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Originally Posted by VydorScope
I used to be able to read/write Greek.. but only Koine Greek... very very rusty now. If I had my lexicon/etc with me I could push through it... enjoyed the lang though, much more expressive in many ways then English.
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Koine Greek
is easy - that was the whole point of it. It was a much-simplified form of Attic Greek that was used as the common language of commerce throughout the Eastern Mediterranian. That's why the New Testament was written in Koine Greek, so that everyone could understand it.