Explained vocabulary

Deposit within, place inside — ἐγκατατίθημι

ἐγκατατίθημι

enkatatithēmi

Primordial Nature deposits all things in Proteus (XXV.9).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
deposit within, place inside

Meaning

Primordial Nature deposits all things in Proteus (XXV.9). The verb gives an image of comprehensive containment that helps explain his many forms and knowledge, without identifying the contents as a technical philosophical substance.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXV · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐγκατέθηκε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXV.9

Lexical references

LSJ ἐγκατατίθημι (n30204)