Explained vocabulary

Provide — πορίζω

πορίζω

porizō

Dawn furnishes all mortals with a livelihood available for work (LXXVIII.12).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
provide; furnish

Meaning

Dawn furnishes all mortals with a livelihood available for work (LXXVIII.12). The dative identifies the recipients and βίοτον the provision. The claim concerns the opportunity and support for a workable life, rather than an explicit distribution of money.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXVIII · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πορίζεις

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXVIII.12

Lexical references

LSJ πορίζω (n85760)