Explained vocabulary

Act of reverence — σεβασμός

σεβασμός

sebasmos

Plouton delights in pure acts of reverence alongside august celebrants (XVIII.18).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
act of reverence; observance

Meaning

Plouton delights in pure acts of reverence alongside august celebrants (XVIII.18). The plural noun names actions or observances, while ὁσίοις characterizes them. It should not be treated as merely another holiness adjective or collapsed into the people who perform the acts.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XVIII · Line 18Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

σεβασμοῖς

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XVIII.18

Lexical references

LSJ Σεβασμός (n93511)