Philosophy & ThoughtGreek → English
Empathy
The ability to share another's feelings.
The Greek roots
ἐν
en
in
πάθος
páthos
feeling, suffering
Literally: “feeling into”
The story of the word
To 'feel into' another person. The same páthos gives sympathy ('feeling with') and apathy ('no feeling').
In a sentence
She listened with real empathy.