Author: Matthew Jones
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First John: Book Background
This post begins a long series that comments on the New Testament book of First John. Let’s begin this series by looking at background information on First John. Who wrote First John? The author of First John does not name himself anywhere in the book even though the modern title of the book includes the…
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Three Final Sounds
Lesson 11: This post is the eleventh and last in a series that explains how to pronounce the Koine Greek alphabet and Greek words. Each post explains three Greek letters and provides example words that contain only the letters covered to that point. This post explains the vowel digraphs οι and ου, and another sound…
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Phi – Chi – Psi
Lesson 10: This post is the tenth in a series that explains how to pronounce the Koine Greek alphabet and Greek words. Each post explains three Greek letters and provides example words that contain only the letters covered to that point. This post explains the letters phi, chi, and psi. φῖ / phi Phi does…
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Sigma – Tau – Upsilon
Lesson 9: This post is the ninth in a series that explains how to pronounce the Koine Greek alphabet and Greek words. Each post explains three Greek letters and provides example words that contain only the letters covered to that point. This post explains the letters sigma, tau, and upsilon. σίɣμα / sigma Sigma is…
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Omicron – Pi – Rho
Lesson 8: This post is the eighth in a series that explains how to pronounce the Koine Greek alphabet and Greek words. Each post explains three Greek letters and provides example words that contain only the letters covered to that point. This post explains the letters omicron, pi, and rho. ὂ μικρόν / omicron The…
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Mu – Nu – Xi
Lesson 7: This post is the seventh in a series that explains how to pronounce the Koine Greek alphabet and Greek words. Each post explains three Greek letters and provides example words that contain only the letters covered to that point. This post explains the letters mu, nu, and xi and another sound for gamma.…
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Iota – Kappa- Lambda
Lesson 6: This post is the sixth in a series that explains how to pronounce the Koine Greek alphabet and Greek words. Each post explains three Greek letters and provides example words that contain only the letters covered to that point. This post explains the letters iota, kappa, and lambda and the digraphs αι and…
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Zeta – Eta – Theta
Lesson 5: This post is the fifth in a series that explains how to pronounce the Koine Greek alphabet and Greek words. Each post explains three Greek letters and provides example words that contain only the letters covered to that point. This post explains the letters zeta, eta, and theta.* ζῆτα / zeta Zeta is…
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Gamma – Delta – Epsilon
Lesson 4: This post is the fourth in a series that explains how to pronounce the Koine Greek alphabet and Greek words. Each post explains three Greek letters and provides example words that contain only the letters covered to that point. This post explains the letters gamma, delta, and epsilon, and accent marks.* ɣάμμα /…
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Alpha – Beta – Omega
Lesson 3: This post is the third in a series that explains how to pronounce the Koine Greek alphabet and Greek words. Each post explains three Greek letters and provides example words that contain only the letters covered to that point. This post explains the letters alpha, beta, and omega, and breathing marks.* ἄλφα /…
Koine Foundations 