Good Morning
I have been playing around with what AI can do in terms of producing Greek resources. I was quite impressed with Grok's translations for Gabriel Wyner's 625 list or concrete words, but I was wondering if anyone could give me some insight. There are a few words I might say differently, but I was wondering if anyone here could give me some insight, or point me to a resource that might help me refine this list.
I have the list in excel and PDF, I'm just struggling to upload it.
Kind Regards
David
Gabriel Wyner's 625 list for Koine
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Re: Gabriel Wyner's 625 list for Koine
Hi David,davidbester wrote: ↑July 30th, 2025, 3:50 am I have the list in excel and PDF, I'm just struggling to upload it.
Perhaps you could put it into a Google spreadsheet and post a link to it here?
Jonathan
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Re: Gabriel Wyner's 625 list for Koine
When you say there are words you might phrase differently, are you noticing semantic mismatches (different meaning nuance) or more about preferred synonyms in Koine vocabulary?
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Re: Gabriel Wyner's 625 list for Koine
I forgot about this post!
Please excuse me. And thank you for the interest.
Here is the link to the Google sheet.
Please excuse me. And thank you for the interest.
Here is the link to the Google sheet.
Re: Gabriel Wyner's 625 list for Koine
Hi David,
That sounds like a really interesting project! Adapting Gabriel Wyner’s 625 list for Koine Greek could be a great way to build intuitive vocabulary — especially since so many learners focus mainly on theology-related terms.
If you’re refining the list, you might want to check a few resources for consistency and historical accuracy:
Liddell-Scott-Jones (LSJ) or BDAG for attested Koine meanings.
The SBL Greek New Testament Vocabulary lists (available through BiblicalTraining or Mounce).
Biblical Humanities’ Koine Word Frequency lists, which can help prioritize high-frequency terms.
If you share a few examples here (or snippets of tricky words), people might be able to offer targeted feedback — especially where classical vs. Koine usage differs.
That sounds like a really interesting project! Adapting Gabriel Wyner’s 625 list for Koine Greek could be a great way to build intuitive vocabulary — especially since so many learners focus mainly on theology-related terms.
If you’re refining the list, you might want to check a few resources for consistency and historical accuracy:
Liddell-Scott-Jones (LSJ) or BDAG for attested Koine meanings.
The SBL Greek New Testament Vocabulary lists (available through BiblicalTraining or Mounce).
Biblical Humanities’ Koine Word Frequency lists, which can help prioritize high-frequency terms.
If you share a few examples here (or snippets of tricky words), people might be able to offer targeted feedback — especially where classical vs. Koine usage differs.