Explained vocabulary

Stricken, startled, disturbed — ἔκπληκτος

ἔκπληκτος

ekplēktos

Korybas is asked to still the phantasms of a stricken and unholy soul (XXXIX.10).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
stricken, startled, disturbed

Meaning

Korybas is asked to still the phantasms of a stricken and unholy soul (XXXIX.10). The adjective describes the soul’s disturbed state. The adjacent printed ἀνάγνου must be retained rather than replaced by a more reassuring reading of the passage.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXIX · Line 10Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐκπλήκτου

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXIX.10

Lexical references

LSJ ἔκπληκτος (n32677)