Explained vocabulary

Hear, attend to — ἐπακούω

ἐπακούω

epakouō

Nemesis hears everything in a sequence of seeing, hearing and judging (LXI.8).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
hear, attend to

Meaning

Nemesis hears everything in a sequence of seeing, hearing and judging (LXI.8). The verb contributes another mode of complete awareness, and the resulting judgment prevents hearing from being merely passive reception.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXI · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐπακούεις

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXI.8

Lexical references

LSJ ἐπακούω (n37931)