Explained vocabulary

Spring from, be born from — ἐκγίγνομαι

ἐκγίγνομαι

ekgignomai

Tyche is described as sprung from blood (LXXII.4).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
spring from, be born from

Meaning

Tyche is described as sprung from blood (LXXII.4). The preceding line supplies the divine names that define the relationship; the participle alone means derivation or birth from a source. The English places part of this relationship across its own line boundary.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐκγεγαῶσαν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXII.4

Lexical references

LSJ ἐκγίγνομαι (n31802)