From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- tilt aside; turn out of balance
Meaning
Those condemned by Dikaiosyne have greedily tilted judgment aside, using the heavy scale-pans (LXIII.7). The dative πλάστιγξι expresses the instrument rather than an accusative object. The verb gives unfair dealing a physical image of disturbed balance. The accompanying greed and the hymn’s rejection of a larger share make the deviation morally charged, not a neutral change of direction.
Places to read
- Hymn LXIII · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
παρεγκλίναντες
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXIII.7