ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɡɹˈiːk wˈɜːd fɚɹə stˈætʃuː ɪz "dᵻlˈaɪt", ˈæɡælmə, ænd ðə skˈʌlptɚz tɹˈaɪd tə kɹiːˈeɪt fˈɔːɹmz wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɪnspˈaɪɚ sˈʌtʃ ɡˈaɪdɪŋ vˈɪʒən.
The earliest Greek word for a statue is "delight" (, agalma), and the sculptors tried to create forms which would inspire such guiding vision.