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Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 4:17 am
by bcdavasconcelos
χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι

ἐπειτά ἐγώ μετὰ τῆς μεθόδου πόλεως μανθάνω - πρό δύο μήνα ἀρχόν ἐγώγε - ζητέω ἄλλον ἄνθρωπον, ὅς ἐνταῦθα συμμίσγεσθαι ἐθέλοι.

Hello everyone!

Since I recently started working with the Polis Method (started about a month ago), I am looking for a partner who would like to work together and practice the dialogues (and expand them) over skype and maybe eventually exchange messages (skype, email, or whatever works best).

Kind regards to everyone,
Bernardo

P.s. this is my first post in greek, feedback is much appreciated!

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:50 am
by jeidsath
I'd be happy to partner with you. My skype username is joel_eidsath, and my email is jeidsath@gmail.com. I don't have a book, but that can be remedied.

Maybe I just have a dirty mind, but I think that you probably don't want to search for a man to συμμίσγεσθαι. Here is how I might have expressed the above in Greek:

χρῶμαι γὰρ τῇ μεθόδῳ τῆς Ῥίκου Πόλεως ἄρξας πρὸ δύο σεληνῶν ἵνα μανθάνω Ἑλληνίζειν, ζητῶ οὖν ἐθέλοντα διαλεγέσθαι.

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:33 pm
by bcdavasconcelos
Thank you, Joel! For the suggestion and offer to learn together and not necessarily to συμμίσγεσθαι ἐνταῦθα :lol:
I will write you an email and add you on skype :)

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:40 pm
by Markos
bcdavasconcelos wrote:ἐγώ μετὰ τῆς μεθόδου πόλεως μανθάνω...
ὦ χαῖρε φίλε Βερνάρδε.

τί τοῦ Ῥίκω βιβλίον ἔχεις συ? ἔγωγε τὸ τοῦ 2009 ἔχω.

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 4:25 pm
by bcdavasconcelos
ὦ χαίρε φίλε Μάρκε!

ἔχω μὲν τὸ το῀ῦ 2015 βρεττανί γλώσσῃ εγώγε.

(unsure about βρεττανί γλώσσῃ. δέω λεξικός τῆς κοινῆς γλώσσης)

Have you been through the whole book?

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 4:43 pm
by Markos
bcdavasconcelos wrote:ἔχω μὲν τὸ το῀ῦ 2015 βρεττανί γλώσσῃ εγώγε.

(unsure about βρεττανί γλώσσῃ.
Ῥίκω λέγει τὸ «Βρεττανικῇ γλώσσῃ»
bcdavasconcelos wrote:Have you been through the whole book?
ναί. καὶ σύ?

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:02 pm
by bcdavasconcelos
Markos wrote:
bcdavasconcelos wrote:ἔχω μὲν τὸ το῀ῦ 2015 βρεττανί γλώσσῃ εγώγε.

(unsure about βρεττανί γλώσσῃ.
Ῥίκω λέγει τὸ «Βρεττανικῇ γλώσσῃ»
εὐχαριστός σοι!
bcdavasconcelos wrote:Have you been through the whole book?
ναί. καὶ σύ?
οὐ. διό πρὸ ὀλίγων χρόνων ἄρξα ἐγώγε.
τὶ λέγεις σὺ περι τὸ βίβλιον;

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:34 pm
by Markos
bcdavasconcelos wrote: τὶ λέγεις σὺ περι τὸ βίβλιον;
τοῦτο λέγω περὶ τοῦ βιβλίου. τὸ βιβλίον φιλῶ πολύ. τὴν δὲ τοῦ Χριστοφόρου φωνὴν πεφίληκα πολύ.

http://www.polisjerusalem.org/#!polis-- ... udios/ce0m

τί λέγεις περὶ τοῦ Χριστοφόρου?

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:34 pm
by bcdavasconcelos
σφοδρὰ φιλῶ καὶ εγώ τὴν τοῦ Χριστοφόρου φωνὴν!

τὸ βίβλιον καλός ἑστιν, αλλὰ πότε μὲν οὐ κατανοέω ἐγὼ τὴν ἐτυμότης τοῦ ἑλληνικοῦ λογοῦ εἰ δὲ περισκοπέω μὴ ἐν τῷ LSJ.

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 4:43 pm
by Markos
ἀπὸ Γαλλίας Χριστόφορός ἐστι. ἐγώ εἰμι ἀπὸ Ἀμερίκας. καὶ σύ? πόθεν εἶ σύ?

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:06 am
by bcdavasconcelos
πόθεν εἰμί ἐγώ;
ἀπὸ δὴ Βραζιλία εἰμί ἐγώ.

Διδάσκαλος ὁ Χριστόφορός ἐστι. φιλόσοφος εἰμί ἐγώ: ζετέω γὰρ τὴν τοῦ Αριστοτέλους φιλοσοφίαν. Καὶ σύ; τί εἶ σύ;

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 9:03 pm
by Markos
bcdavasconcelos wrote:Διδάσκαλος ὁ Χριστόφορός ἐστι. φιλόσοφος εἰμί ἐγώ: ζετέω γὰρ τὴν τοῦ Αριστοτέλους φιλοσοφίαν. Καὶ σύ; τί εἶ σύ;
τοὺς γέροντας θεραπεύω. τὰ δὲ φάρμακα αὐτοῖς δίδωμι.

γιγνώσεις τοῦτον τὸν Ἀριστοτέλους λόγον?
Ἀριστοτέλης wrote:ὁ ἄνθρωπος φύσει πολιτικὸν ζῷον.
τί σημαίνει τὸ πολιτικόν?

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:04 pm
by bcdavasconcelos
Markos wrote:
bcdavasconcelos wrote:Διδάσκαλος ὁ Χριστόφορός ἐστι. φιλόσοφος εἰμί ἐγώ: ζετέω γὰρ τὴν τοῦ Αριστοτέλους φιλοσοφίαν. Καὶ σύ; τί εἶ σύ;
τοὺς γέροντας θεραπεύω. τὰ δὲ φάρμακα αὐτοῖς δίδωμι.
καλός τὸ ἔργον σοῦ ἐστιν. ἀλλά χαλεπός ἤ ῥάδιος ἐστιν τὸ ἔργον; τι λέγεις σύ περι τούτο;
γιγνώσεις τοῦτον τὸν Ἀριστοτέλους λόγον?
Ἀριστοτέλης wrote:ὁ ἄνθρωπος φύσει πολιτικὸν ζῷον.
τί σημαίνει τὸ πολιτικόν?
ναί, μάλλιστα τὰ ἠθικά.
τὸ πολιτικόν ἐστίν τὰ ἔργα πάντα τῆς πόλεως. ὁ ἄνθρωπος δεῖ ἀλλήλοις καὶ οὐ δύνατον ἐστιν μόνον βίοι.

Re: Polis-method: Looking for a partner

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 3:39 am
by Markos
χαῖρε, φίλε. χαίρω δ' ἐν τῇ μετά σου λαλιᾶς.
bcdavasconcelos wrote:καλός τὸ ἔργον σοῦ ἐστιν. ἀλλά χαλεπός ἤ ῥάδιος ἐστιν τὸ ἔργον; τι λέγεις σύ περι τούτο;
τί λέγω ἐγὼ περὶ τούτου? καλὸν μὲν ἡ ἐργασία μου, δύσκολον δέ, ὥσπερ ἡ Ἑλληνικὴ γλῶσσα. :lol:
bcdavasconcelos wrote:
Ἀριστοτέλης wrote:ὁ ἄνθρωπος φύσει πολιτικὸν ζῷον.
τὸ πολιτικόν ἐστίν τὰ ἔργα πάντα τῆς πόλεως. ὁ ἄνθρωπος δεῖ ἀλλήλοις καὶ οὐ δύνατον ἐστιν μόνον βίοι.
καλῶς εἶπες, ὦ ἄριστε φιλόσοφε. ἀλλήλων γὰρ δέονται οἱ ἄνθρωποι. κατὰ δὲ μόνας μηδεὶς βιοτεύοι ἄν εἰ μὴ θεὸς μόνος. μόνοι γὰρ οἱ θεοὶ φύσει ἄπολείς εἰσι καὶ τὰ θηρία.

ἄλλο οὖν ἐρώτημά σοι δίδωμι. κατά σε, διὰ τί ὁ Ῥίκω ὀνομάζει τὸ βιβλίον τὸ «Πόλις?»