What is the ancient Greek word for evil?

κακό n (kakó, “evil”)

Does Google translate ancient Greek?

You see, Google Translate does not actually have an Ancient Greek setting, but it does have a setting for Modern Greek and you can enter text written in Ancient Greek into its Modern Greek setting and see what comes out.

Why learn Ancient Greek?

Why Study Ancient Greek? First: If you are interested in ancient Greek literature, you could be reading it in the original language. So much is lost in translation! Second: Vocabulary building and improved grammar comprehension in English—Spelling and syntax in English improved.

What is Greek word for darkness?

ζόφος {m} darkness. σκοτάδι {n} darkness (also: dark, gloom)

What is kakos?

Greek: Reduced form of surnames prefixed with the epithet kakos ‘bad’, ‘mean’, for example, Kakopetros ‘Peter the mean’. Iranian: from a Persian personal name, Kaykaus, meaning ‘just’, ‘noble’.

What episode of Bible Secrets Revealed is lost in translation?

Consulting producer Dr. Robert Cargill, who is an archaeologist and assistant professor of classics and religious studies at the University of Iowa, has responded to Bible Secrets Revealed viewers’ questions throughout the series. Read the questions and answers here. Episode 1, “Lost in Translation,” aired on November 13, 2013.

What happens in lost in translation Act 2?

“Lost in Translation” Act 2: New Testament Translations. For instance, the episode addresses the conflation of the two different birth stories of Jesus. While the Gospel of Luke has Jesus being born in a manger and visited by shepherds, the Gospel of Matthew depicts Jesus as being born at home and visited by Magi.

How does the KJV Fix via translation a known problem?

Thus, the KJV authors fix via translation a known problem in the text by supplying words into their translation that do not exist in the original text. They took words from one text (1 Chron. 20:5) and copied them from there into the translation of another text (2 Sam. 21:19).

What are the best books about the etymology of the Greek language?

• Geschichte der griechischen Etymologika: history of the Greek etymology, by Richard Reitzenstein (1897) • Les noms des oiseaux en grec ancien: The names of the birds in Ancient Greek, by Robert Fritz (1911) → Ancient Greek keyboard to type a text with the Greek script & diacritics