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Koine Greek

common dialect of Greek spoken and written in the ancient world
Intangible sacred_language Q107358
Koine Greek
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Koine Greek

Summary

Koine Greek is a sacred language[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of sacred_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Koine Greek's instance of is recorded as sacred language[3].
  • Koine Greek's instance of is recorded as historical language[4].
  • Koine Greek's instance of is recorded as dialect[5].
  • Koine Greek followed Ancient Greek[6].
  • Koine Greek was followed by medieval Greek[7].
  • Koine Greek is a type of Attic–Ionic Greek[8].
  • Koine Greek comprises Latin or Greek word[9].
  • Koine Greek began on 350 BC[10].
  • Koine Greek ended on 550[11].
  • Koine Greek's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Koine Greek[12].
  • Koine Greek's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Koine Greek's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • Koine Greek's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://latin.stackexchange.com/tags/koine-greek[15].
  • Koine Greek's different from is recorded as Coenus[16].
  • Koine Greek's different from is recorded as Ancient Greek[17].
  • Koine Greek's different from is recorded as koiné language[18].
  • Koine Greek dates from the Early Christianity[19].
  • Koine Greek's dialect of is recorded as Ancient Greek[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sacred language[3], historical language[4], and dialect[5]. Koine Greek is a type of Attic–Ionic Greek[8].

Use and Application

Koine Greek comprises Latin or Greek word[9].

Why It Matters

Koine Greek ranks in the top 9% of sacred_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,114 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Latin or Greek word
    Subclass of → —
    Has parts → —
    Dialect of → Ancient Greek
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