Explained vocabulary

Motion-bearing — κινησιφόρος

κινησιφόρος

kinēsiphoros

Nature is motion-bearing at X.21, among everlasting, experienced, and thoughtful epithets.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
motion-bearing

Meaning

Nature is motion-bearing at X.21, among everlasting, experienced, and thoughtful epithets. The surrounding description of a whirling current makes movement a sustained activity of her power. The nominative address-form differs from a reported vocative without changing the motion-related lexical identity.

Places to read

  1. Hymn X · Line 21Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

κινησιφόρος

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. X.21