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I'll start by first reproducing the Greek and then a variety of translations. καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν. (NA28) Here are translations from Douay-Rheims, KJV, NIV and ESV. And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
- Eudaimonia (Greek: εὐδαιμονία) Eudaimonia is regularly translated as happiness or welfare; however, “human flourishing or prosperity” and “blessedness” have been proposed as more accurate translations.
- Arete (Greek: ἀρετή) Arete in its basic sense, means “excellence of any kind”. The term may also mean “moral virtue”. In its earliest appearance in Greek, this notion of excellence was ultimately bound up with the notion of the fulfillment of purpose or function: the act of living up to one’s full potential.
- Phronesis (Greek: φρόνησῐς) Phronesis is a type of wisdom or intelligence. It is more specifically a type of wisdom relevant to practical action, implying both good judgement and excellence of character and habits, or practical virtue.
- Kleos (Greek: κλέος) Kleos is often translated to “renown”, or “glory”. It is related to the word “to hear” and carries the implied meaning of “what others hear about you”.
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By Greek Word Studies. Darkness (4653) (skotia from skotos = darkness) means literal darkness in some NT uses ( Jn 6:17, 20:1 ), but more often (14/16x) is used figuratively to refer to spiritual darkness. In every NT figurative use, darkness is contrasted with light in all but one passage ( 1Jn 2:11 ). As noted below "Darkness has no existence ...
Jul 24, 2011 · Karakantza discusses the complexity of darkness with reference to Aeschylus’ Suppliants, focussing on otherness, but also liminality: colour makes visible how specifically Greek “life finds its way through negation and otherness to establish itself” (19, themes of accommodation and negotiation re-surface in other essays). The essay ...
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Jun 6, 2017 · The orientation and certain architectural features of Greek temples, Dionysiac and Mystery cults, divination, rites of passage, magic, and other nocturnal rituals are examined here in an investigation of the interplay between light, darkness, and shadow and the aims fulfilled by such associations.
Domos Haidou is usually translated into English as "House of Hades" and indeed the god of the underworld is frequently described as a Homeric king living in a royal palace and possessing orchards, fields and herds of cattle. The dead passed through the pylai Haidou or "gates of Hades" to enter his realm.
May 3, 2018 · 11. Thanatos. Thanatos was an odious and loathsome daemon of ancient Greece, representing nonviolent death, while his violent sisters, Keres, were the spirits of slaughter and disease. He was the son of Nyx and Erebos and his touch was soft and gentle, as was his twin brother’s, Hypnos.
