Go and do likewise

Many of us are familar with the Good Samaritan story but have you ever read the ending in Greek?

Jesus ends his story by asking the lawyer which of the three men the Samaritan the Priest or the Levite proved themself to be a neighbour to the victim of a robbery

After the lawyer answers HE who acted with mercy or literally he who did mercy Jesus final words and command to him is to do likewise poreuou and poiei are both Imperatives and the final word is an adverb homoioos - note its homoi - do the same do something similar .

     Luke 10:37

Which is the neighbour ?

He who acted with mercy

ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος

You go and do likewise

πορεύου καὶ σὺ

ποίει ὁμοίως

Being a good neighbour includes doing the right thing for strangers too.

For example not be rude to people on Twitter ...if you're in the same thread you're neighbours

Not turning over the bulk waste piles on collection day and making a huge mess

... sometimes its stopping your neighbour from being a bully ... yes you you big fat cockatoo (local wild parrot relative) leave that rainbow lorikeet alone and stop bullying it !

Be neighbourly ! and if you don't have one of those bibles that suggests parallel or similar texts or show when the OT is being quoted

 Deut 6.5 Lev 19.18 Romans 13.9 Gal 5.14 James 2.8


Next time probably back to those Greek Verb lists or a special announcement!

An Late Roman Yet Oddly Greek Cross

For #Easter. A Late #roman yet oddly #greek #cross.

This was found in a roman cemetery and has been dated to approximately 350 AD

While the soldiers are Roman the cross is surmounted by a CHI - RHO symbol showing how strong Hellenic influences still were even in Late Antiquity. And look at the very classical columns on either side! Some scholars think this is a reference to Constantine's vision of a cross. 

Its not one of the great Renaissance masterpieces but has simplicity strength and sincerity.

If you are not celebrating Easter or Passover as a spiritual event don't forget to be charitable and share your chocolates or other Easter foods with others. 

Muses and Musos

A break from verbs ! Some Images of Women playing using ancient Musician Instruments

#musicians #femalemusicans #ancientmusic

First a flute player 

Now a kithara player 

The Kithara was not the only stringed instrument

This one is generally known as Women or Muse Reading but remember a lot of poetry was meant to be sung so she may well be learning or practising a song that's been written down !

ioo greek verbs

#classicalgreek #verbs  #verblist #verbclasses #ancientgreek

After this post I'll switch back to art for a few posts before more verbs

Class 1 C – ίω

These verbs follow the same pattern as υω with future and aorist adding sigma.

ἰδίω whose prose equivalent is ἱδρόω has Future ἰσω Aorist ἴδῑσα

κίω *κυλίω (root of κυλίνδω) μαλκίω μηνίω πρῑω χρίω

Epic δίω κηκίω

αίω 

Mixed 

καίω καυσω ἔκαυσα, likewise κλαίω and δαίω or ίσω ίσα

ναίω παίω πταίω, but κναίω changes αι to η and ῥαίω changes to ῥαίσω and ἔῥραίσα

είω

κλείω σείω and Epic κείω τελείω follow the αίω pattern

D – 6 verbs ending in εω whose forms show that they were originally - υω final verbs ?

θέω νέω πλέω πνέω ῥέω χέω

All except χέω have future middles – ευσομαι and ἔCευσα Aorist.

C = Consonant