Expert: Maria - 6/16/2011

Question
I'm making a memorial wall for two close friends that have passed and I was wondering how to write "In Loving Memory" and "Forever my brothers" in ancient Greek. Thank you.

Answer
Hello,

Here are the translations you asked me:

- Εἰς φίλην μνήμην ( In Loving Memory )

- Ἀδελφοὶ εἰς ἀεί ( Forever my brothers )

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Best regards,
Maria
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Note that:

-In = Εἰς  (preposition which takes the accusative case)
-loving = φίλην  (adjective in the accusative feminine agreed with μνήμην)
-memory =μνήμην (accusative of μνήμη, 1st.declension)



-Forever = εἰς  ἀεί  
-my brothers = Ἀδελφοὶ (nominative plural, 2nd.declension). The possessive adjective is not necessary in ancient Greek