ΧΑΙΡΕ: Ancient Greek Word of the Week
BIONUS:
** χαῖρε πολλὰ, ὦ Σώκρατες! (chaire polla, o Sōkrátēs!)**: Greetings to you, Socrates! (From Plato's dialogues, a student greeting their teacher)
** χαῖρε, ὦ ξένε Ἄττικε! (chaire, o xene Attikē!)**: Greetings, stranger from Attica! (From a play by Sophocles, addressing a visitor)
Greetings with spiritual context:
** χαῖρε, Ζεῦ πάτερ! (chaire, Zeu pater!)**: Greetings, Father Zeus! (Addressing the chief Greek god)
** χαῖρε, ὦ θεοί! (chaire, o theoi!)**: Greetings, o gods! (A general greeting to deities)
** χαῖρε, ὦ γῆ χαῖρε, ὦ ἥλιε! (chaire, o gē chaire, o hēlie!)**: Greetings, o earth, greetings, o sun! (A poetic greeting to nature)
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A Cornucopia of Greetings:
Χαίρε κεχαριτωμένη, Ο Κύριος μετά σου (Chaire kecharitomeni, o Kyrios meta sou): Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you. (Ecclesiastical)
Χαῖρε ἄναξ, χαῖρε ἄνασσα! (Chaire anax, chaire anassa!): Hail, o king, hail, o queen! (Formal address to royalty - Ecclesiastical)
Χαίρε, φίλε! (Chaire, phile!): Hello, friend! (Informal)
Χαῖρε, κύριε! (Chaire, kyrie!): Hello, sir! (Formal)
Χαῖρε καὶ χαῖρε! (Chaire kai chaire!): Farewell! (Repeated for emphasis)
Χαῖρε, πλήθος! (Chaire, plethos!): Greetings, everyone! (Public address)
Χαῖρε, ξένε! (Chaire, xene!): Hello, stranger! (Informal greeting to someone unfamiliar)
Χαῖρε πολὺ, ἀδελφέ! (Chaire poly, adelphe!): Hello again, brother! (Informal greeting with added emphasis)
Χαῖρε καὶ σύ! (Chaire kai sy!): Greetings to you too! (Responding to a greeting)
Χαῖρε, ὦ τέκνον! (Chaire, o teknon!): Greetings, o child! (Echoes the greeting of Telemachus to his disguised father Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey)
Χαῖρε καὶ νίκησον! (Chaire kai nikēson!): Farewell and be victorious! (Sending someone off with well wishes)
Χαῖρε, χαῖρε, ἐλεύθεροι ἄνδρες! (Chaire, chaire, eleutheroi andres!): Greetings, greetings, free men! (Rallying cry with repeated emphasis)
BIONUS:
** χαῖρε πολλὰ, ὦ Σώκρατες! (chaire polla, o Sōkrátēs!)**: Greetings to you, Socrates! (From Plato's dialogues, a student greeting their teacher)
** χαῖρε, ὦ ξένε Ἄττικε! (chaire, o xene Attikē!)**: Greetings, stranger from Attica! (From a play by Sophocles, addressing a visitor)
Greetings with spiritual context:
** χαῖρε, Ζεῦ πάτερ! (chaire, Zeu pater!)**: Greetings, Father Zeus! (Addressing the chief Greek god)
** χαῖρε, ὦ θεοί! (chaire, o theoi!)**: Greetings, o gods! (A general greeting to deities)
** χαῖρε, ὦ γῆ χαῖρε, ὦ ἥλιε! (chaire, o gē chaire, o hēlie!)**: Greetings, o earth, greetings, o sun! (A poetic greeting to nature)
Love it!!! So many wonderful examples from Greek literature...
Classical Kids are imparting a wealth of knowledge to us all. We adore Classical Kids and appreciate their fantastic, inspiring, and delightful content!
Aw! Thank you so much! Nice to know what we are doing is appreciated :D
Here a few more! Cheers! (Χαίρε!)
A Cornucopia of Greetings:
Χαίρε κεχαριτωμένη, Ο Κύριος μετά σου (Chaire kecharitomeni, o Kyrios meta sou): Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you. (Ecclesiastical)
Χαῖρε ἄναξ, χαῖρε ἄνασσα! (Chaire anax, chaire anassa!): Hail, o king, hail, o queen! (Formal address to royalty - Ecclesiastical)
Χαίρε, φίλε! (Chaire, phile!): Hello, friend! (Informal)
Χαῖρε, κύριε! (Chaire, kyrie!): Hello, sir! (Formal)
Χαῖρε καὶ χαῖρε! (Chaire kai chaire!): Farewell! (Repeated for emphasis)
Χαῖρε, πλήθος! (Chaire, plethos!): Greetings, everyone! (Public address)
Χαῖρε, ξένε! (Chaire, xene!): Hello, stranger! (Informal greeting to someone unfamiliar)
Χαῖρε πολὺ, ἀδελφέ! (Chaire poly, adelphe!): Hello again, brother! (Informal greeting with added emphasis)
Χαῖρε καὶ σύ! (Chaire kai sy!): Greetings to you too! (Responding to a greeting)
Χαῖρε, ὦ τέκνον! (Chaire, o teknon!): Greetings, o child! (Echoes the greeting of Telemachus to his disguised father Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey)
Χαῖρε καὶ νίκησον! (Chaire kai nikēson!): Farewell and be victorious! (Sending someone off with well wishes)
Χαῖρε, χαῖρε, ἐλεύθεροι ἄνδρες! (Chaire, chaire, eleutheroi andres!): Greetings, greetings, free men! (Rallying cry with repeated emphasis)