You have seen the cartoons. A gaunt man in a white robe with a long white beard carries a sign that reads, “repent.” A smarty-pants caption accompanies the cartoon. For most people, repentance means ...

So, you’re finally going to go on that long-awaited getaway to Greece. But while you’re daydreaming about beach-hopping on the islands, marveling at ancient sites, and feasting on meze on the sand, ...

The Greek and Japanese languages have some remarkable and intresting similarities that not many people are aware of.

Philotimo is a Greek word that is without definition but impacts the world beyond imagination. The word philotimo comes from the Greek root words “filos,” meaning friend, and “timi,” meaning honor.

With students gone for the day, sixth grade teachers Joy Ford and Ryan Rusk sat in a classroom discussing the Latin root temp. After determining that “contemporary” and “temporary” share the root, ...

This week's jumble of thoughts began forming when I played the word "ptui" in a Scrabble game, and my opponent Steve said he had never heard that one before. Spittlephobes, please forgive me. Ptui is ...

If you are word-curious, you can use this book to figure out what a micromere is or what pododynia means. If you are a student of medicine or biology, you can use it as a shortcut to mastering the ...

During those first few weeks of a new romance, we constantly crave the ecstasy we reach when our crush is near, yet we can dive into deep despair if we feel as though our feelings aren’t reciprocated.