Explained vocabulary

All-flowing — πάνρυτος

πάνρυτος

panrytos

Physis is called πάνρυτος beside circularity and life in changing forms (X.23).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
all-flowing; fluid throughout

Meaning

Physis is called πάνρυτος beside circularity and life in changing forms (X.23). “All-flowing” is apt if it retains the broader sense of fluidity recognized by LSJ here. The word need not make Physis a river or limit her mobility to liquid water.

Places to read

  1. Hymn X · Line 23Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πάνρυτε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. X.23

Lexical references

LSJ πάνρυτος (n77535)

Further source

LSJ, πάνρυτος. Lexical sense or textual qualification checked in the official Perseus LSJ entry; the supplied Greek remains primary.