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Theories of pronouncing ancient Greek
from : 9/16/2004 5:54:57 PM |
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Lord Groundhog
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I've just finished my first tour of this site. Wow! What a lot of work has gone into this site, and it's real quality.
I notice you discourage new students of Greek from trying to learn... |
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Future of Christianity in Europe
from : 8/5/2005 7:05:00 PM |
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James
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Simple question. What is the future of Christianity in Europe? Does it have a future that can give life in modern Europe a new breath and depth, and how can European Christians prevent their faith be... |
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Etymology of the name of Greece
from : 1/15/2005 3:28:47 AM |
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Greece, a toponym the Greeks themselves do not use, is a reversal of Semitic samekh-resh-gimel SaRaG = knitted. Therefore, he has a (weighted) net in his left hand.
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The error of Erasmus and un-greek pronunciations
from : 4/4/2005 10:23:53 PM |
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From Filologia Neotestamentaria 8 (1995), pp. 151-185. Here is only the ending paragraphs (and without footnotes), but you can read it also complete.
There seems to be but one course to ta... |
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Meanings of the Greek letters
from : 2/8/2005 10:07:24 PM |
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I have been trying to find out some information on the meanings of the Greek letters. If there is anyone who can offer me some information I'd appreciate it. Thanks.... |
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The union of Orthodoxy with the Papacy
from : 9/29/2006 9:26:05 AM |
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Laellius
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I wish to respond to the text on Ellopos' blog "A union of Orthodoxy with the papal clergy will destroy Christianity permanently" found here:
www.ellopos.com/blog/?p=81
I am mys... |
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Translating the Jesus prayer
from : 7/19/2006 9:19:41 PM |
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How to translate this phrase
Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ἐλέησόν με τὸν ἁμαρτωλό... |
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Greek and Mideastern-European Languages
from : 2/8/2006 5:50:54 PM |
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Amedeo
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=== GREEK AND MIDEASTERN-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES ===
(This short series of posts concerns many languages in Europe and the Middle East, and Greek in particular, as we shall see. Whereas "Interp... |
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Homer : Greek-English Interlinear Iliad
from : 3/4/2007 2:12:48 PM |
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Winston
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The 1888 Interlinear text of Homer's Iliad ( Clark - McKay )
Cf. www.ellopos.net/elpenor/greek-texts/ancient-greece/homer.asp">Homer Bilingual ( Greek / English ) Anthology... |
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greek meaning of foreknowledge, election, etc.
from : 8/17/2005 1:06:01 AM |
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There is a divide among christian groups about the meaning of predestination and election as found in e.g. Rom. 8:29 and I Pet. 1:2 etc.
This has led to extremes in interpretation such as hyper-... |
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Politeia
from : 9/30/2004 7:31:45 PM |
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Is politeia an untranslatable word? Republic is not accurate, nor State. How would you render Politeia?... |
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Aion and Aionian
from : 12/6/2006 7:20:26 PM |
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I would like to know all there is to know about the Greek words aion and aionian (and any other variations) particularly as related to the New Testament and/or usage in the cultural and historical co... |
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Ancient Greeks in America
from : 8/28/2007 9:10:38 PM |
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I am an amateur historian and have posted on many other websites concerning ancient Greeks in the Western Hemisphere.
I feel that my research has made RE-discoveries since 99% of my theori... |
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Gnosis and Episteme in Plato
from : 8/2/2007 2:13:51 AM |
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There was an interesting post by Don Paarlberg about the relationship of gnosis with episteme. Don deleted his post, judging, I think, that it was of no interest to others, since it remained unanswer... |
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Philo and the Incarnation of Logos
from : 12/12/2004 7:10:31 PM |
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To the Commumity,
I am currently studying Philo the Alexandrian Jew, 1st cent. CE, with particular interest in his use the the term LOGOS. I intend to trace the development of this concep... |
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What is the Greek for the Natural Law
from : 3/24/2008 7:06:00 AM |
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The Romans have this called "res naturlis" meaning the Natural Law. The Romans divided law into three sections, the "res divina" (The Divine Law), the "res naturalis"(The Natural Law), and the "res p... |
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Righteousness/Justice Dike Dikaios Dikaiosyne
from : 3/24/2008 7:37:59 AM |
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First off, this word "righteousness" has dropped out of people's consciousness. It is no longer spoken about.
Second, this word also means Justice. Dikaios is either translated as Righteo... |
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Freemasonry, poison destroying Christian Europe
from : 6/15/2007 12:01:38 PM |
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Behind the Communist Flag, within history, you will find the Magen Star of David.
You will find it behind every subversive force on this earth that opposes God and exalts itself as god. It... |
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Plato, Reason, Philosophy
from : 5/23/2008 12:44:41 PM |
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Logos is primarily connected with speaking; it comes from legein (= speaking = distinguishing, identifying and collecting in language). Logos is the speech and word. It is from this sense that expand... |
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Kalos and Agathos in Plato's Gorgias
from : 5/21/2007 6:00:43 AM |
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Don Paarlberg
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Socrates in the Gorgias at 474d-75d, with Polus as his interlocutor, argues to support Plato's famous contention that it is worse to commit evil than to suffer it. The argument purports to turn on m... |
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Starting from Greek - or Latin?
from : 3/10/2005 10:32:17 AM |
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I was thinking if it is better for one to start from learning Greek or from learning Latin? Do you have any suggestions?
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If you want to destroy Europe, let Turkey in
from : 10/11/2004 5:17:58 AM |
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Hallo,
I do not know if this is a legitimate subject for this forum, but I thought that it may be interesting to consider the ways in which the question of Turkey's EU bid is discussed. I ... |
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Greek forests in danger!
from : 7/25/2007 8:24:15 AM |
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Methana
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Hello & geia sas!
It is time to organize something to documentate the recent & organized destruction of all Greek forests!
A good possibility would be to sign in all forest fire... |
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Ethnos Race, Is there a difference?
from : 3/24/2008 7:21:33 AM |
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I have just listened to a diversity forum here in America and the speaker said, there is no such thing as race but there is such a thing as "ethnicity". I about rolled out of my chair in laughter. I... |
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Koine Greek Pronunciation Question
from : 5/22/2007 10:24:48 AM |
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RebekahJoy
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Hello,
When I took Koine Greek my teacher taught us to pronounce omicron differently than specified by the book, Basics of Biblical Greek by William D. Mounce. Instead of pronouncing it a... |
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