Explained vocabulary

Workable, effective in action — ἐργάσιμος

ἐργάσιμος

ergasimos

Eos provides a workable livelihood to mortals (LXXVIII.12), enabling their daily activity.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
workable, effective in action

Meaning

Eos provides a workable livelihood to mortals (LXXVIII.12), enabling their daily activity. In the Charites hymn the adjective qualifies daring (LX.7), making it useful or effective rather than merely rash.

Places to read

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

Attested forms

ἐργάσιμον; ἐργασίμου

Occurrence inventory

2 in total. LX.7; LXXVIII.12

Lexical references

LSJ ἐργάσιμος (n42170)