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That the article poses the philosophical works as being part of the definition of the word. From the opening: "Kairos (Ancient Greek: καιρός) is an Ancient Gr
by azernik 5y ago
That the article poses the philosophical works as being part of the definition of the word.
From the opening:
"Kairos (Ancient Greek: καιρός) is an Ancient Greek word meaning the right, critical, or opportune moment.[1] The ancient Greeks had two words for time: chronos (χρόνος) and kairos. The former refers to chronological or sequential time, while the latter signifies a proper or opportune time for action. While chronos is quantitative, kairos has a qualitative, permanent nature."
Whereas actually, from Greek speakers here, the difference is that chronos is when you say "it's taking a long time", and kairos is when you say "it's time for lunch". All that "proper or opportune time for action"? "Qualitative, permanent nature"? That is a very specialized usage, mostly used in foreign languages.
- d_tr 5y agoIn modern Greek we also use a lot of composite words with the word "καιρός" in them, so all that is actually still "alive" in these. For example, we translate "opportunity" as "ευκαιρία", which is a female noun. Then there is the more negatively loaded male noun "καιροσκόπος" for the word "opportunist". Or "πολυκαιρισμένος" for "timeworn", the adjective "καίριος" for "well-timed" or "crucial" depending on context, and more. The same holds for other "loaded" ancient Greek words.