Ruby's Greek Thread

[Koen G]

I'm really bad with Greek, but I tried asking the robot. This is what it said: "The sentence "ότι δε έργον ἡμετερον το βιωται καλως ἐσι" has some grammatical issues. Here's a closer look:

"ότι" (hoti) means "that" or "because."
"δε" (de) is a conjunction often translated as "but" or "and."
"έργον" (ergon) means "work" or "task."
"ἡμετερον" (hēmeteron) means "our."
"το βιωται" (to biōtai) seems to be an attempt to say "to live" but is not correct in this form. "βιωται" (biōtai) should be "βιοῦν" (bioun) for the infinitive "to live."
"καλως" (kalōs) means "well."
"ἐσι" (esi) is an incorrect form. The correct form should be "ἐστιν" (estin) meaning "is."
A corrected version of the sentence could be:

"ότι δε έργον ἡμέτερον τὸ ζῆν καλῶς ἐστιν,"

This translates to:

"For it is our task to live well,"

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Note that it seems to have trouble with the same word you are struggling with. It even opts to replace it.