Euphoria – A Greek State of Ecstasy
Euphoria, an overwhelming, pleasurable, emotion, is an ancient Greek word, a noun, from the Greek “eu”, meaning well and “phero”, meaning to bear, or, to carry. The opposite of euphoria, is dysphoria,...
Category: Untranslatable Greek Words?
Philhellenism and Famous Philhellenes – For the Love of Greece
Philhellenism comes from the Greek word “philos”, meaning friend and Hellenism, meaning Greekness (for want of a better word), it is to have a love, a passion, an enthusiasm, an obsession even,...
Kairos – The Ancient Greek Concept of Time and Opportunity
Chronos and Kairos Many people, including the Greeks themselves, think the ancient Greek words for time “Chronos” and “Kairos“, have the same meaning, well, in a way, they do. Invariably, when...
Palikari – Greek Military Youth Who Fought Against the Ottomans
Here’s another Greek word, said to be “untranslatable”, however, the more I look into so-called “untranslatable” Greek words, I’m not sure there is such a thing. Once you grasp the meaning, get...
Good Demons Vs Bad Demons in Ancient Greece
What is a demon, or, in Greek, a ‘daimon’? You are probably thinking; a malevolent being, something rather devilish, something negative. Am I right? Sorry folks but you’re wrong! You can be...
Ichor – The Blue Blood of the Greek Gods
Originally the word I was going to write about today was petrichor, not a true Greek word, as it was invented by two Australians in 1964 but it is derived from two...
Thank You in Greek – Eucharisto – Efharisto
I expect you all know a few Greek words, perhaps the most widely known being “Eucharisto” or “Efharisto”, meaning Thank You. Ευχαριστώ, in Modern Greek the letter combination “eu” (epsilon-upsilon) is pronounced...
Eudaimonia – A Greek State of Well-Being
The ancient Greek word, “eudaimonia, derives from “eu” meaning good or well, and “Daimonia”, meaning a benign spirit. To live the good and moral life, to reach this state of “eudaimonia“, the...
Sophrosyne – Temperance – Healthy in Mind – Healthy in Body
The Greek language has many mysterious words, words that we can try to express in another tongue, but rarely succeed in doing so. Words better understood by experiencing them rather than speaking them....
The Greek Word Meraki – To Do Something With Love, Passion and a Lot of Soul
Meraki, a verb, or adverb, a Modern Greek word, derived from the Turkish “Merak” (Labor of love, to do something with pleasure), is applied to tasks usually, creative or artistic tasks but can...
