Quotes about Greek
For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
- Romans 10:12
Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
- Galatians 2:3
They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
- Revelation 9:11
Can it be, that the Greek grammarians invented their dual number for the particular benefit of twins?
- Herman Melville
The selflessness and dedication shown by many Greek doctors can be seen not only in such works as the Epidemics, but also in, for example, Thucydides' account of the plague at Athens (II, 47ff.) — where he notes the high incidence of mortality from the disease among the doctors who attempted to treat it.
- Hippocrates
In the Greek cities, it was reckoned profane, that any person should pretend a property in a work of art, which belonged to all who could behold it.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Then I studied theology in college, and when I was getting a Ph.D. in literature, I took courses in New Testament studies and studied Greek versions of the Gospels.
- Jay Parini
Any Greek scholar will tell you the word blessed is far too sedate and beatific to carry the percussive force Jesus intended. The Greek word conveys something like a short cry of joy, Oh, you lucky person!
- Philip Yancey
You shouldn't be a big shot about your fate. I'm an enemy of Destiny, I'm not a Greek, I'm a Berliner.
- Alfred Doblin
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.
- John F. Kennedy
This street quote actually was made into a T-shirt. Erotica is a word that can differentiate sex from violence and rescue mutual sexual pleasure. It comes from the Greek root eros, meaning "love," and has no gender. Pornography comes from porne, meaning "female sex slave." They are as different as a room with doors open and a room with doors locked. Until we finally separate sexuality from aggression, there will be way more pornography than erotica
- Gloria Steinem
Logos is a Greek word which denotes meaning.
- Viktor E. Frankl