Koine Definition
koi-nā, koinā
noun
The language used throughout the Greek world, from Syria to Gaul, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods: its spoken form consisted of colloquial Attic, supplemented by borrowings from other dialects: the New Testament is written in koine.
Webster's New World
A lingua franca.
Wiktionary
Any regional dialect or language that has become the common language of a larger area.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
The "common" Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 BCE and 300 CE (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek.
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Other Word Forms of Koine
Noun
Singular:
Koine
Plural:
koinesOrigin of Koine
From Ancient Greek Κοινή (Koinē), from ἡ κοινή διάλεκτος (hē koinē dialektos, “the common dialect”), from κοινός (koinos, “shared, common, public, general, ordinary, usual”).
From Wiktionary
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From Greek (hē) koinē (dialektos) common (language) feminine of koinos common kom in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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