How to pronounce Koine Greek?

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How to pronounce Koine Greek?

Postby aaakknu » 2018-07-08, 17:09

What are the rules? How is it usually read aloud?
Is there a Greek to IPA converter?
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Re: How to pronounce Koine Greek?

Postby księżycowy » 2018-07-08, 18:09

Depends on the system used. There are a few different ways that problem has been dealt with.

The most notible ways I can think of are: classical pronunciation (there's a fancy term for this style, but it escapes me atm) or a modern pronunciation style (which is basically the one I'm familiar with). Most people don't try to pronounce it like reconstructed Classical/Koine Greek pronunciation.

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Re: How to pronounce Koine Greek?

Postby księżycowy » 2018-07-08, 22:11

Ok, it's not Modern, it's Erasmian pronunciation that I was thinking of (which is closer to Modern pronunciation than to how the Earliest Christians spoke). I must have mixed up my terminology with Hebrew.

Classical pronunciation is basically reconstructed pronunciation.

Here's a short article on the matter: https://academic.logos.com/how-should-% ... ronounced/

And for good measure a wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronuncia ... n_teaching
(Yes, it's on Ancient Greek, but Koine is basically Ancient Greek lite anyway. :P )

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Re: How to pronounce Koine Greek?

Postby aaakknu » 2019-02-20, 22:35

Thanks!
I saw your message only now :)
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