Greek 1 {3}. 1415926 {5}35897 932384 626433 83279 **************************************************** \O pa¡q ∏ k¥klÛ periforÅn pr gråfvn 1 oªk eªuÂq hªpørhse diåmetron metro†n. Ωnalogºaq gÅr ƒn m‚n e{forton kåra, Ωxhnºa d‚ mn∂siq? ΩllÅ n†n ‘fh, "sk™casue p©q me Knøjioq parhgore¡." 1 ˝o† di™lipon p™nte grammåtvn ‘poq. -The Salopian, November 1917 - RONALD A. KNOX Math. Magpie, p. 288 Text in TeX form: % 1996-9-2 \magnification=\magstep1 \voffset=-0.5truecm \vsize=23.7truecm \baselineskip=16pt \hsize=16truecm \hfill\break \raise.2ex\hbox{`}$\!\!\!o$ $\pi\alpha\tilde\iota\varsigma$ \thinspace\raise.2ex\hbox{`}$\!\!\!o$ $\kappa\acute\upsilon\kappa\lambda$\lower1.7ex\hbox{`}$\!\!\omega$ $\pi\epsilon\varrho\iota\varphi o\varrho\grave\alpha\nu$ $\pi\varrho$ $\gamma\varrho\acute\alpha\varphi\omega\nu^1$ \hfil\break o\raise1.7ex\hbox{,}$\!\!\upsilon\kappa$ $\epsilon$\raise1.7ex\hbox{,}$\!\!\upsilon\theta\grave\upsilon\varsigma$ $\eta$\raise1.7ex\hbox{,}$\!\!\upsilon\pi\acute o\varrho\eta\sigma\epsilon$ $\delta\iota\acute\alpha\mu\epsilon\tau\varrho o\nu$ $\mu\epsilon\tau\varrho o\tilde\upsilon\nu.$ \hfil\break \raise1.7ex\hbox{,}$\!\!\alpha\nu\alpha\lambda o\gamma\acute\iota\alpha\varsigma$ $\gamma\grave\alpha\varrho$ $\tilde\eta\nu$ $\mu\grave\epsilon\nu$ $\epsilon$\raise1.7ex\hbox{,}$\!\!\acute\upsilon\varphi o\varrho\tau o\nu$ $\kappa\acute\alpha\varrho\alpha,$ \hfil\break \raise1.7ex\hbox{,}$\!\!\alpha\chi\eta\nu\acute\iota\alpha$ $\delta\grave\epsilon$ $\mu\nu\tilde\eta\sigma\iota\varsigma^.$ \raise1.7ex\hbox{,}$\!\!\alpha\lambda\lambda\grave\alpha$ $\nu\tilde\upsilon\nu$ \raise1.7ex\hbox{,}$\!\!\acute\epsilon\varphi\eta$, \hfil\break $`\sigma\kappa\acute\epsilon\psi\alpha\sigma\theta\epsilon$ $\pi\tilde\omega\varsigma$ $\mu\epsilon$ $K\nu\acute o\xi\iota o\varsigma$ $\pi\alpha\varrho\eta\gamma o\varrho\epsilon\tilde\iota.$' \hfil\break \bigskip\hfil\break $^1$\raise1.7ex\hbox{,}$\!\!\iota o\tilde\upsilon$ $\delta\iota\acute\epsilon\lambda\iota\pi o\nu$ $\pi\acute\epsilon\nu\tau\epsilon$ $\gamma\varrho\alpha\mu\mu\acute\alpha\tau\omega\nu$ \raise1.7ex\hbox{,}$\!\!\acute\epsilon\pi o\varsigma.$ \par \bye From: Garry J. Tee Comment: I note the absence of the 5 at the end of the first line and the footnote of 5 words. From: Phil Parker Greek 2 1.1 3.14159 **************************************************** |AeÁ ∏ UeØq ∏ M™gaq gevmetre¡. Kantakºdhq (motto) Motto on Kantakides (1916) Editor's Note: It is an extension of Plato's saying: |AeÁ ∏ UeØq gevmetre¡. (Plåtvn) God ever geometrizes. (Plato) 1.2 Oi nømoi thq fyshq eºnai mauhmatikoº. |AeÁ ∏ UeØq ∏ M™gaq gevmetre¡, loipøn. X. Mhtsakåkh, Fractals. Pyrføroq (Dimhniaºa ´Ekdosh E.M.P.). Ianoyårioq - Febroyårioq 1993, Te¥xoq 5, sel. 41 Translation: The Nature's Laws are mathematical. Great God ever geometrizes, then. (Using of the extended form of Plato's saying as proverbial phrase.) 1.3 The ancient Greeks who did not have the benefit of a revealing religion (the Gods on Olumpus kept their mouth shut on scientific matters) had to find pi for themselves. And this they did with an accuracy of a few decimal points. "Aei o 8eos o megas geometrei =3.14159...". And not only that, but they (Archimedes) developed a method to calculate pi with any degree of accuracy. Actually Archimedes did not say pi=3.14... but rather bracketed pi "223/71 Newsgroups: soc.culture.greek Comments: To "aei o 8eos..." klp to 8umamai apo to sxoleio stnv Ellada (20-25 xrovia priv) From: Homer Faidas Translation (by aph): I remember the "aei o 8eos..." [o megas geometrei] from the school in Greece (20-25 years ago). X 1 3.14159 265358 979 32384 626 **************************************************** |AeÁ ∏ UeØq ∏ M™gaq gevmetre¡, TØ k¥kloy m∂koq Òna ∏rºsë diam™trÛ, Par¸gagen ΩriumØn Ωp™ranton kaÁ Œn, fe†!, oªd™pote Œlon unhtoÁ uÅ e‹rvsi. Nikølaoq I. Xatzhdåkhq Translation: Great God ever geometrizes To define the circle length by its diameter Produced an endless number Which whole, alas, mortals Will never find. by aph Xatzhdåkhq, s. 82 Maroysåkhq, s. 150 ( e‹rvsin --> e‹rvsi) GPEPL, T. 10, s. 922 ( Œloi --> Œlon) NMEEXP, T. 25, s. 642 MEEPD, T. 19, s. 316 SEE, T. 19, s. 279 2 3.14159 265358 **************************************************** |AeÁ ∏ UeØq ∏ M™gaq gevmetre¡, tØ k¥kloy m∂koq Òna ∏rºsë diam™trÛ. ("The almighty God plays with geometry in order to define the circumference of the circle in terms of its diameter") From: Linos J. Jacovides (Birmingham, Michigan, USA) Dewdney II, p. 25 = Dewdney (de), p. 56 = Castellanos, p. 153 : ·eÁ o ueØs ∏ m™gas gevmetre¡ tØ k¥kloy m∂kos ¡na ∏rºsh diam™trÛ. Editor's Note: Read: Great (= M™gaq) instead of almighty (= Pantod¥namoq) geometrizes (= gevmetre¡) instead of plays with geometry. Greek 3 3.1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 502884197 169399 **************************************************** Es¥ h cyx¸ h ådolh, plane¥tra, to øneiro zhtåq gia pånta. Fantasºa ako¥rasth tryferå xaide¥eiq kai to fvq anazhtåq kåue stigm¸. Ta brådya m™sa apø tiq anapno™q maq th monajiå lytr√neiq. Kormº agiåtreyto, sa diadrom¸ adiåbath ponå h gerasm™nh al¸ueia. O palmøq dynam√nei san tajide¥tra fantasºa. Editor's Note: 0 = 10-letter word Syggrafeºq oi spoydåstrieq : Eyaggelºa Kriarå, Zv¸ Kriarå, Stayro¥la Krhtikåkoy, Gevrgºa Diamant¸, Xårh LaÇoy. Auhna 3 - 10 MaÇoy 1996 English Translation (by Stauroula Kretikakou): You the soul, the guileless, the enticing one, the dream you seek for ever. Indefatigable imagination, you tenderly caress and seek the light every moment. At night through our breaths you deliver the loneliness. Incurable body, like an impassable course hurts the senile truth. The vibration is getting stronger like a traveling nostalgia. Co-authors : Euangelia Kriara, Zoe Kriara, Stauroula Kretikakou, Georgia Diamante, Chare Laiou Students. Athens, 3 - 10 May 1996.