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Is there a Greek word meaning "approaching God"?

George — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:54:10 +0200

Reply of 09 Nov 2009 at 11:54:10 - by George :

Perhaps the word you can't recall is "enthousiazein" (ἐνθουσιάζειν), used by Plato many times (enthousiontes, enthousiazontes, enthousio, enthousiastikos, etc), meaning those who become full of God and express this "enthusiasm" in some form of art - music, sculpture, poetry, prophecy, etc. ...

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Epimenides Cretica

giovanni — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:56:43 +0200

Reply of 28 Oct 2009 at 12:56:43 - by giovanni :

Well, I quote from the Wikipedia; "Several prose and poetic works, now lost, were attributed to Epimenides by the Suda" This is the point "now lost", we have only short quotations from this author inside the works of others, such as the New Testament. You can find something more on <a href="http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/study/default.asp?h=http://www.stoa.org/sol/&ttl=Suda" target="_blank">Suda</ ...

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Greatest european tragedy of all time

George — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:09:14 +0200

Reply of 25 Oct 2009 at 02:09:14 - by George :

I think most Europeans prefer the 'American occupation' instead of the Nazis. At least they did, when they greeted the entrance of the US to the ww2. As for your argument, why the US are unpredictable? They are not, but even if they were, why the predictable is always better than the unpredictable?

Since the US government did not build concentration camps in Europe, all the evil you may see in ...

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Translating the Jesus prayer

George — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:29:24 +0200

Reply of 23 Oct 2009 at 02:29:24 - by George :

One thing you should know besides the diairesis (and perhaps this is what you asked for in the first place): When the first letter of the diphthong is accented (with a circumflex, grave or accute accent, independently of breathing marks) then the diphthong is read as two distinct letters, and diairesis (<b> ¨ </b>, diairesis means "division") may or may not be written in the second letter. When t ...

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Plato's idea of God

James — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:08:20 +0200

Reply of 11 Oct 2009 at 11:08:20 - by James :

Quote: If you read Plato through <a href="http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/greek-texts/ancient-greece/plotinus/default.asp" target="_blank">Plotinus</a>, the "journey of the alone to the alone" takes work, is a matter of continuous purification, disembodied experience etc. and one you can make alone> Yes, this was also a defining theme with the Gnostics and Plotinus was greatly influenced by many of ...

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want to start greek

Neos — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:30:03 +0200

Reply of 11 Oct 2009 at 07:30:03 - by Neos :

Hello Andees. Congratulations on your decision to learn Greek, which is the basis of Latin and almost all the European languages. I had an interest on etymology and Ι've created a blog entitled "<a href="http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/study/default.asp?h=http://ewonago.blogspot.com/&ttl=Greek Etymology" target="_blank">English words of no Apparent Greek Origin</a>". There you can find the etymolog ...

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Greek knowledge words English equivalents

George — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:44:45 +0200

Reply of 19 Sep 2009 at 01:44:45 - by George :

If he did not use different words for the same things, we couldn't be talking about him using synonyms. Of course, you too have to use different words.

That he treats these words as synonyms is I believe apparent from the context. E.g. in the first sentence one may guess that there is a difference between gnosis and eidesis, yet in the very next phrase <a href="http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/gr ...

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From Iliad 11th book, Greek original

George — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:40:01 +0200

Reply of 10 Sep 2009 at 00:40:01 - by George :

No, it seems to have been invented for the needs of a modern book. ...

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Hofmann's Greek Etymological Dictionary

giovanni — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:13:18 +0200

Reply of 25 Jul 2009 at 06:13:18 - by giovanni :

Well, perhaps this Etymological Dictionary is protected by the copyright, remember that by international convention the copyright expires 70 years after the death of the autor, only then a book or any other product of human mind becomes of public domain.

Anyhow, don't be afraid, you can find quite a lot of books the copyright of which has expired, on <a href="http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/stu ...

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Desert Fathers by Chryssavgis

Laellius — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:46:13 +0200

To those interested in Patristics and the Desert Fathers, or to those who simply seek to gain a purer and more genuine understanding of a true Christian life, I cannot but recommand <a href="http://www.ellopos.net/hermes/default.asp?h=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193331656X?ie=UTF8&tag=e0bf-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=193331656X" target="_blank">"In the Heart of the ...

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