Explained vocabulary

Fellow participant in the ritual cry — συνευαστήρ

συνευαστήρ

syneuastēr

The Prayer calls on all the συνευαστῆρες of Bacchos (Prayer.34): those who join him in the Bacchic cry.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
fellow participant in the ritual cry

Meaning

The Prayer calls on all the συνευαστῆρες of Bacchos (Prayer.34): those who join him in the Bacchic cry. The prefix adds participation together with someone, while the rest of the word identifies the vocal action. The supplied English spells out that action as crying euhoi. Keep this noun distinct from εὐαστήρ and from the different formation εὐαστής.

Places to read

  1. Prayer to Musaeus · Line 34Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

συνευαστῆρας

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. Prayer.34

Lexical references

LSJ συνευαστήρ (n100440)