Explained vocabulary

Teem, flourish abundantly — βρυάζω

βρυάζω

bryazō

The verb carries abundance into three settings: festivities around Nike (XXXIII.7), sacred fruits of the Dionysian god (LIII.10), and the wealth-giving Daimon entering a house (LXXIII.4).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
teem, flourish abundantly

Meaning

The verb carries abundance into three settings: festivities around Nike (XXXIII.7), sacred fruits of the Dionysian god (LIII.10), and the wealth-giving Daimon entering a house (LXXIII.4). Its participles describe a flourishing presence; the object or setting determines whether that fullness is festive, vegetal or prosperous.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXIII · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

βρυάζον; βρυάζων

Occurrence inventory

3 in total. XXXIII.7; LIII.10; LXXIII.4

Lexical references

LSJ βρυάζω (n21087)