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    Does anyone out there speak Greek? I'm trying to find a good translation for vigilant or to be ready/prepared, or one who is prepared.

    Thanks!

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    I don't speak it, but assuming you want modern Greek not ancient, I suspect "σε εγρήγορση" is in the right ballpark - translates as vigilant or alert.

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    Depending on how successful I can get the modern translation, I might want to work on getting the ancient version as well.

    Google translates vigilant to " επαγρύπνηση " as well and alert to " άγρυπνος ".

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    I think "επαγρύπνηση" on its own is "vigilance" - ie. simply the verb rather than actually "vigilant".

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    I asked our resident Greek & Latin scholar and he gave me these: Vigilantia in Latin, and in Greek prometheis (forethinking, cautious, provident) as in Prometheus.

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    σε εγρήγορση επαγρύπνηση άγρυπνος ... that's Greek to me!!






    Ok, just kidding ...
    actually, in Greek, "be ready" it is "Έσω Έτοιμος" that would be the translation from the Latin "estote parati" or be ready/vigilantes.

    That it also would be the Baden-Powell's Scouts motto.

    Does this help?

    Mau

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    PM Roen911 boss - he's Greek.

    "He is wise who watches"

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    I will eat my hat if this is not correct.

    ἕτοιμος
    tranliteration: hetoimos,
    Phonetic Spelling: het-oy'-mos
    Short definition: ready, prepared.

    Definition: hétoimos (from heteos, "fitting") – ready because prepared; "standing by," ready to meet the opportunity (challenge) at hand; ready because the necessary preparations are done (or are sure to happen as needed).

    Mau

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mau Fox View Post
    σε εγρήγορση επαγρύπνηση άγρυπνος ... that's Greek to me!!
    Unless one is Greek -- then "it's all Persian to me".

    (Which leads me to wonder what the Iranians say in this circumstance....)

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    Classical Greek:Vigilant: Eulabeia (E-la-bee-a)
    Last edited by Lt. S.Kafloc; 01-29-2015 at 14:42.
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Classical Greek: Prepare: Paraskeua (Pa-rra-skee-a) Note: that is double rr as in the way Scot's roll their r's.
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mau Fox View Post
    σε εγρήγορση επαγρύπνηση άγρυπνος ... that's Greek to me!!






    Ok, just kidding ...
    actually, in Greek, "be ready" it is "Έσω Έτοιμος" that would be the translation from the Latin "estote parati" or be ready/vigilantes.

    That it also would be the Baden-Powell's Scouts motto.

    Does this help?

    Mau
    Its All Greek to me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by csadn View Post
    Unless one is Greek -- then "it's all Persian to me".

    (Which leads me to wonder what the Iranians say in this circumstance....)
    Meh!
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Quote Originally Posted by csadn View Post
    Unless one is Greek -- then "it's all Persian to me".

    (Which leads me to wonder what the Iranians say in this circumstance....)
    Actually, in Italian, we use to say "it's all Arabic to me".
    Probably because the Romans were closer to the Greek culture.

    Mau

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    In Serbian it would be: It's all Spanish villages to me

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    Quote Originally Posted by flash View Post
    PM Roen911 boss - he's Greek.
    I know, but he is always busy and I did not want to bother him directly if not needed.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mau Fox View Post
    I will eat my hat if this is not correct.

    ἕτοιμος
    tranliteration: hetoimos,
    Phonetic Spelling: het-oy'-mos
    Short definition: ready, prepared.

    Definition: hétoimos (from heteos, "fitting") – ready because prepared; "standing by," ready to meet the opportunity (challenge) at hand; ready because the necessary preparations are done (or are sure to happen as needed).

    Mau
    I think this one is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!!



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