Explained vocabulary

Blameless — ἄμεμπτος

ἄμεμπτος

amemptos

Kronos is asked for a blameless completion of life, Zeus for the blameless glory of wealth, and the Muses generate blameless excellence in education.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
blameless; free from reproach

Meaning

Kronos is asked for a blameless completion of life, Zeus for the blameless glory of wealth, and the Muses generate blameless excellence in education. Each phrase presents something that should be free from reproach in its own sphere. The adjective does not make wealth, education and life’s ending identical kinds of good.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XIII · Line 10Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἄμεμπτον

Occurrence inventory

3 in total. XIII.10; XV.11; LXXVI.4

Lexical references

LSJ ἄμεμπτος (n5146)