[B-Greek] Definitions

Nikolaos Adamou nikolaos.adamou at hotmail.com
Sun Feb 21 22:13:36 EST 2010


CHAPTERS II, III & IV of Robertson's Greek Grammar make the best discussion on this issue I have seen.
They are available in WORD or PDF



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Nikolaos Adamou, Ph.D. ἀναπλ. καθ. Νικόλαος 'Αδάμου
Associate Professor of Business Management Διοίκηση Ἐπιχειρήσεων
BMCC / CUNY Πανεπιστήμιο Πόλεως Νέας Ὑόρκης, Κολλέγιο Μανχάτταν







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> Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:07:45 -0800
> From: lightmanmark at yahoo.com
> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org; edmishoe at yahoo.com; gfsomsel at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Definitions
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> 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
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> FWSFOROS MARKOS
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> --- On Sun, 2/21/10, George F Somsel  wrote:
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> From: George F Somsel 
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Definitions
> To: "Mark Lightman" , "B Greek" , "Eddie Mishoe" 
> Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 7:57 PM
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> 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.
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>  george
> gfsomsel
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mark Lightman 
> To: B Greek ; Eddie Mishoe 
> Sent: Sun, February 21, 2010 7:44:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Definitions
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> 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.
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> Mark L
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> FWSFOROS MARKOS
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> --- On Sun, 2/21/10, Eddie Mishoe  wrote:
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> From: Eddie Mishoe 
> Subject: [B-Greek] Definitions
> To: "B Greek" 
> Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 7:32 PM
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> 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:
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> 1. Hellenistic Greek
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> 2. Koine Greek
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> 3. NT Greek
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> Eddie Mishoe
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