Your Greek Word On A Sunday

(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go! Λείπω (lipo) is a greek verb and it means 'I'm missing' or 'I&ap...

(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go! In Greek mythology Night, was one of the first goddesses and gave birth to a girl wi...

(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go! Υπνος (Hypnos) in Greek mythology was the twin brother of death. He could fly over y...

(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go! Μονός (monos) in Greek means 'single' 'sole' Αρχή (archi) has th...

(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go! Now this is a tricky one Παθαίνω (patheno) is a greek verb and it mean 'to suff...

(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go! A and U in Greek form a diphthong...or two, based on a complex grammar rule, But we&...

(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go! Ψυχή (psyche) means 'soul'. The verb is ψύχω (psycho) and it means 't...

(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go! Αθλος (athlos) in ancient Greek meant an achievement in something that was awarded w...

(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go! Οκτάπους (octapous) or as it's known in modern Greek Χταπόδι (htapodi) is a com...

Hello, I'm Emmanuela Lia and this is Your Greek Word On A Sunday Δρω (dro) means 'I act', 'I take action'. Since what was happening in an ancient Greek play was someone taking action against, within or over their fate and since that wasn't an easy matter to deal with a play like that would be called, ΔΡΑΜΑ/DRAMA Instagram @yourgreeksunday , Blue Sky @yourgreeksunday.b...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! Today's word is a perfect example to use as a reply to those aski...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! In Greek Mythology, there are nine Muses with Apollo as their leader Κ...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! The letter A pronounced >a< in Greek is also used as a privative...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! Νάρκισσος (Narcissos) in Greek mythology was a very handsome young man...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! I always thought that the English find this word difficult not because...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! Αποκρίνομαι (apokrinome) in Greek means 'I verbally respond'...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! Logos's second meaning in Greek is 'Speech' the ability...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! Ευφορία (Eforia) is a combined word. Eυ (ef) means 'good', &...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! Μωρό (moro) in modern Greek means 'baby'. Μωρός (moros) in a...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! Αγγέλω (Angelo) is the Greek verb for 'announce'. Αγγελος (A...

(Intro with soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! Ιππος (ippos) in ancient Greek means 'Horse' , ποταμός (pota...

Intro with soft piano music Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! Λόγος (logos) in Greek has two meanings, today we'll deal with one...

( soft piano music) Hello and welcome to your Greek Word on A Sunday. A weekly , bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's go! Θέσπις (Thespis) was the first man ever recorded to cut out from a group of peop...