Explained vocabulary

Show forth, make visible — ἐκπροφαίνω

ἐκπροφαίνω

ekprophainō

Meilinoe displays the impress of her shape in strange appearances (LXXI.7).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
show forth, make visible

Meaning

Meilinoe displays the impress of her shape in strange appearances (LXXI.7). The adopted ἐκπροφανοῦσα is an active participle with an expressed object. The apparatus reports different endings, including ἐκπροφανοῦς, so the printed construction should be distinguished from those reported forms.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXI · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐκπροφανοῦσα

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXI.7

Lexical references

LSJ ἐκπροφαίνω (n32774)