KOINE Definition & Meaning

koine

[koi-ney, koi-ney]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(usually initial capital letter)��an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
a lingua franca.

Koine

/ ˈ��ɔɪ�Ծ�ː /

noun

(sometimes not capital) the Ancient Greek dialect that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely used throughout the E Mediterranean area in Roman times

koine

/ ˈ��ɔɪ�Ծ�ː /

noun

a common language among speakers of different languages; lingua franca

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of koine¹

1910–15; < Greek ��Ǿ��ḗ ( �徱á��ٴǲ� ) common (dialect); ceno- ²

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of koine¹

from Greek koinē dialektos common language

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That is, my dears, 'The woman you would marry is either handsome or ugly: if handsome, she is koine,—namely, you don't have her to yourself; if ugly, she is poine,—that is, a fury.'

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That is, my dears, 'The woman you would marry is either handsome or ugly: if handsome, she is koine,—namely, you don't have her to yourself; if ugly, she is /poine/,—that is, a fury.'

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koilonychia Koizumi

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