homonyms and homophones

Compared to English Classical Greek has far less homophones and homonyms. Moden Demotic Greek due to Iotacism is a whole other problem but Ancient Greek ... 

However there are a great many NEAR homonyms and homophones, words so similar the shift of an accent from one syllable to a following one can change the meaning.

The best known example is probably TI / tinos /tina 

meaning either any or some or an but also who or what .

There are others 

Words where aspirating an initial consonant is far more important than it is in English or a change of sound in a word shows it is  a different dialect or an older form.

Im compiling a list I will share on my Metousia Patreon soon 

can you guess where this was found ?

Can you guess where this was found ? 

Yes in Europe not Asia Minor or the Near East but somewhere where there were never Greek colonies and which was never part of the Byzantine Empire or one of the Diadochi realms?

Not in Italy or Greece and in a country where the majority language is NOT IndoEuropean ! 

Christmas Greetings

 I hurt my hand and I'm run

ning late on everything but I wish you all

A Sensible Belief Thoughts on Logike

A Sensible Worship 

Thoughts on Logike's Usage Romans 12:1 

One of the few translations I do have issues with is the RSV reading of Logike in Romans 12:1 as spiritual

KJV has reasonable service 

Other versions translate logike as reasonable or rational.

The actual words in Greek are 

Logikeen latreian 

Paul asks the Romans to offer their bodies as a living offering holy and acceptable for you 

I support the use of reasonable or even sensible here for look at the next verses

12:2 the renewal of the mind nous proving the will of god 

Belief and faith as a process and result of thought ? 

Then in 3 he asks people to soophronein to think to think moderately with good common sense to be sensible about faith and he also goes on to link this to actions and gifts

Anyway read Romans 12 and I especially recommend that very useful passage Verses 9 -21 

Don't let discussing one word become a hindrance and overcome evil with good v.21.     

MIA

 #mia #classicalgreek #adjective #julievaux #wordstudy

OVER on my METOUSIA PATREON I'm posting this month about MIA the adjective meaning ONE used with feminine gender nouns . There are pdfs and pngs Mostly free Some in the $1 and $5 tiers 

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Two Friends or Sisters or What?

 A STELE of TWO WOMEN 

handing each other flowers

This is a stele found in Pharsalos in Thessaly in Greece and now in the Louvre

We do not know these women's names or relationship. Were they sisters lovers friends or is this a religious ritual? I found it while researching for examples of greek costume. Enjoy for the carving the clothing details or the possible story it may inspire ?

GREEK NUMBERS 1- 4

 In NOVEMBER I have NUMBERS AS A THEME 

#ARITHMOI #GREEK NUMBERS

Arithmetic is a word of Greek origins coming from the word  ἀριθμοι - numbers.

Here are the First Four Cardinal Numbers in Greek

ONE

Masculine εἱς Feminine μία Neuter ἕν

Masculine Nominative εἱς Accusative ἕνα Genitive ἑνός Dative ἑνί

Feminine Nominative μία Accusative μίαν Genitive μιᾶς Dative μιᾷ

Neuter Nominative ἕν Accusative ἕν Genitive ἑνός Dative ἑνί

TWO

There are no differences. All genders follow this declension pattern

Nominative and Accusative δύο Genitive and Dative δυοῖν

THREE

Masculine Nominative τρεῖς Accusative τρεῖς Genitive τριῶν Dative τρισί(ν)

Feminine Nominative τρεῖς Accusative τρεῖς Genitive τριῶν Dative τρισί(ν)

Neuter Nominative τρία Accusative τρία Genitive τριῶν Dative τρισί(ν)

FOUR

Masculine Nominative τέτταρες Accusative τέτταρας Genitive τεττάρων Dative τέτταρσι(ν)

τέτταρες τέτταρες τέτταρες

Feminine Nominative τέτταρες Accusative τέτταρας Genitive τεττάρων Dative τέτταρσι(ν)

Neuter Nominative τέτταρα Accusative τέτταρα Genitive τεττάρων Dative τέτταρσι(ν)

Check my  METOUSIA PATREON

 for a A4 pdf version of this later this month!