Explained vocabulary

Praise in song — ὑμνέω

ὑμνέω

humneō

At LV.26 the attendants hymn both Aphrodite and Adonis.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
praise in song

Meaning

At LV.26 the attendants hymn both Aphrodite and Adonis. The verb has two named objects, keeping the song's praise directed toward the pair. It describes the act of singing praise rather than merely supplying another title for the document itself.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LV · Line 26Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ὑμνοῦσιν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LV.26

Lexical references

LSJ ὑμνέω (n106707)