The greek alphabet and pronunciation.
Attic greel learned.
The greek alphabet was taken over from the semitic as used in the phoenician area which in turn was based on an egyptian alphabet.
These were also used for the numerals so that.
If attic greek is the horse and koine greek is the donkey well septuagint greek is something of a mule.
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A minor player in the mediterranean athens rose to prominence in the 6th and 5th centuries bc transforming into the cultural and intellectual epicenter of the ancient world.
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Attic greek was the dialect of greek spoken in and around the ancient city state of athens.
Many parts of this site will be helpful however to anyone beginning or reviewing.
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Actually over time the language simplified as many languages do the the later koine is simpler than earlier attic.
It is essential then to learn the basic inflections of these parts of speech.