Explained vocabulary

Judge, arbiter — βραβευτής

βραβευτής

brabeutēs

Plouton is named judge of deeds both unseen and seen (XVIII.16).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
judge, arbiter

Meaning

Plouton is named judge of deeds both unseen and seen (XVIII.16). The balanced pair expands his jurisdiction beyond publicly observable conduct. The noun identifies the judging agent, whereas βραβεύω describes the act of deciding or awarding.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XVIII · Line 16Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

βραβευτής

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XVIII.16

Lexical references

LSJ βραβευτής (n20745)