[B-Greek] Definitions
Mark Lightman
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Sun Feb 21 22:07:45 EST 2010
Now that I think about it, I suppose a distinction between Hellenistic
and Koine might be that some writers of the Hellenistic period are
said to be "Atticist," i.e. trying to copy earlier Attic writers. You might
prefer to call these people Hellenistic but not Koine. i.e. Xenophon of
Ephesus might be called Hellenistic, while Chariton, who is said not
to be Atticist at all, might be called Koine OR Hellenistic.
Mark L
FWSFOROS MARKOS
--- On Sun, 2/21/10, George F Somsel <gfsomsel at yahoo.com> wrote:
From: George F Somsel <gfsomsel at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Definitions
To: "Mark Lightman" <lightmanmark at yahoo.com>, "B Greek" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>, "Eddie Mishoe" <edmishoe at yahoo.com>
Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 7:57 PM
I understand that although NT Greek is a species of koine which is frequently spoken of as common Greek of the period, it should not be considered "gutter Greek" but lies on a slightly higher plane than what might be found on the street.
george
gfsomsel
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From: Mark Lightman <lightmanmark at yahoo.com>
To: B Greek <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>; Eddie Mishoe <edmishoe at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sun, February 21, 2010 7:44:47 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Definitions
Hellenistic and Koine Greek are really two terms for the
same thing. NT Greek would be included in the above.
You might say that Koine could be more properly used of
slightly later Greek than Hellenistic, i.e. further towards
what becomes known as Byzantine Greek.
Mark L
FWSFOROS MARKOS
--- On Sun, 2/21/10, Eddie Mishoe <edmishoe at yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Eddie Mishoe <edmishoe at yahoo.com>
Subject: [B-Greek] Definitions
To: "B Greek" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 7:32 PM
I am trying to grasp the distinctions, differences, and similarities (if any) of the words used to define various Greek "languages/dialects." What are the differences among these:
1. Hellenistic Greek
2. Koine Greek
3. NT Greek
Sometimes these words seemed to be used interchangeably, while other times they seem to be quite dissimilar. Can these be defined in such a way as to put a fence around each term?
As it stands, it seems like these can be defined in concentric circles, the smallest, inner circle being NT Greek, next is Koine, and then Hellenistic. If so, they should be able to be distinguished from the others, and that is precisely what I'm looking for.
Eddie Mishoe
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