Explained vocabulary

Justly — δικαίως

δικαίως

dikaiōs

Dikaiosyne breaks the badness of mortals justly (LXIII.12).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
justly

Meaning

Dikaiosyne breaks the badness of mortals justly (LXIII.12). The adverb qualifies the manner of her destructive action, distinguishing the justified removal of wrongdoing from indiscriminate harm.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXIII · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

δικαίως

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXIII.12

Lexical references

LSJ δίκαιος (n26886)