(Septuagint): Koine Greek:Koine Greek is the popular form of Greek which emerged in post-Classical antiquity (c.300 BC – AD 300), and marks the third period in the history of the Greek language. Other names are Alexandrian, Hellenistic, Common, or New Testament Greek. Koine is important not only to the history of the Greek people, for being their first common dialect and main ancestor of modern Greek but also for its impact on the Orthodox Church and the rest of the world. It was the original language of the New Testament of the Bible as well as the medium for the teaching and spreading of Christianity—unofficially the second language of the Roman Empire.

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Koine Greek:

Koine Greek is the popular form of Greek which emerged in post-Classical antiquity (c.300 BC – AD 300), and marks the third period in the history of the Greek language. Other names are Alexandrian, Hellenistic, Common, or New Testament Greek. Koine is important not only to the history of the Greek people, for being their first common dialect and main ancestor of modern Greek but also for its impact on the Orthodox Church and the rest of the world. It was the original language of the New Testament of the Bible as well as the medium for the teaching and spreading of Christianity—unofficially the second language of the Roman Empire.