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I would love with all my heart to be able to speak Greek, classical or modern or both. It is a beautiful language, both aurally and in terms of the intricacy of its construction. I took four semesters of Ancient Greek in college, but it's all rusted away now - and I never learned to speak it anyway.
Sarah Monette

Meaning of "Ancient Greek" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANCIENT GREEK

Ancient Greek play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANCIENT GREEK

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Ancient Greek is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANCIENT GREEK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the form of Greek used during the periods of time spanning c. the 9th – 6th century BC, c. the 5th – 4th century BC, and c. the 3rd century BC – 6th century AD in ancient Greece and the ancient world. It was predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek. The language of the Hellenistic phase is known as Koine or Biblical Greek, while the language from the late period onward features no considerable differences from Medieval Greek. Koine is regarded as a separate historical stage of its own, although in its earlier form, it closely resembled the Classical. Prior to the Koine period, Greek of the classic and earlier periods included several regional dialects. Ancient Greek was the language of Homer and of classical Athenian historians, playwrights, and philosophers. It has contributed many words to English vocabulary and has been a standard subject of study in educational institutions of the West since the Renaissance. This article primarily contains information about the Epic and Classical phases of the language.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANCIENT GREEK

Ancient of Days
ancient wisdom
anciently
ancientness
ancientry
ancile
ancilla
ancillaries
ancillary
ancipital
ancipitous
Ancohuma
ancome
ancon
Ancona

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANCIENT GREEK

Byzantine Greek
Cooper Creek
creek
Cripple Creek
Dawson Creek
fenugreek
Greek
Greek meets Greek
Late Greek
Medieval Greek
Middle Greek
Modern Greek
peat reek
reek
shit creek
up the creek

Synonyms and antonyms of Ancient Greek in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ancient Greek» into 25 languages

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The translations of Ancient Greek from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ancient Greek» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

古希腊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

griego antiguo
570 millions of speakers

English

Ancient Greek
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्राचीन यूनानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اليونانية القديمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Древнегреческий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grego Antigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাচীন গ্রিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le grec ancien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yunani kuno
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Altgriechisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

古代ギリシャ語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고대 그리스어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yunani Kuno
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hy Lạp cổ đại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பண்டைய கிரேக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राचीन ग्रीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Antik Yunan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

greco Antico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ancient Greek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

давньогрецький
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greacă veche
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αρχαία Ελληνική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

antieke Griekse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ancient Greek
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ancient Greek
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ancient Greek

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Sarah Monette
I would love with all my heart to be able to speak Greek, classical or modern or both. It is a beautiful language, both aurally and in terms of the intricacy of its construction. I took four semesters of Ancient Greek in college, but it's all rusted away now - and I never learned to speak it anyway.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANCIENT GREEK»

Discover the use of Ancient Greek in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ancient Greek and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ancient Greek Religion
Throughout the book, vivid descriptions of actual sanctuaries and practices, the inclusion of ancient texts in translation, and the use of abundant illustrations re-create the rich and varied religious life of ancient Greece.
Jon D. Mikalson, 2011
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Learn Ancient Greek
Not too far into the book you'll already be reading masterful Greek literature, in extracts chosen from such authors as Plato, Sophocles, and Thucydides.
P V Jones, 2003
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Ancient Greek Music
The book will be of value both to classicists and historians of music. - ;The only available study in English of Ancient Greek music -
M. L. West, 1992
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Ancient Greek Athletics
"-- Philip Kennicott, "Washington Post ""An absorbing tangle of minutiae about performing circumstances, personalities, conventions, expectations, critical responses, gossip. . . . This book is readable. Addictively.
Stephen G. Miller, 2006
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Ancient Greek: A New Approach
This new edition of Carl Ruck's text keeps its experimental approach and felicitous style, while including substantial changes that make the material easier to teach and learn.
Carl A. Ruck, 1979
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A Companion to the Ancient Greek Language
In addition, a set of chapters is devoted to discussions of typology, including aspects such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. This wide-ranging collection will be valued by classicists and linguists alike.
Egbert J. Bakker, 2010
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Collected Ancient Greek Novels
Popular in the Renaissance, these stories have been less familiar in later centuries. Translations of the Greek stories were not readily available in English before B.P. Reardon's excellent volume.
Bryan P. Reardon, 2008
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Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy, (Fourth Edition): from ...
Soon after its publication, Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy was hailed as the favorite to become "the 'standard' text for survey courses in ancient philosophy.
S. Marc Cohen, Patricia Curd, C. D. C. Reeve, 2011
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Wandering in Ancient Greek Culture
In the end, this matchless volume shows how the transformations that affected the figure of the wanderer coincided with new perceptions of the world and of travel, and invites us to consider its definition and import today.
Silvia Montiglio, 2005
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Ancient Greek Love Magic
Surveying and analyzing these various texts and artifacts, Christopher Faraone reveals that gender is the crucial factor in understanding love spells.
Christopher A. FARAONE, Christopher A Faraone, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANCIENT GREEK»

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Children's camp focuses on ancient Greek, Roman culture
Thirty-four elementary school students in grades two through five participated in the 2015 Ursus Summer Latin Program on June 15–18 at ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»
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Classics charities and campaigners pledge to save ancient Greek A …
Classics campaigners are in sight of saving A-level ancient Greek in what is thought to be the last non-selective state school in England to offer ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Ancient Greek Economics Being Proved In Modern Greece …
What fun to see a medieval, possibly even Ancient Greek, economic law being demonstrated here in front of us in our 21st century economy. «Forbes, Jul 15»
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Five things the ancient Greeks can teach us about medicine today
So what would be the point of studying ancient Greek medicine today? It's part of a more general question: why bother studying medicine from ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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Greece's ancient mythology says we are all responsible for the fate …
There is no story, no human emotion or struggle or predicament that cannot be read along the lines of an ancient Greek tragedy, and ancient ... «Quartz, Jun 15»
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Ancient Greek burials prepared for zombie uprising
[See Photos of the Ancient Greek 'Revenant' Burials]. Sulosky Weaver, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of the history of art and ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
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Ancient Greeks Feared Zombies
While excavations were underway in the ancient Greek necropolis, archaeologists found two unique tombs. “One body, found in a tomb labeled ... «Greek Reporter, Jun 15»
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Photos: Ancient Greek Burials Reveal Fear of the Dead
The ancient Greeks sometimes placed heavy objects, such as rocks and ceramic vessels, on the bodies of people they feared to be revenants, ... «Live Science, Jun 15»
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Ancient Greek Theater and the Monumental Amphitheaters in Honor …
To the Ancient Greeks, theater was a form of entertainment taken very seriously. People would come from all across the Greek world to attend ... «Ancient Origins, Jun 15»
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Modern twist ... Lassoo-armed Wonder Woman (played by Lynda …
Ancient Greek tales place them as coming from the steppes of Eurasia, spanning Romania, Ukraine and Russia through to Mongolia. «NEWS.com.au, Jun 15»

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