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🤗 Ancient Greek Greetings for Everyday Life
Χαίρετε Ancient Greek learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Ancient Greek?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Ancient Greek, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Fruits & Ancient Greek Proverbs.
Greetings[edit | edit source]
English | Ancient Greek |
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khaiire: greeting to one person | Χαῖρε |
khairete: greeting to more than one person | Χαίρετε |
mega khaire: greeting to one person | Μέγα χαῖρε |
mega khairete: greeting to more than one person | Μέγα χαίρετε |
kai su ye: reply to Χαῖρε, Χαίρετε, Μέγα χαῖρε, and Μέγα χαίρετε | Καὶ σὺ γε |
ti pratteis: how are you, spoken to one person | Τί πράττεις (Attic dialect) ή τί πράσσεις;(Epic, Ionic) |
ti prattete: how are you, spoken to a group | Τί πράττετε; |
pant' agatha pratto o file: reply to Τί πράττεις and Τί πράττετε; | Πάντ' ἀγαθὰ πράττω, ὦ φίλε |
pos ekheis: how are you? | Πῶς ἒχεις; |
kalos ekho: reply to πῶς ἐχεῖς; | εὖ πράττω |
eu ekho: reply to πῶς ἐχεῖς; | Εὖ ἔχω |
kalimeron: general greeting in the Koine dialect | Καλήν ἡμέραν |
ilthes: welcome greeting in the Koine dialect, "have you come?" | Ἦλθες |
aspazdomai: welcome kindly, embrace,espouse | Ἀσπάζομαι |
erroso / erroste(plural) kai igiene: goodbye greeting, be strong and healthy. | Ἔρρωσο / ἔρρωσθε καὶ ὑγίαινε / ὑγιαίνετε |
is afthis: goodbye, see you | Εἰς αὖθις! |
íthi eutukhis!: Be happy | ἴθι εὐτυχής! |
oûle te ke màla chère: Be healthy | οὖλέ τε καὶ μέγα χαῖρε! |
chère pollà: good health | Χαῖρε πολλά |
Hygíaine!: good health | ὑγίαινε! |
May God bless you with good health and long life | Τοὺς θεοὺς εὔχομαί σοι διδόναι ὑγίειαν |
Videos[edit | edit source]
Ancient Greek on the Streets: Casual Phrases[edit | edit source]
The Structure of Greetings in Ancient Greek Epistles[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
- http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers
- https://polyglotclub.com/language/ancient-greek-to-1453/question/36513
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh6_HoAKLwk
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9eMRP6y_eE
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