Explained vocabulary

Proceed — στείχω

στείχω

steikhō

The Moirai proceed wrapped in purple cloths at LIX.7.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
proceed; walk

Meaning

The Moirai proceed wrapped in purple cloths at LIX.7. The surrounding participle and sustained direct description support the indicative “you walk.” The form need not be converted into a new imperative merely because the hymn addresses the goddesses directly.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LIX · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

στείχετε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LIX.7

Lexical references

LSJ στείχω (n96425)