Help : Greek Translation - eithe genoime

Subject: Help : Greek Translation
From: GUEST,Annegi
Date: 27 Nov 01 - 02:23 PM

This has nothing to do with music but as this is the only chat room I would ever contribute to and I know there is a great deal of knowledge out there, I thought I would prevail upon your good nature. A friend's elderly mother is getting very annoyed as she cannot remember the meaning of a saying she learned at school. The phonetic pronunciation is 'eithe genoime'. She thinks it is as well known as the Latin 'Laborare est orare'. Can anyone help? Thanks

Subject: RE: Help : Greek Translation
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 Nov 01 - 02:25 PM

To work is to pray.

Subject: RE: Help : Greek Translation
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 Nov 01 - 02:31 PM

But the Greek means "If only it might happen!" or "Would that it would occur!". Does that help?

Subject: RE: Help : Greek Translation
From: GUEST,Annegi
Date: 27 Nov 01 - 03:05 PM

Dear Sinsull Thank you so much. I knew the LAtin one - just used it as an example - but my classical Greek is too far back for me to have worked it out. Great - you have made an old woman happy!