Explained vocabulary

Rejoice beforehand — προχαίρω

προχαίρω

prokhairō

Dream’s anticipation of good enables people to rejoice in advance (LXXXVI.9).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
rejoice beforehand

Meaning

Dream’s anticipation of good enables people to rejoice in advance (LXXXVI.9). The participle belongs to the human beings whose lives are led onward with delights. It expresses the emotional consequence of advance knowledge, distinct from the apprehending itself in προλαμβάνω.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXXVI · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

προχαρέντων

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXXVI.9

Lexical references

LSJ προχαίρω (n90731)