koiné – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
koine
n.
dialect or local variant of a language that becomes the typical common languageof a larger area; lingua franca
Koine Greek
n.
common Greek, popular form of the Greek language
Koine Greek
Koine Greek (UK English , US English , or ; from Koine Greek , "the common dialect"), also known as
Alexandrian dialect,
common Attic or
Hellenistic Greek (
Modern Greek , "Hellenistic Koiné", in the sense of "Hellenistic
supraregional language"), was the
common supra-regional form of
Greek spoken and written during
Hellenistic and
Roman antiquity. It developed through the spread of Greek following the conquests of
Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC, and served as the common
lingua franca of much of the Mediterranean region and the Middle East during the following centuries. It was based mainly on
Attic and related
Ionic speech forms, with various admixtures brought about through
dialect levelling with other varieties.
Koiné language
Koine
Noun
1. a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire
(hypernym) Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language
koine
Noun
1. a common language used by speakers of different languages; "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times"
(synonym) lingua franca, interlanguage
(hypernym) language, linguistic communication
Koinè
nf.
Koine Greek, common Greek, popular form of the Greek language
koinè
nf.
koine, a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire
Koiné
n.
Koine Greek, common Greek, popular form of the Greek language
