Koini
Also known as Alexandrian dialect, common Attic, Hellenistic Greek, Ecclesiastical Greek, Patristic Greek, Koinè Greek, Koinè
common dialect of Greek spoken and written in the ancient world
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Koine Greek was the common dialect of Greek that people across the ancient world spoke and wrote, allowing Greeks from different regions to communicate with each other. It matters because it became the lingua franca of the eastern Mediterranean, making it essential for trade, administration, and the spread of ideas throughout the ancient world.
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- Image
- Greek Script from Rosetta Stone (36140196440).jpg
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- start time
- 0350-00-00
- end time
- 0550-00-00
- Stack Exchange tag
- latin.stackexchange.com/tags/koine-greek
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Christian liturgical languagesDialects with Linguist List codeHellenism and ChristianityHellenistic civilizationKoine GreekLanguage articles with Linglist codeLanguage articles with unreferenced extinction dateLanguages attested from the 3rd century BCLanguages of ancient MacedoniaLanguages of EgyptLanguages of SicilyLanguages of Syria