Explained vocabulary

Honour — τίω

τίω

tiō

Nature is always honoured (X.4), while Dionysos and Silenos are honoured by all gods (XLV.5; LIV.2).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
honour

Meaning

Nature is always honoured (X.4), while Dionysos and Silenos are honoured by all gods (XLV.5; LIV.2). The printed perfect participles τετιμέν’ and τετιμένε belong to τίω, honour. They should not be assigned to punitive τίνω or mechanically rebuilt from the more familiar τιμάω.

Places to read

  1. Hymn X · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

τετιμέν’; τετιμένε

Occurrence inventory

3 in total. X.4; XLV.5; LIV.2

Consequential readings

AV018_03

Lexical references

LSJ τίω1 (n104117)