Category: Alphabet
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Alphabet Introduction
Lesson 1: This begins a series of posts that explains how to pronounce the Koine Greek alphabet and words. Koine Greek, also known as Hellenistic Greek, is the form of the Greek language spoken and written from about the fourth century BC to the fourth century AD. It is also called Biblical Greek and New…
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Resurrection
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid. For I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for He was raised just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.” (Matthew 28:5-6) Word Focusresurrectionἀνάστασις / anastasis<Hear It> The final word focus…
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Letters
Look at the large letters I use to write to you, now with my own hand. (Galatians 6:11) Word Focusletter (of the alphabet)γράμμα / gramma<Hear It> This Greek alphabet first appeared in the eighth century B.C. and underwent changes over the next 400 years. Several versions developed in the areas around the Aegean Sea. But…
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Nomina Sacra
You might have seen the above image in a previous post. It is a photo of a mosaic in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. The Hagia Sophia was originally a church that was first constructed in the fourth century AD and later converted to a mosque during the Ottoman Empire. Click on this link…
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An Apple a Day…
The Koine Greek letters gamma (Γɣ <Hear It>), chi (Χχ <Hear It>), and rho (Ρρ <Hear It>) are often difficult for native English speakers to pronounce because these sounds do not occur in English. Gamma and Chi are gutturals that are produced in the throat. Rho is trilled or rolled. A simple thing you can…
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Learning the Koine Greek Alphabet is Easy
Koine Greek is a phonetic language. You can look at a written word and know how to pronounce it or hear a spoken word and know how to spell it. Its letters and digraphs are always pronounced the same way. English is not a phonetic language. It is ranked among the most difficult languages to…
Koine Foundations 