Meaning:thankfulness, gratitude; giving of thanks, thanksgiving. Word Origin:Derived from εὐχάριστος (eucharistos), meaning "thankful," which is a compound of εὖ (eu, "good, well") and χάρις (charis, "grace, favor"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:-H8...
Meaning:a petition, request. Word Origin:Derived from αἰτέω (aiteō), meaning "to ask" or "to request." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is שְׁאֵלָה (she'elah), which also means "request" or "petition...
Depending on how it was processed -- it was only discovered in the 1980's that this could be accomplished merely with exposure to sunlight -- the dye could also be a blue color, which thus is likely the dye specified in the Bible for the blue on Jewish prayer shawls and other applicati...
GREEK capital's first formal mosque in more than 180 years is set to open for prayer within months. Greece: Athens Set To Open First Formal Mosque In Over 180 Years The Sarajevo-Athens link, with two flights a week, on Thursdays and Saturdays, from June 13 to September 14, 2019, will...
EUPHROSYNE was one of the three Kharites (Charites) and the goddess of good cheer, mirth, merriment and joy. Her name is the feminine form of the Greek word euphrosynos meaning "merriment".In the mosaic right she is paired with Akratos (Acratus), the celebratory spirit of unmixed wine....
It was a custom, which passed over from the synagogues to the Christian assemblies, that when he who had read or discoursed, had offered up solemn prayer to God, the others responded Amen, and thus made the substance of what was uttered their own.The word "amen" is a most remarkable...
The Greek word for "honorable" is euschemon, a compound of the words eu, meaning well or good, and the word schema, meaning form, often referring to an outward appearance. When compounded together, it means a good outward appearance. It refers to people who have a good re...
Her boundless travails found their end at last beside the Nile; there, falling on her knees, her head thrown back, she raised towards the stars all she could raise, her face; her groans and tears, her wild grief-laden lowings seemed to send a prayer to Jove [Zeus] to end her ...
Any information obtained otherwise than by the scientific method, although it may be true, the scientists will call “unscientific,” using this word as a smear word, by bringing in the connotation from its original [Greek] meaning, to imply that the information is false, or at any rate ...
Meaning:(lit: I am sober), I am calm (vigilant), circumspect. Word Origin:Derived from a primary verb meaning "to abstain from wine" (literally or figuratively) Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "νήφω," the concept of sobriety and vi...