[B-Greek] Questions
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun Feb 22 18:31:59 EST 2004
At 5:17 PM -0600 2/22/04, Rev. Doug Pickrel, Litt.D wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I am new to the Greek language and your postings confuse me with the
>different terms you us.
>
> What are the differences between
> Classical Greek,
> Classic Greek,
> Attic Greek,
> Koine Greek,
> NT Greek?
I've not heard "Classic Greek," but very roughly speaking, there are these
dates:
Mycenaean Greek (written in the Linear B syllabary): 15th-14th cc. B.C.
Homeric/Epic dialect: language of the Homeric poems and of later epic
literature
and certain kinds of poetry: 8th century--
Attic or "Classical" Attic: 5th-4th centuries B.C. and again in formal
literature from the later 2nd c. A.D. for two or three more centuries
Hellenistic = Koine Greek: late 4th c. B.C. - 2nd c. A.D.
NT Greek: the Koine used in the various books of the GNT: 1st & 2nd cc. A.D.
Byzantine Greek: 3rd century A.D. -
Again, please note that these are very rough designations of eras. One
could add an Archaic era of 7th and 6th centuries during which there are
literary versions of the dialects: Ionic, Aeolic, and Dorian
> Doug.
Doug, please use a full-name signature in accordance with b-greek
conventions, even if your full name is in the "From" header.
--
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
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