Re: Reading old Greek (was: kudos (was: most looked-up words))
From: | Thomas Leigh <thomas@...> |
Date: | Sunday, December 12, 2004, 14:19 |
Ray wrote:
> > OTOH, I pronounce all Greek the same way
> > as well -- with Modern Greek pronunciation.
>
> So do I :)
I spent a semester in Greece when I was 19, and I attended services at
Greek Orthodox churches. When they read from the New Testament, they
pronounce Koine as if it were Modern Greek. So I say, if it's good
enough for the Greeks, then it's good enough for me! :)
Thomas
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