Definitions by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc

Ergon 

The term used to say “work”.

- “Hey, we should go out on Friday!”
- “I can’t, I have ergon.”

Ergon by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Echthros 

- The enemy.
- Hateful, an adversary; Satan.

- “I became friends with Rayan.”
- “You befriended my echthros?!!”

Echthros by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Anamnesis 

- The ability to recall past occurrences.
- Greek word used to indicate Plato’s theory of recollection.

- “Do you remember when we saw Brad Pitt?”
- “No, I am having trouble with my anamnesis.”

Anamnesis by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Episteme 

- Knowledge or understanding
- For Plato, it is knowledge that has been derived by justifying an opinion with an argument.

- “Is there an episteme in virtual worlds?

Episteme by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Polis 

Originally meant fort or citadel. Later, it was used to refer to the Greek city states.

- “Athens was the most famous polis in Greece!”

Polis by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Megalopolis 

In ancient Greek, it meant a large town.

- “I am so sick of living in a megalopolis, I want some tranquility.”

Megalopolis by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023

Metempsychosis 

- Reincarnation.
- “Meta” means after.
- “Empsychos” means to animate.
- It is the belief that after death, the soul passes into another body, human or animal

- “When you die, what do you think you will become?”
- “My metempsychosis will as a hamster.”

Metempsychosis by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 2, 2023