Explained vocabulary

See, gaze upon — δέρκομαι

δέρκομαι

derkomai

Apollo looks upon the roots below and holds the limits of the cosmos (XXXIV.14).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
see, gaze upon

Meaning

Apollo looks upon the roots below and holds the limits of the cosmos (XXXIV.14). The perfect δέδορκας expresses his established sight, extending his all-seeing power into regions that ordinary vision cannot reach.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXIV · Line 14Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

δέδορκας

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXIV.14

Consequential readings

AV054_04

Lexical references

LSJ δέρκομαι (n24129)