Explained vocabulary

Faultlessly — ἀμεμφῶς

ἀμεμφῶς

amemphōs

The Horai bring the fruitful generations of the seasons without fault at XLIII.11.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
faultlessly; without reproach

Meaning

The Horai bring the fruitful generations of the seasons without fault at XLIII.11. The adverb describes how that beneficial succession is brought about, rather than adding another personal epithet to the goddesses. It suggests ordered provision that gives no cause for complaint.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XLIII · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἀμεμφῶς

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XLIII.11

Lexical references

LSJ ἀμεμφής (n5147)