Usage:The term "dikaios" is used in the New Testament to describe someone who is righteous or just, both in terms of their relationship with God and their conduct towards others. It conveys the idea of being in right standing with God, adhering to His laws, and living a life that refle...
Word Origin:Derived from ἄδικος (adikos), meaning "unjust" or "unrighteous," which itself comes from the prefix ἀ- (a-, "not") and δίκη (dike, "justice" or "righteousness"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:-עָוֶל (avel):Injustice, unrighteousness ...
You can wave as many "speed is of the essence" arguments, but sociocultural transformation (if even desirable at all in the absolute) are not something that can be enforced and quickened with righteous might and legal threats. The planet does not work like that. "Doing cuts faster" or "...
The ninth day arrived, when you, righteous Chiron, encircled yourself with twice seven stars [i.e. took on the form of the constellation Centaurus or Saggitarius]."CHIRON POETIC MISCELLANYHomer's Epigrams 14 (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "[A curse :] Let Kh...
NEMESIS Righteous Indignation, Distribution of Dues, Jealousy, Wrath (Latin Invidia)NIKE Victory (Latin Victoria)NOMUS (Nomos) Law, Laws, Ordinances, StatutesNOSI (Nosoi) (plural) Sickness, Disease, Plague (Latin Morbus)OIZYS Woe, Misery (Latin Miseria, Tristitia)...
impious. The gods do not punish the bad and reward the good as the common man believes. The opinion of the crowd is, Epicurus claims, that the gods "send great evils to the wicked and great blessings to the righteous who model themselves after the gods," when in reality the gods do ...
Cronus’ story is one of bountiful harvest and righteous rule, but he is recognized chiefly for his tyrannical violence and madness. Here’s a recap of what we have learned. Cronus was the youngest of the first-generation Titans. He was the god of the harvest and of the destructive passage...
She was the Goddess of Righteous Anger and it was she who saw to it that all good and evil were justly paid. She was also without a direct personality. She is also called Adrasteia, which means the Inevitable Parents. She was either another daughter of Oceanus, or a daughter of Nyx ...
Q.: How shall we lead the best and most righteous life? THALES: By refraining from doing what we blame in others. Q.: What man is happy? THALES: He who has a healthy body, a resourceful mind and a docile nature. Thales of Miletus, the first to be called Sage, was an astronomer ...
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