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What Is Biblical Greek

Posted on March 18, 2011 by New Testament Greek

The isolated position of the Greek found in the Septuagint and the New Testament has been the problem dividing grammatical students of this literature for generations past. That the Greek Scriptures, and the small body of writings which in language … Continue reading →

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What Is Koine Greek

Posted on February 23, 2011 by New Testament Greek

Koine Greek (Ελληνιστική Κοινή) “Hellenistic common (language)”; or ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, “the common dialect” is the popular form of the Greek language spoken throughout post-Classical antiquity (c.300 BC – 300 A.D.), developing from the Attic dialect, with admixture Study more … Continue reading →

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