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'the common dialect'), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-regional form of Greek spoken and written during the Hellenistic period, the Roman Empire and the early Byzantine Empire.
- Koiné language - Wikipedia
In linguistics, a koine or koiné language or dialect...
- Koine Greek grammar - Wikipedia
Koine Greek grammar is a subclass of Ancient Greek grammar...
- Koiné language - Wikipedia
Koine, the fairly uniform Hellenistic Greek spoken and written from the 4th century bc until the time of the Byzantine emperor Justinian (mid-6th century ad) in Greece, Macedonia, and the parts of Africa and the Middle East that had come under the influence or control of Greeks or of Hellenized.
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The fairly uniform spoken Greek that gradually replaced the local dialects after the breakdown of old political barriers and the establishment of Alexander’s empire in the 4th century bce is known as the Koine (hē koinē dialektos ‘the common language’), or “Hellenistic Greek.”
Koine is a term for a modified language variety that develops from contact between dialects or related languages. Learn about the original koine of ancient Greece and Rome, and how koines evolved in colonial settings and modern times.
Koine Greek, also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-regional form of Greek spoken and written during the Hellenistic period, the Roman Empire and the early Byzantine Empire.
