Kevin's Corner

A Christian's discernment of kinship and agape

Greek Words

This is a collection of posts on certain words that have become important to my spirituality which aren’t in our English dictionary.

  • Μετάνοια – repent

    I can recall learning about this word for the first time during my senior year of college. The word struck me so much that I promised myself to use it as a title if I ever wrote a book. When I submitted my autobiographical essay during my application process with the Franciscans, I used this… Read more

  • ύπομονή – Endurance/Perseverance

    One day during my New Testament course in undergrad, the professor began class by writing the word “ύπομονή” on the chalkboard. I remember him telling the class that this was the most important word in the New Testament. I knew so little Greek at the time that my guess was the most important word must… Read more