Learning about the Classics can enrich one’s life enormously. Indeed, for some, understanding Greek is a κτῆμα ἐς ἀεί, a “possession for eternity”. Interestingly, most people tend to know more Ancient Greek than they might expect. Consider the following words:
ἀγορά – agora meaning ‘marketplace’; agoraphobia, fear of public places.
αδερφός – adelphos meaning ‘brother’; Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love.
ἄνθρωπος – anthropos meaning ‘man’; anthropology.
βιβλίος – biblios meaning ‘book’; bibliophile.
δώρο – doro meaning ‘gift’; donate.
ἐξ / ἐκ – ex meaning ‘out’; ecstatic, standing out of oneself.
ἐν – in meaning ‘in’; energy.
ἔργον – ergon meaning ‘work’; energy.
θεός – theos meaning ‘god’; theology.
καί – kai meaning ‘and’; triskaidekaphobia, literally, ‘the fear of three and ten’.
λόγος – logos meaning ‘word’; logic.
μάχη – makhe meaning ‘battle’; tauromachy i.e. bullfight.
νῆσος – nesos meaning ‘island’; Polynesia.
ὁδός – odos meaning ‘road’; odometer, an instrument that measures distance.
οἶκος – oikos meaning ‘house’; economics, that is, managing household finances.
τέχνη – tekhne meaning ‘art’; technology.
ψυχή – psykhe meaning ‘soul’; psychology.
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As well as, “pneuma” – “breath” (sometimes, “spirit”) – from whence comes pneumatic.
And “daimon,” which of course becomes “demon.”
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Don’t leave out, “porneia” —