Explained vocabulary

Be full — πλήθω

πλήθω

plēthō

Tyche is called to come abounding in blessings over prosperous possessions (LXXII.10).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
be full; abound

Meaning

Tyche is called to come abounding in blessings over prosperous possessions (LXXII.10). The participle πλήθουσαν describes her fullness, with ὄλβοισι naming what fills that abundance. It complements the hymn’s noun πλῆθος but is a separate verbal construction.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXII · Line 10Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πλήθουσαν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXII.10

Lexical references

LSJ πλήθω (n83784)