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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- press toward; rush to help
Meaning
Nike approaches those to whom she brings success at XXXIII.5, and Leucothea approaches as a saving friend at LXXIV.7. The verb conveys energetic movement toward someone. The surrounding benefit and rescue language make the approach helpful; an English “rush upon” without that context could misleadingly suggest an attack.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIII · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἐφορμαίνουσα
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXXIII.5; LXXIV.7