{"id":3830,"date":"2021-11-30T12:57:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T12:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3830"},"modified":"2021-11-30T12:57:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T12:57:25","slug":"word-family-in-greek-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/word-family-in-greek-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Word family in Greek: present"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2. We are going through a period of gratitude, which is materially by offering presents. Therefore, it is a nice opportunity to meet word family in Greek, whose kernel is the word \u201cpresent\u201d. If you interested in words families, check the post Word families in Greek: Part One<\/a> and Word families in Greek: Part Two<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#1. The Greek word for present <\/i>or gift<\/i> is \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf<\/b> (\u03c4\u03bf). The verb \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9<\/b> means to give a present.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

a. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03be\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2. The children opened their presents.<\/p>\n

b. \u039f\u03b9 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03cd \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b9. My friends me gave me a watch as present.<\/p>\n

We also use the phrase \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf (\u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd)<\/span>: to give somebody a present.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03b9 \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ad\u03b8\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2; What present will we give mom for her birthday?<\/p>\n

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#2. \u03a4here is no Greek word for the giver or the recipient of a present.<\/p>\n

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#3. \u0394\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac<\/b> (\u03b7) means donation<\/i>. The person who makes a donation is called \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 <\/b>(\u03bf) or \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1<\/b> (\u03b7).<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

a. \u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03b6\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc. You can make your donation via bank transfer.<\/p>\n

b. H \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac \u03bf\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1. Organ donation is permitted in Greece.<\/p>\n

c. \u0388\u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 \u03bf\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b8\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5. They found out that their son was an organ donor, after he died.<\/p>\n

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#4. \u0394\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac\u03bd<\/b> (adverb): free of charge<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf rapid test;\u201d \u201c\u03a4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1, \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac\u03bd.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow much did you pay for the rapid test?\u201d \u201cNothing, it was free.\u201d<\/p>\n

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#5. \u0394\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03ce<\/b> means to bribe. The passive voice is \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/b>. Related words are \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03b1 <\/b>(bribery<\/i>) and \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae\u03c0\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/b>, \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae\u03c0\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1<\/b> (the person who has been bribed, literally \u201cpresent recipient\u201d).<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

a. \u0397 \u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf\u03ba\u03c4\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5. The owner of the school tried to bribe the ministry worker.<\/p>\n

b. T\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. The committee members are not bribed.<\/p>\n

c. \u039f \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae\u03c0\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7. The man who has been bribed was sentenced to jail.<\/p>\n

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Other words and phrases:<\/span><\/p>\n

#1. \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf)<\/b>: the present we give as an exchange to the present we got. The word is composed by \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af<\/i> (instead of) + \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf<\/i>. It is a term used in the Orthodox church vocabulary. It consists of small pieces of bread offered at the end of the service. These pieces are what is left from the bread offered for the sacrament of \u0398\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u0395\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03b1. (Divine Eucharist).<\/p>\n

#2. \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd<\/b>: literally, a gift that is no gift. In British English it could be translated as \u201clike taking coals to Newcastle\u201d.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

\u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 lockdown, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03be\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03c7\u03c4\u03ac. \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03cc\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03cc \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf.<\/p>\n

During the lockdown, the hotels were open. However, this was pointless because we were not allowed to move from one prefecture to the other.<\/p>\n

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#3. \u03a6\u03bf\u03b2\u03bf\u03cd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u0394\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/strong>. (translation of the Latin phrase: Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes<\/em>). This phrase is extracted from the Aeneid and it refers to the Trojan horse (\u0394\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u038a\u03c0\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2<\/a>). The priest Laocoon (\u039b\u03b1\u03bf\u03ba\u03cc\u03c9\u03bd) tried to prevent the Trojans from bringing the wooden horse inside the walls of Troy. It means “I am afraid of the Greeks even when they bring gifts.” It is not used in daily life, but when said it warns for the potential risks of accepting an unexpected present or a goodwill from people (or foreign politicians, Presidents and so on) who are not our friends.<\/p>\n

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\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2. We are going through a period of gratitude, which is materially by offering presents. Therefore, it is a nice opportunity to meet word family in Greek, whose kernel is the word \u201cpresent\u201d. If you interested in words families, check the post Word families in Greek: Part One and Word families in Greek: Part…<\/p>\n

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