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Your Greek Word On A Sunday

 Emmanuela Lia

Award nominated, bite-size podcast. Every Sunday, Greek words used in the English language. Travelling words, connecting cultures.

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Episodes
308
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Episode 188: Melancholy

Episode 188: Melancholy

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Well, I know I've said I won't be doing any medical terms but this one is an exception and has a very interesting origin. Μέλον and Μελανό (melon-melano) in both ancient and mode…

00:00:50  |   Sun 20 Nov 2022
Episode 187: Gherkin

Episode 187: Gherkin

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Cucumis anguria, is the official name of small cucumbers. In medieval Greek it was called 'ανγκούριον' (angurion) , meaning 'immature', 'not ripe'. The Dutch turned it into an 'a…

00:00:45  |   Sun 13 Nov 2022
Episode 186: Myriads

Episode 186: Myriads

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Xenophon of Athens, was an army general, historian , and philosopher. His most famous work is 'Anabasis', that details the army expedition to Persia led by Cyrus who wanted to s…

00:01:10  |   Sun 06 Nov 2022
Episode 185:Apocalypse

Episode 185:Apocalypse

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Απο (apo) is a preposition meaning 'from' and 'away from' (such as, in this case) Καλύπτω (kalipto) is a verb and it means 'covering', 'concealing'. In both ancient and modern …

00:00:43  |   Sun 30 Oct 2022
Episode 184: Hermit

Episode 184: Hermit

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This is a prime example of a metaphor gaining its own power and becoming a stand-alone word. Ερημος (erimos) in both Ancient Greek and Sanskrit(we find it at the same time with m…

00:00:58  |   Sun 23 Oct 2022
Episode 183: Patriot

Episode 183: Patriot

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This is a word that has stayed intact from the beginning, including its derivatives. Πατήρ (patir) means 'Father'. Πατρίδα (patrida) 'Fatherland', and the one who loves their fat…

00:00:31  |   Sun 16 Oct 2022
Episode 182: Murmur

Episode 182: Murmur

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*Reads in ancient  Greek* 'Ποταμών άφρω μορμύροντα ιδών' That's what Homer called a boiling river's sound, in the Iliad. The word moved to Latin keeping its meaning and then into…

00:00:36  |   Sun 09 Oct 2022
Episode 181: Epoch

Episode 181: Epoch

Hello and welcome to Season 6 of Your Greek Word On A Sunday. A little bit of news before we begin our word journey this season. We have, now , a new home; it's called Buzzsprout and you can find our…

00:01:28  |   Sun 02 Oct 2022
Episode 180: Tantalising

Episode 180: Tantalising

(Intro & piano music)Welcome to the last episode of the season! I have a little gruesome myth for you today, so we can leave all the ugliness behind and step into the summer care free. Thant's what G…

00:01:43  |   Sun 03 Jul 2022
Episode 179: Astrology & Astronomy

Episode 179: Astrology & Astronomy

(intro & piano music) Here are two words that started as part of one practice. A practice that was considered by philosophers, Kings and scientists a very serious one. Serious enough to be included i…
00:01:29  |   Sun 26 Jun 2022
Episode 178: Calm

Episode 178: Calm

(intro & piano music)Since we seem to be having a mini summer here in the UK, I couldn't but do this word today. Καύμα (kavma) in both ancient and modern Greek means 'Heat'. There's a particular time…
00:01:01  |   Sun 19 Jun 2022
Episode 177: Monopoly

Episode 177: Monopoly

(intro & piano music)Μονός (monos) means 'single', 'sole'. Πωλείν (polin) is an infinitive and it means 'to sell', 'to trade'. Someone having the sole trade of goods is having the ΜΟΝΟΠΩΛΕΙΟ/MONOPOLY

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00:00:30  |   Sun 12 Jun 2022
Episode 176: Anarchy

Episode 176: Anarchy

(Intro & Piano music) I'm quite tempted to go into politics with this word and yes, this might be the time but it's not the place for it so, Αν (an) as a first component in a word, is a prefix and it…
00:00:40  |   Mon 06 Jun 2022
Episode 175: Apotheosis

Episode 175: Apotheosis

(intro & Piano music)Απο is a preposition and it means 'from' or 'as'. Θεός (Theos)means 'god' The combined infinitive that arrived in England , intact, during the 1600 from Latin. is αποθεούν (apoth…
00:00:39  |   Sun 29 May 2022
Episode 174: Trilogy

Episode 174: Trilogy

(Intro & piano music)Τρία (Tria) in Greek means 'Three'. Λόγος(Logos) means speech, rational thinking and...story. In ancient Greece, during theatre competitions, the playwrights could present a come…
00:00:52  |   Sun 22 May 2022
Episode 173: Hypothesis

Episode 173: Hypothesis

Υπό means 'under'. Θέση originally meant 'placement', 'position' . It still does but 'seat' is an equally used meaning. Anyway, today we'll focus on the meaning 'position', either literally or metap…
00:00:50  |   Sun 15 May 2022
Episode 172: Canopy

Episode 172: Canopy

(Intro & Piano music)What do you think when you hear the phrase 'Greek Summer'? The three S' right? Sea, Sun and Sunsets! Well..if you grow up in Greece, the minute the temperature rises above 25 you…
00:01:01  |   Sun 08 May 2022
Episode 171: Liquorice

Episode 171: Liquorice

(Intro & Piano music)There are mentions in Ancient Greek texts of a plant's root used to ease Asthma and inflammation. It grows in Northern Greece(among other places in the world) and there's even a …

00:01:09  |   Sun 01 May 2022
Episode 170: Chaos

Episode 170: Chaos

(Intro & piano music)There is an ancient Greek epic poem called Theogony composed by Hesiodus in 7th century BC, about how the gods came to be. After his invocation to the muses, which was common pra…
00:01:24  |   Sun 24 Apr 2022
Episode 169: Synopsis

Episode 169: Synopsis

(intro & piano music)I've decided to keep this episode very short, in line with what the word means. Συν means 'with' and is also the word for mathematical sign of plus(+). Οψις or Οψη (opsis) means …
00:00:40  |   Sun 17 Apr 2022
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