Explained vocabulary

Call forth, summon — ἐκπροκαλέομαι

ἐκπροκαλέομαι

ekprokaleomai

The speaker calls forth the sacred radiance of heavenly Stars (VII.1).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
call forth, summon

Meaning

The speaker calls forth the sacred radiance of heavenly Stars (VII.1). The verb’s object is the radiance, while the following line explicitly summons the divine powers, connecting their appearance with invocation.

Places to read

  1. Hymn VII · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐκπροκαλοῦμαι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. VII.1

Lexical references

LSJ ἐκπροκαλέομαι (n32766)