The “etymological error” is defining a word by it morphemes, its little parts. There are times when context supports that a word still carries the meaning of its parts. εἰσέρχομαι (εἰς + πορεύομαι) means “to go into.” ἐξέρχομαι (...
the only time the NIV translates the Greek word that way. Every other time, it’s translated “patience” or “patient” in the New Testament. I’m not sure why that is, but the translation “forbearance” seems to have a more active nuance than the word “patience.” Patience seems...
extremelymore difficult. I took someRussianclasses in college, and so the Greek alphabet wasn't a big deal at all for me. Greek word order, at least in the sentences in the Duolingo content, is often word-for-word identical to English. It's nothing like the Yoda-like SOV order of ...
Fasolakia giaxniis the full name of this dish, which basically means green beans prepared the Greek way—with onion, tomato, and, of course,olive oil. They’re the perfect accompaniment to any main course, particularly kleftiko or pastitsio. “Giaxni,” meanwhile, refers tohowthey’re cooked...
However, Prometheus has already been given the word to stop this in them. Next they must be stripped bare of all those things before they are tried; for they must stand their trial dead. Their judge also must be naked, dead, beholding with very soul the very soul of each immediately ...
My parents have always referred to this plant simply as ‘riza’, which is just the Greek word for ‘root’. My father described it as some kind of wild onion, because of the shape of the root. Years later, when I looked up this plant online, I realised my father’s description was...
to, towards (adductor) When used as a prefix the d is sometimes changed to the first consonant of the following word, e.g., acclimate, afferent, assimilate; As a suffix it means towards the part of the body indicated by word to which it is suffixed, e.g., cephalad, towards the ...
“As a twice-divorced former casino owner with a checkered personal history, little background as a churchgoer and little knowledge of the basics of the Christian faith, Donald Trump would seem on the surface to be an unlikely champion for Christians. But in the political sphere, evangelical ...
[N.B. "Ancient wrongs"--in Greek penthos"affliction"--means something like "fall" or "sin" in the language of the mystics. These lines probably come from one of Pindar's Dirges. The "holy heroes" are the best of souls who dwell in the Islands of the Blessed, the penultimate Elysian...
However, Prometheus has already been given the word to stop this in them. Next they must be stripped bare of all those things before they are tried; for they must stand their trial dead. Their judge also must be naked, dead, beholding with very soul the very soul of each immediately ...