Ancient Greek, mostly Hellenistic
While no one in the first century would have said Merry Christmas (Kαλὰ Χριστούγεννα) because the early Church had not yet begun celebrating Christmas, if they had said it, it would have sounding like the recording above. At… Read More
For some time now I have been working on compiling a list of useful phrases for speaking about Hellenistic Greek in Hellenistic Greek. I cannot claim originality for anything included in the list. I have consulted multiple existing… Read More
With Christmas only a few days away, it’s time to say καλά χριστούγεννα That’s Merry Christmas as it would have sounded if someone had said it at the time of Jesus’ birth. No one actually did, though, because… Read More
Again this year, Jonathan Robie and I will be presenting about the work we are doing to bring living language techniques to the teaching of Ancient Greek through the web. We have a somewhat unclear title for our… Read More
Once again this November, Jonathan Robie and I will present an update on the work we are doing to create free materials for teaching Hellenistic Greek as a living language. I look forward to seeing many of you… Read More
I wish you all a peaceful and joyous Christmas. Seeing the flow of traffic that comes in to this blog every year on Christmas Eve is a beautiful experience for me. I appreciate your visit, whether you come… Read More
1st John read in reconstructed Koiné.
Merry Christmas in Greek: καλὰ χριστούγεννα
Do you want to learn to say “Merry Christmas” in Greek? View this post from 2010 to hear the phrase and read a little explanation. I wish all of you a beautiful and joyous Christmas.
In case you want to say “Happy Thanksgiving” in Ancient Greek to any of your friends, here’s the way to do it. Εὐτυχής ἡμέρα τῶν εὐχαριστιῶν Εὐτυχής does not mean “happy,” but the expression εὐτυχής ἡμέρα τῶν εὐχαριστίων would be… Read More
