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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- know, understand
Meaning
Proteus knows what exists now, followed by what was and will be (XXV.4–5). The verb’s object extends across the line break, making his knowledge temporal in range as well as comprehensive.
Places to read
- Hymn XXV · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἐπιστάμενος
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXV.4