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Koine Greek (UK English /ˈkɔɪniː/,[1] US English /kɔɪˈneɪ/, /ˈkɔɪneɪ/ or
/kiːˈniː/;[2][3] from Koine Greek ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, "the common
dialect"), also known as Alexandrian dialect, common Attic, Hellenistic
or Biblical Greek (Modern Greek: Ελληνιστική Κοινή, "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 and the early Byzantine era, or Late Antiquity. It
evolved from the spread of Greek following the conquests of Alexander
the Great in the 4th century BC, and served as the 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.[4]
/kiːˈniː/;[2][3] from Koine Greek ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, "the common
dialect"), also known as Alexandrian dialect, common Attic, Hellenistic
or Biblical Greek (Modern Greek: Ελληνιστική Κοινή, "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 and the early Byzantine era, or Late Antiquity. It
evolved from the spread of Greek following the conquests of Alexander
the Great in the 4th century BC, and served as the 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.[4]