Explained vocabulary

Growth — αὔξησις

αὔξησις

auxēsis

Nature is asked to bring the increase of all things alongside peace and health at X.30.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
growth; increase

Meaning

Nature is asked to bring the increase of all things alongside peace and health at X.30. The noun names a benefit to be provided, while ἁπάντων gives it comprehensive reach. It is not only the physical enlargement of Nature herself.

Places to read

  1. Hymn X · Line 30Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

αὔξησιν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. X.30

Lexical references

LSJ αὔξησις (n17483)