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| Michael Psellos on locusts, humans and elephants |
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charlesasullivan
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4/22/2013 12:16:52 AM |
I am trying to translate the following from Michael Psellos 11th century Greek text, but seemed to have hit a number of roadblocks:
ὥσπερ δὴ καὶ τοῦ ἡλίου ἑστωτος ἐν μεσηβρίᾳ πάρνοπες καὶ ... |
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| Genesis and the creation of Man |
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Laellius
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4/21/2013 4:32:36 PM |
Dear community,
The double narrative of Genesis dealing with the creation of Man raises a few questions regarding the choice and meaning of words. The passages are quoted here below:
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| The United States of Greece |
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kyrix
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4/17/2013 12:59:48 AM |
Greetings,
I only have a couple of "simple" questions: When did the Greeks actually start calling themselves Greeks? Wouldn’t that require the establishment of a nation or country called Greece?... |
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| Particles, Articles and Psellos |
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charlesasullivan
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4/4/2013 2:44:23 PM |
Michael Psellos loves his particles and articles -- a love which I am having difficulty translating a certain section:
μᾶλλον δέ, ἵνα τὸ ἀκριβέστερον εἴπω, ἐκεῖνο μὲν ἀμετάβλητον μένει καὶ... |
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| Problem words in a Michael Psellos text |
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charlesasullivan
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3/20/2013 1:11:02 AM |
Hello I am translating an 11th century Greek Church Father/Philosopher work by Michael Psellos. It is difficult but I have managed to translate most. This part I haven't quite figured out.
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| Meaning and content of fornication, Matthew 19 |
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Stavros
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1/6/2013 1:21:46 PM |
Could you please help with the meaning and content of the word "fornication" in the phrase "Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication..." in Matthew Chapter 19.9?... |
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| Time for Rhetoric and Music: Χρόνος and καιρος |
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Continuo
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12/31/2012 4:06:26 AM |
I research music composed in the years 1100-1800 and how such music was performed in its own period. Time (ie rhythm) is a crucial concept for Music, and is given high priority in this period. In thi... |
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| Homeric or Attic? |
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Aristokles
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10/14/2012 9:47:33 PM |
As much as I am embarrassed to admit it my Greek proficiency is dismal. Since university in the late 1960's with only four semesters of "Classical Greek" at that time I really have not studied the la... |
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| Difference between χάρις and χάριν |
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hdsjr55
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7/12/2012 2:26:33 PM |
I am a student of the Bible and I try to research the Greek texts to better understand the true meaning. I am not a formal student of Greek, but try to study it on my own. I am having a difficult tim... |
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| Carl Jung and Logos |
Posted by:
Purrington
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7/5/2012 8:42:11 AM |
Let me preface my question by saying that one difficulty I have in asking my question is that the Quotation I have cut and pasted below does not accurate transpose the Greek word for "Logos." It pas... |
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