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]

… τρια ετη ανηλθον … ιστορησαι… [gnt]

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

ετερον … ειδον … ιακωβον … αδελφον … 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. But 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".

More: Galatians 4:21-25 Another allegory sequence of tabular dimensions

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.

More: Codes and ciphers: Steganography

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