From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- all; entire; every
Meaning
ἅπας emphasizes total reach in divine generation, knowledge and rule, but also in ordinary groups such as all initiates or all beasts. Kronos consumes and renews everything; the Muses' and other gods' benefits reach whole communities. As with πᾶς, the noun or local context supplies the relevant totality. Repeated universality is a feature of praise, not proof by itself of one philosophical doctrine.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἅπαντα; ἅπαντας; ἅπαντες; ἁπάντων; ἅπασαν; ἁπασέων; ἁπάσης; ἅπασι; ἅπασιν
Occurrence inventory
18 in total. Prayer.2; Prayer.34; II.7; VII.5; X.30; XIII.3; XVI.6; XVIII.4; XIX.19; XXIII.4; XXXVI.13; XXXVIII.10; XLV.7; XLVII.5; LIX.14; LXIII.5; LXVIII.2; LXXIII.8