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Greek Language and Culture
The Greek language is the official language of the Hellenic Republic and has a total of 15 million speakers worldwide. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. The ancient Greeks were deeply religious and God-fearing people. They worshiped many gods whom they believed appeared in human form and yet were endowed with superhuman strength and ageless beauty.
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What are three things that ancient Greek culture has given modern culture?
Ancient Greece has given us democracy. They have also given us Theatre. Ancient Greece has also given us ideas in structural integrity.
What is the greek word for river please pronounce in English?
"ποτάμι" (potamee), "ποταμός" (potamos)
What is the Greek word for assuage?
The greek word for assuage is "katevnazo". "Κατευνάζω" in the greek alphabet.
What is the symbol of victory in greek mythology?
There was a goddess called Nike that was considered a victorious symbol. That's all I know. Sorry.
What is the Greek word for 'blessed'?
Strictly speaking, there is no Greek meaning of the word 'blessed'. The word 'blessed' comes from a German word 'bletsian' meaning 'blood' - the reference being back to Old Testament sacrifices.
The English-speaking church chose to use the word 'bless' as a translation for the Greek 'eulogeitos', the meaning of which is explained below. This Greek word actually provides the English word 'eulogy'. 'eu' means 'good' and 'logy' means word - hence the meaning of eulogy is literally 'a good word'.
This Greek word 'eulogeitos' was the chosen by the New Testament writers as the nearest equivalent word they had for the contextual meaning for the Old Testament Hebrew word 'barak', which literally means 'to kneel'.
eujlogevw Eulogeo (yoo-log-eh'-o);
Word Origin: Greek, Verb, Strong #: 2127
- to praise, celebrate with praises
- to invoke blessings
- to consecrate a thing with solemn prayers
- to ask God's blessing on a thing
- pray God to bless it to one's use
- pronounce a consecratory blessing on
- of God
- to cause to prosper, to make happy, to bestow blessings on
- favoured of God, blessed
KJV Word Usage and Count bless 43 praise makavrioßMakarios (mak-ar'-ee-os); Adjective, Strong #: 3107
- blessed, happy
KJV Word Usage and Count blessed 44 happy 5 happier
makavrioß Makarios (mak-ar'-ee-os); Adjective, Strong #: 3107
I looked it up and this is what they all said when I checked strong and lexicon
Answerευλογημένος - Evlogimenos means blessed. Makarios does too....answer
the corect translation is ευλογημένος (evlogimenos). Makarios is sometimes used (in the Bible) but it means more ''happy, having a peaceful soul'' rather than ''blessed''.
Who was in the highest social class of ancient Athens?
There was no name for it, but it depended on how much money you had, so the more money you had, the higher you were socially. This was divided into four different social groups.
How do you pronounce tzatziki?
Tzatziki is prononced either za-DZEE-kee or dza-DZEE-kee, with emphasis on the second syllable.
How do you say English by greek language?
English language is called, Αγγλικά and pronounced as "Ang-gli-ka", putting the accent tone in the "-ka".
How do you pronounce the Greek word Didache?
Didache is not pronounced like Jordache, nor is it pronounced like what you might say about the pain in your head last night (it did ache). It is a transliteration of the Greek word meaning teaching and is pronounced "di-dah-KAY."
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Actually, it is going to depend some on what pronunciation system one uses. Many colleges and universities use the Erasmian pronunciation system, which is a made up system from the 1500s. However, modern Greek pronunciation is perfectly sufficient for texts from the New Testament on, such as the Didache (c. 50-70AD).
Following modern Greek pronunciation, one would pronounce Didache as "thi-thah-KEE." Note that the /th/ sound is the hard /th/ as in "the" or "there," not the soft /th/ as in "with."
Is Greek language hard to learn?
No it's not hard to learn. It's really easy.... If You're Greek. Or half Greek or at least have some sort of Greek in you. You need to know the alphabet. The Greek Alphabet does not have al of the English alphabet. So you can't really write down all the alphabet in English and in Greek... Unless you are especially talented at the Greek alphabet like me then you can learn very easily.
How do you spell Olympus in Greek letters?
Its Olympic (games), Ολυμπιακοί (αγώνες) [olympiaki agones].
Does nars cosmetics have a store in greece?
Yes - You can buy NARS at "Body and Soul", Irodotou 23, Kolonaki Athens.
How do you pronounce the word trust in Greek?
There are several words for Trust, however the most used one, at least in my family, is the word εμπιστοσύνη, pronounced "e-bi-sto-see-nee" with the accent on the first "ee" sound. To say "I trust you" or rather "I have trust in you" in Greek, it is Σου έχω εμπιστοσύνη , pronounced "sue eho ebee-sto-see-nee"
'sue' is pronounced like the girl's name Sue.
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What is the greek word for stop?
The greek word for stop is "σταματώ" (stamato/=to stop). If you want to use the imparative, then it is "σταμάτα" (stamata).
What is the Greek word for legacy?
"κληρονομιά" (klee-ro-no-mnia) The Greek word for legacy is the word klirodoti̱ma. In Italian this word is said as eredita and in Latin it is Legato.
