A 12-minute speech in Ancient Greek in Delphi
As many of my followers know, I recently travelled to Delphi, Greece to give a speech entirely in Ancient Greek about how ancient...
KOINE GREEK IS NOT A DEAD LANGUAGE ...
Roman-period pronunciation
We pronounce Greek as it was pronounced in the Roman period (but with Byzantine/modern fricatives).
How do we know?
Documenting 'spelling mistakes' in ancient Greek inscriptions and papyri helps us reconstruct how it sounded.
Pronunciation is the language
Native speakers cannot separate pronunciation from language. It can and does affect meaning.
Retain your Greek better
Using a consistent and authentic pronunciation will help you learn and retain your vocabulary better.
Learn to read ancient script while hearing ancient pronunciation. The reader displays the biblical text in five different scripts (Papyrus Uncial, Biblical Uncial, Medieval 11th century, Medieval 15th century, and Times New Roman) while playing the audio of that same text in historical Koine Greek pronunciation.
As a student or scholar of the Greek papyri, there are probably times where you come across something like Χοιάκ κγ or Τῦβι ιδ in a text and just sort of skip over it. You might think, "Yeah, Χοιάκ is the name of the month and κγ is a number". You might even know that κγ represents "23", but perhaps you don't know how to read that out in Greek so you suddenly switch from Greek to English to say "Χοιάκ 23". KoineGreek.com has made a resource that will enable you to follow the ancient calendar all in Koine Greek!
New Koine Greek curriculum
The founder of KoineGreek.com, Benjamin Paul Kantor, is working with Biblical Language Center to produce a new Koine Greek curriculum based mainly on ancient Greco-Roman conversation manuals.
Greco-Roman Conversation Manuals
A collection of ancient conversation manuals that were actually used to teach Greek in the Greco-Roman world form the basis of the curriculum.
It's never too early to start teaching your children Koine Greek. Not only will this give you a fun way to connect with your child, but it will also help you grow your own Koine Greek fluency by leaps and bounds! I started teaching my son Koine Greek shortly after his first birthday. He is now three years old and we can carry on numerous activities in Koine Greek.