning "tool". The semantic explanation with its reference to the pipe makes it clear that this is the intended meaning. Therefore, the music instrument can be "desired" because of the pleasure it provides