Explained vocabulary

Envy — φθόνος

φθόνος

phthonos

Nomos drives out worthless envy at LXIV.6.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
envy

Meaning

Nomos drives out worthless envy at LXIV.6. The noun names the harmful disposition being expelled, while the whirring comparison describes the manner of removal. It is not Law's own emotional response to the worshippers.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXIV · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

φθόνον

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXIV.6

Lexical references

LSJ φθόνος (n110745)