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Some Greek land was public and/or sacred. Each city possessed such land and it is estimated that in Athens during the classical period these lands represented a tenth of cultivable land. This was an administrative division and the property of the city itself (for example in Attica, it was a deme) or a temple. These lands were leased to individuals.
In ancient Greek philosophy, phronesis (Ancient Greek: φρόνησις, romanized: phrónēsis) refers to the type of wisdom or intelligence concerned with practical action. It implies good judgment and excellence of character and habits.
The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes. These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G; Greek and Latin roots from H to O; Greek and Latin roots from P to Z. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are listed in the List of medical roots, suffixes and ...
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples cac-, kak-[1]bad: Greek: κακός (kakós), κάκιστος (kákistos): cachexia ...
The word rhei (ρέι, cf. rheology) is the Greek word for "to stream"; according to Plato's Cratylus, it is related to the etymology of Rhea. πάντοτε ζητεῖν τὴν ἀλήθειαν pántote zeteῖn tḕn alḗtheian "ever seeking the truth" — Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers [24] — a characteristic of ...
The ancient Greeks came up with seven different words for the types of love. Experts break down what they mean and how to foster the types of love in your life. Yup, There Are A Total Of *Seven ...
Dirty words for body parts (p*ssy, c*ck, d*ck, t*ts, etc.) are also worth discussing; there’s nothing inherently wrong with any of them, but some people have strong reactions to one over another ...
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .