How To Read Attic Greek
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How to read attic greek. A better route would be to do the attic with reading greek and move from that into a world of heroes when one has completed reading greek i would not recommend the sequence i followed as an undergraduate in 1952 4. Having studied classical i e. What are the benefits of learning to read ancient greek quora. How to start learning ancient greek wikihow.
Attic greek was the dialect of greek spoken in and around the ancient city state of athens. It was published in 1993. How easy would it have been for ancient latin speakers to learn greek and vice versa quora. To expand vocabulary pursue several strategies.
Ancient greek as a spoken language ancient greek homes courtyards lesson attic greek by donald j mastronarde lines choose a minimum of 6. Aristotle and sophocles in the third year. The alternation of greek os and latin us in the nominative singular is familiar to readers of greek and latin. If attic greek is the horse and koine greek is the donkey well septuagint greek is something of a mule.
In years past latin was introduced in the first year of high school followed by greek in the third year. Greek has been important in the intellectual life of western civilization but not to the extent of latin except for ecclesiastical matters. Logos the word logou from logosyo of the word. And it says in the preface that it s aimed at if not university students.
Classical greek online series introduction winfred p. It s published significantly later than the first version of reading greek. Nt koine reading mark s gspel in the first year. It s called introduction to attic greek and it s published by berkeley.
Actually over time the language simplified as many languages do the the later koine is simpler than earlier attic. Attic greek in school it is very easy to study koine or read the new testament. A successful reader of greek starts with an ample vocabulary and works to increase it.