Herodotus

Herodotus (Greek historian and geographer) was a Greek who wrote an extensive collection of stories based an actual events and whose name "story" in Greek is the basis of the English word "history".

Much of what we know about the Persian Empire comes from what Herodotus wrote - albeit from the enemy point of view.

The ancient Greek word "Ἡρόδοτος" ≈ "Herodotus".

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The modern Greek word "ιστορία" (ees-to-REE-a) ≈ "story, history" is a "story" that may have some untrue elements, but is basically true. Herodotus wrote stories that were what we call "history" and from that Greek word for "story" comes the English word "history".

Take off the prefix "hi-" sound from "history" and you have "story".

There are those who question what Herodotus wrote as not being completely true.

Paul mentions meeting with James the Lord's brother when he went to Jerusalem.

Galatians 1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. [kjv]

επειτα μετα τρια ετη ανηλθον εις ιεροσολυμα ιστορησαι και επεμεινα προς αυτον ημερας δεκαπεντε [gnt]

1:19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. [kjv]

ετερον δε των αποστολων ουκ ειδον ει μη ιακωβον τον αδελφον του κυριου [gnt]

Paul uses a uniquely created verb in Galatians 1:18. A related modern Greek word "ιστορία" (ee-sto-REE-a) ≈ "story, history". Herodotus in the 4th century BC wrote his "stories" which were mostly factual accounts of what we today call "history". Note how "weaving a story" is related to "weaving a web".

History is a set of lies agreed upon. (Napoleon)

Paul did not "see", as in «ειδον» (with understanding), the others, except James. Paul needed to "catch up" with (the history of) what had been going on.

Words: ιστορησαι

Strongs assumes a derivative from a verb. It makes a lot more sense to use "history". Which sounds more like Paul?

I went to "see" Peter.
I went to "history with" Peter.
I went to "story with" Peter.

A very young boy, after "running" and "swimming", might want to go "tennising". Perhaps not grammatically correct but one certainly knows what he meant.

Paul appears to be doing the same thing in "tabling" as in "making a table of comparisons".

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The modern Greek word "ιστορία" (ees-to-REE-a) ≈ "story, history" is a "story" that may have some untrue elements, but is basically true. Herodotus wrote stories that were what we call "history" and from that Greek word for "story" comes the English word "history".

Take off the prefix "hi-" sound from "history" and you have "story".

There are those who question what Herodotus wrote as not being completely true.

Galatians 1:18

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KJV: Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

Greek: επειτα μετα ετη τρια ετη ανηλθον εις ιεροσολυμα ιστορησαιπετρον κηφαν και επεμεινα προς αυτον ημερας δεκαπεντε

Galatians 1:19

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KJV: But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

Greek: ετερον δε των αποστολων ουκ ειδον ει μη ιακωβον τον αδελφον του κυριου

Herodotus tell us, in part, that the Greek alphabet was developed as in improvement of the Phonetician alphabet. As a Semitic alphabet, it had consonants but no vowels. The Greeks added vowels which made it more flexible and easier to learn and use.

Herodotus relates a case of steganography whereby a servant's head was shaved, a message tattooed into the scalp, the hear regrown. Time was apparently not of the essence. The servant was sent to the destination where his hair was shaved to reveal the message.

This might be called a "hair-brain" scheme.

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In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. Herodotus (Greek historian and geographer)

The ancient Greek word "ἀγγαρεύω" ≈ "dispatch as a courier, press into service" and appears to be of Persian origin.

Herodotus reports on the Persian system of mounted couriers that was similar to the Pony Express in the 19th century.They could take messages from Susa to Sardis, about 1700 miles, in nine days.

The motto of the Persian postal service became memorable: stopped by neither snow, rain, heat or gloom of night. The US postal service also adopted this motto and the famous Pony Express mail delivery resembled the original Persian design. http://www.mage.com/TLbody.html (as of 2007-02-11)

Herodotus writes (5th Century BC):

Greek: λέγουσι γὰρ ὡς ὁσέων ἂν ἡμερέων ᾖ ἡ πᾶσα ὁδός, τοσοῦτοι ἵπποι τε καὶ ἄνδρες διεστᾶσι κατὰ ἡμερησίην ὁδὸν ἑκάστην ἵππος τε καὶ ἀνὴρ τεταγμένος: τοὺς οὔτε νιφετός, οὐκ ὄμβρος, οὐ καῦμα, οὐ νὺξ ἔργει μὴ οὐ κατανύσαι τὸν προκείμενον αὐτῷ δρόμον τὴν ταχίστην.

English: It is said that as many days as there are in the whole journey, so many are the men and horses that stand along the road, each horse and man at the interval of a day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed.

General rule: To mail via USPS you need their stamp of approval.

Use FedEx when the package absolutely positively needs to get there tomorrow.
Use the USPS when the package absolutely positively needs to get here eventually.

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