χαίρετε πάντες! As summer is here it is time for the last episode of season 3. We have had fun on our journey to learn Greek and hope that you have enjoyed listening along too. We will be back with season 4 on the 15th of September. Here are the summer months (τὸ θέρος) from the ancient Attic calendar, that are mentioned in the episode: 1. Ἑκατομβαιών (July/August) 2. Μεταγειτνιών (August/September) 3. Βοηδρομιών (September/October) Have a great summer! Josep & Leandros Support...

χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι! This week we reading and discussing a few key passages from book 1 of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (see below).Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leandros Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein?fan_landing=true&view_as=public 1. πᾶσα τέχνη καὶ πᾶσα μέθοδος, ὁμοίως δὲ πρᾶξίς τε καὶ προαίρεσις, ἀγαθοῦ τινὸς ἐφίεσθαι δοκεῖ: διὸ καλῶς ἀπεφήναντο τἀγαθόν, οὗ πάντ᾽ ἐφίεται. πολλῶν δὲ πράξεων οὐσῶν καὶ τεχνῶν καὶ...

χαίρετε! Today we were going to read Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, but we got sidetracked chatting about his school in Macedonia where Leandros visited, but it is all good practice to develop our speaking fluency. Have you been to Greece? Have you visited anywhere in Greece? Let us know which place is special for you. Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leandros Support the podcast and get access to episodes in...

χαίρετε! Here is our latest episode, beginning a run on Aristotle and serving as a quick introduction to his philosophy. Do you have a favourite philosopher? Do you agree with him about what "the good" is to us humans? Get in touch with us to pratctice your Greek on social media with the links below. Enjoy! Josep & Leandros Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein?fan_landing=true&view_as=public Follow us ον...

χαίρετε! This week we are celebrating our 50th episode with a slightly different approach. We usually avoid "meta issues" preferring to just get on with the hard work of reading and interpreting the texts themselves rather than talking about things like methodology and pronunciation, but we took the opportunity to reflect a little on the podcast and language itself.  Here is the short passage recited (Nicomachean Ethics 1.8.9-10/ 1099a): ὥσπερ δ᾽Ὀλθμπίασιν οὐκ οἱ κάλλιστοι καὶ ἰσχυρότατοι...

χαίρετε πάντες! Here is our latest episode, continuing with our reading of select passages from Epictetus' Enchiridion. This week we are discussing section 48 on how the philosopher differs from the layperson. Here is a link to the text: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0235%3Atext%3Denc%3Achapter%3D48 Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leandros Support the podcast and get access to episodes in...

Here is our latest episode, continuing with Epictetus' Enchiridion, discussing section 29. Is it better to try lots of different things or focus on becoming an expert in one field? Do you agree with Epictetus? Let us know by getting into the discussion on social media with the links below. Check out the text here: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0235%3Atext%3Denc%3Achapter%3D29 Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leigh Support the podcast and get access...

χαίρετε! Now we are moving on from Marcus Aurelius to his "tutor" Epictetus, starting with the first section from his Enchiridion on the things that are within our control... and those that aren't! Do you agree with him? Get involved in the discussion using the social media links below! Enjoy the episode, Josep & Leandros Here is a link to the text. We discuss sections 1 and 9. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3atext%3a1999.01.0235%3atext%3denc As mentioned in the...

χαίρετε! Here is our latest episode, covering the idea of tempus fugit that Marcus explores in several sections from book 2 of his meditations (2.2-2.5).  Remember to check out our simplified version of the text and bonus audio book here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-book-text-78269459 Enjoy the show! Josep & Leandros Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein  Follow us οn Twitter: https://twitter.com/ancientgreekpod Join...

Χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are continuing with our run of episodes on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. In this episode we discuss section 2.1, wherein Marcus confronts a problem I'm sure most of us have experienced. Do you agree with his solution? Let us know by getting involved in the discussion on social media! We have also produced a simplified graded reader of this section as well as others from Book 2 to help beginner students read the original text without having to translate. Check...

χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι! We are now starting a run of episodes on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations with this episode acting as a general introduction to the man, his life and philosophy. Be sure to check out the parallel graded readings, which we are producing for sections from Book 2, which we will be discussing in future episodes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/marcus-aurelius-77276702  εὐωχεῖθε! Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance:...

χαίρετε! Here is the third episode of our new season, continuing with our run on Thucydides, this time analysing the Melian dialogue (5.84-116): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0199%3Abook%3D5%3Achapter%3D84 We have also produced a simplified version of the first part of the dialogue that you could use to accompany the episode if you wish: https://www.patreon.com/posts/thucydides-text-75306327 εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου! Josep & Leigh. Support...

χαίρετε! Here is our latest episode continuing our run of episodes on Thucydides. This time we look into a short section (1.20-22), where he explains his methodology and how it differs from previous historians. Here are some short passages that we quote, paraphrase and discuss: οἱ γὰρ ἄνθρωποι τὰς ἀκοὰς τῶν προγεγενημένων, καὶ ἢν ἐπιχώρια σφίσιν ᾖ, ὁμοίως ἀβασανίστως παρ᾽ ἀλλήλων δέχονται. οὕτως ἀταλαίπωρος τοῖς πολλοῖς ἡ ζήτησις τῆς ἀληθείας, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἑτοῖμα μᾶλλον τρέπονται. καὶ ἐς...

χαίρετε! Welcome back! Here is the 1st episode of season 3, starting off with a run of three episodes on Thucydides. Τhis one acts as a general introduction to the man and his work. This season the podcast will come out fortnightly on Friday evenings, so you can expect episode 42 on the 3rd of February at 8pm (Spanish time). Nonetheless, this season's episodes are already available on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein  εὐωχεῖθε! Josep & Leigh p.s. I'm experimenting...

χαίρετε πάντες! It is never too early to get into the festive spirit, so here is our Xmas episode! We look into and recite both versions of Jesus' birth according to Matthew & Luke. This will be the last episode of season 2, as the podcast will be taking a break over the winter holidays and will return on the 21st of January. καλὴ γένοιτο ὑμῖν ἡ γενέθλιος ἡμέρα τοῦ Χριστοῦ! Josep & Leigh κατὰ Μαθθαίον (2:1-15):...

χαίρετε πάντες! This week we continue with the last of our three episodes on Aesop, this time discussing the fable of the beetle & eagle. What is your interpretation? Let us know by joining the discussion on social media! Here is the text, which Josep recites at 1:55... Ἀετὸς καὶ κάνθαρος. Ἀετὸς λαγωὸν ἐδίωκεν. ὁ δὲ ἐν ἐρημίᾳ τῶν βοηθησόντων ὑπάρχων, ὅν μόνον ὁ καιρὸς παρέσχε, κάνθαρον ἰδών, τοῦτον ἱκέτευεν. ὁ δὲ παραθαρσύνας αὐτόν, ὡς ἐγγὺς ἐλθόντα τὸν ἀετὸν ἐθεάσατο, παρεκάλει μὴ...

χαίρετε! Here is the second of three episodes on Aesop's fables. This time discussing the fable of the cat & the birds: ΑΙΛΟΥΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΡΝΕΙΣ αἴλουρος ἀκούσας ὅτι ἔν τινι ἐπαύλει ὄρνεις νοσοῦσι, σχηματίσας ἑαυτὸν εἰς ἰατρὸν καὶ τὰ τῆς ἐπιστήμης πρόσφορα ἀναλαβὼν ἐργαλεῖα παρεγένετο καὶ στὰς πρὸ τῆς ἐπαύλεως ἐπυνθάνετο αὐτῶν, πῶς ἔχοιεν. αἱ δὲ ὑποτυχοῦσαι· «καλῶς», ἔφασαν, «ἐὰν σὺ ἐντεῦθεν ἀπαλλαγῇς». οὕτω καὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἱ πονηροὶ τοὺς φρονίμους οὐ λανθάνουσι, κἂν τὰ μάλιστα χρηστότητα...

χαίρετε! This week we are starting a series of three episodes on Aesop's fables. The first of these is on fable 1 from Chambry's collection: Ἀγαθὰ καὶ κακά. Ὑπὸ τῶν κακῶν τὰ ἀγαθὰ ἐδιώχθη ὡς ἀσθενῆ ὅντα: εἰς οὐρανὸν δὲ ἀνῆλθεν. Τὰ δὲ ἀγαθὰ ἠρώτησαν τὸν Δία πῶς εἶναι μετ'ἀνθρώπων. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν μετ' ἀλλήλων πάντα, ἓν δὲ καθ' ἓν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐπέρχεσθαι. Διὰ τοῦτο τὰ μὲν κακὰ συνεχῆ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, ὡς πλησίον ὄντα, ἐπέρχεται, τὰ δὲ ἀγαθὰ βράδιον, ἐξ οὐρανοῦ κατιόντα.Ὅτι ἀγαθῶν μὲν οὐδεὶς...

χαίρετε πάντες, ἀκούσατε τὸν νέον διάλογον ἡμῶν περὶ τοῦ τῶν Θρᾳκῶν θεοῦ, Ζαλμόξιδος. ἀνάγνωτε κάτω τὸ τεκμήριον ὃ ἑρμηνεύομεν. εὐωχεῖσθε! Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος. Ἡροδότου (4.95) http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0125%3Abook%3D4%3Achapter%3D95 ὡς δὲ ἐγὼ πυνθάνομαι τῶν τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον οἰκεόντων Ἑλλήνων καὶ Πόντον, τὸν Σάλμοξιν τοῦτον ἐόντα ἄνθρωπον δουλεῦσαι ἐν Σάμῳ, δουλεῦσαι δὲ Πυθαγόρῃ τῷ Μνησάρχου, ἐνθεῦτεν δὲ αὐτὸν γενόμενον ἐλεύθερον χρήματα κτήσασθαι...

χαίρετε πάντες, νῦν δύνασθε ἀκοῦσαι ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ ἐπεισοδίῳ τοῦ Πυθαγόρου, λεγόντων περὶ τίνος φησιν ὁ Ἡρόδοτος καὶ ὁ Πλούταρχος καὶ ὁ Διογένης Λαέρτιος τῆς παιδείας αὐτοῦ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ. ἴδεσθε οὖν τὰ μέρη περὶ ὧν λαλοῦμεν κάτω. εὐωχεῖσθε! Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος Hi everyone, now you can listen to us in our third episode on Pythagoras, speaking about what Herodotus, Plutarch and Diogenes Laertius say about his education in Egypt. Check out the sections which we chat about below. Enjoy! Josep...

Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος τοῖς ἀκροαμένοις χαίρειν. σήμερον, ἐν τῷ νέῳ ἐπεισοδίῳ τοῦ ἀκροάματος, ἀναγιγνώσκομεν ποίημα ὃ ἔγραψεν Ἐμπεδοκλῆς περὶ τοῦ Πυθαγόρου: ἦν δέ τις ἐν κείνοισιν ἀνὴρ περιώσια ειδώς, ὅς δὴ μήκιστον πραπίδων ἐκτήσατο πλοῦτον, παντοίων τε μάλιστα σοφῶν ἐπιήρανος ἔργων. ὁππότε γὰρ πάσῃσιν όρέξαιτo πραπίδεσσι, ῥεῖά γε τῶν ὄντων πάντων λεύσσεσκεν ἕκαστα, καί τε δέκ ' ἀνθρώπων καί τ’ εἴκοσιν αἰώνεσσιν. καὶ περὶ τῶν θαυμάτων ἐν τούτῳ τῷ μέρει λαλοῦμεν: πάλιν δ᾿ ἐν Καυλωνίαι,...

χαίρετε πάντες! Continuing on from last week's episode on Paul's idea of the spiritual body, we bring you the first of four episodes on Pythagoras, looking at his idea as to why celestial bodies are immortal. While Paul's and Pythagoras' theories are not quite the same, pneuma is central to both of them. Enjoy! Josep & Leandros Here are the short sections which we discuss. Firstly, from Diogenes Laertius' 'Life of Pythagoras' (8.1.26-27): τόν τε περὶ τὴν γῆν ἀέρα ἄσειστον καὶ νοσερὸν...

χαίρετε! Moving on from the theme of the last few weeks on the Psalms, we now investigate Paul's idea of the "spiritual body" from his letter to the Corinthians. How do you interpret it? Let us know in the comments below. Enjoy the episode, Josep & Leandros The section under discussion can be read here (15:35): https://biblehub.com/bgb/1_corinthians/15.htm  The Resurrection Body: 35 Ἀλλὰ ἐρεῖ τις· Πῶς ἐγείρονται οἱ νεκροί; ποίῳ δὲ σώματι ἔρχονται; 36ἄφρων, σὺ ὃ σπείρεις, οὐ...

χαίρετε πάντες, here is the latest episode of our podcast and the last of three episodes on the Psalms from the Septuagint. This time we are discussing Psalm 8, the text for which is provided below so that you can follow along if you so wish (4:00-6:28). Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leandros How Majestic is Your Name! Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ τῶν ληνῶν· ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυείδ. Κύριε ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν, ὡς θαυμαστὸν τὸ ὄνομά σου ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ· ὅτι ἐπήρθη ἡ μεγαλοπρεπία σου ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν. ἐκ...

χαίρετε πάντες! Here is the second of three episodes on the Psalms of the Greek Septuagint. Psalm 2 is very culturally influential, so we had a lot to discuss with multiple interpretations. Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leandros Here is a link to the text, you can follow along with our recitation at 2:20 - 5:08. The Triumphant Messiah Ἵνα τί ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη, καὶ λαοὶ ἐμελέτησαν κενά; παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ κατὰ τοῦ...