athanasia

English translation: both

14:23 Nov 1, 2001

Greek to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences

Greek term or phrase: athanasia

this word means immortality in 1Cr 15:53,54, of the bible.
Does it mean there's an absence of death and death doesn't occur? Such an immortality is suggested as a property of god as well as angels.

Or does it mean there's an alternative to death where death does exist but is avoided by some means? Where one has the capacity to die but does not.

aaron

English translation:both

Explanation:
Aaron, I'm not sure whether this is a language question or a philosophical one. What would be an example of the second case? Someone can die but does not... Like in Highlander? That's "athanasia" too. If you mean that someone is sick but avoids death for the moment by taking medication, then I'd use "επέκταση της ζωής", i.e. "extension of one's life", not immortality.

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Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 08:28

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Thank you maria, I thought that I had successfully chosen you. I hope that everyone is as helpful as you have been. I am only sadden that I cannot vote for every responder.
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immortality and...

Spyros Chryssikopoulos

both

Maria Karra

Αθανασία

Alex Seidanis

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7 mins confidence:

both

Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of:

English,

Greek
PRO pts in pair: 441

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Thank you maria, I thought that I had successfully chosen you. I hope that everyone is as helpful as you have been. I am only sadden that I cannot vote for every responder.

10 mins confidence:

Αθανασία

Explanation:
I don't know if there is a special word for the second meaning you describe here, but αθανασία renders the first one.
Nevertheless, using it to describe gained immortality would be no mistake either.

HTH,

Alex Seidanis

Reference: http://www.in.gr/dictionary/lookup.asp?Word=immortality

Alex Seidanis
Local time: 15:28
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in pair: 5

1 hr confidence:

immortality and...

Explanation:
being immortal, living forever, imperishableness, posthumous fame, fame after death.
Therer are also the following words in greek that describe immortal:
αιώνιος, άφθαρτος αλλά και απέθαντος

Babiniotis Dictionary of the Hellenic Language

Spyros Chryssikopoulos
Greece
Local time: 15:28
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in pair: 4

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