Your Greek Word On A Sunday

Dec 08 2024 274 ep. 3
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Award nominated, bite-size podcast. Every Sunday, Greek words used in the English language. Travelling words, connecting cultures.

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Episode 273: Telephone

Dec 08 2024 1 mins  
(Intro & piano music)Τηλέ (tele) is an Ancient Greek adverb meaning ‘far away’. Φωνή (phone) in both ancient and modern Greek means voice . In 1835 a system of conveying words to a distant point by means of musical notes, was invented by the French composer Jean Francois Sudre. For obvious reasons it wasn’t very practical. The combination of Greek words that was u

Episode 272: Etymology

Dec 01 2024 1 mins  
(Intro & piano music)I think this might be a tricky one if you're learning Greek at the moment so, I'd definitely recommend reading the transcript for the spelling because, if you rely on listening to this, you will get confused. If you're not learning Greek and just enjoying a minute of knowledge, you'll be fine without reading ;unless of course you want to! This is a combined

Episode 271: Tripod

Nov 24 2024 1 mins  
Before we begin, I have an announcement; From December 1st our account on X will no longer exist. Instead we're moving into Blue Sky and I'll put the handle on the description so you can find us there. @yourgreeksunday.bsky.social . I think it's a much friendlier platform. If you don't have an account there, you can find us on Instagram @yourgreeksunday where I also post videos wit

Episode 270: Palaeolithic & Neolithic

Nov 17 2024 1 mins  
(Intro & piano music) Today we have not one but two terms that were made up from Greek words and were coined in England. This time in 1865 by banker, philanthropist, scientist and polymath John Lubbock. He helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline and promoted the need for public libraries, among other things. In his study of archaeology and the need to clearly di

Episode 269: Meme

Nov 10 2024 1 mins  
(Intro & piano music)Aristotle used this word in his definition of Greek Drama and in particular TragedyΈστιν ουν τραγωδία, μίμησις πράξεως σπουδαίας και τελείας...' This is tragedy, the imitation of a significant and absolute act. Richard Dawkins used it to coin a new term in 1976 and according to Wikipedia 'it is an idea, behav

Episode 268: Morphine

Nov 03 2024 1 mins  
(Intro & piano music)Happy November, everyone! We're still in Halloween mood here in the UK so, I've decided to follow up from last week's word. This is probably one of the most accurate yet creative modern namings of a medicine I know. We touched upon this god on a couple of episodes with his name mentioned in the last one but I've never told you his story. He was one of the f

Episode 267: Cemetery

Oct 27 2024 1 mins  
Before we begin I have a small update for you, we did not win last week's Independent podcast awards but we're very happy we were nominated and, we got to spent the evening with so many interesting people, who are all passionate about the podcasts they create. So, go to the Independent Podcast Awards website, look up all the winners and the nominees. I'm sure you'll find more than

Episode 266: Didactic

Oct 20 2024 1 mins  
(Intro & piano music)Διδάσκειν (didaskin) is ancient Greek infinitive, the noun is Διδαχή (didahi) and the verb that is also used in modern Greek is Διδάσκω (didasko). The word came to English from the French in the 1600s in a translation by Samuel Hartlib, who was a fascinating man and was described as 'The European intelligencer' , what a way to describe

Episode 265: Philosophy

Oct 13 2024 1 mins  
(Intro & piano music)One of the benefits of being bilingual is that it gives you a bigger language field to get lost in and explore. However, sometimes you forget the obvious or take some words for granted; Like the one today which, I was convinced I've already talked about but haven't. Φίλος (philos) in both ancient and modern Greek means 'friend'. Σοφία (sofia/sophi

Episode 264: Mentor

Oct 06 2024 1 mins  
Before we begin, I'd like to remind you that you can always email me with comments, questions or anything you want to say about what you hear in this podcast at [email protected] . You can also follow me on Instagram and X @yourgreeksunday and leave a review or a comment on the platform of your choice.(Intro & Piano music)Welcome to season 8! Wow! Although technically t