Expertlatin
What is an Attic in ancient Greece?
In Ancient Greek architecture, the attic was the façade on the top of a building, just above the columns and below the roof.
Is Attic Greek spoken?
Attic Greek, spoken by the residents of Athens, was not always prestigious. It did not inaugurate the literary canon. The earliest Greek poets on record composed either in a stylized amalgam of Old Ionic and other dialects (e.g., Homer and Hesiod) or in Aeolic (e.g., Sappho and Alcaeus).
Is Attic Greek the same as Koine?
Koiné Greek, also known as Hellenistic and Biblical Greek, evolved from Attic and is a more recent dialect. It is pronounced more closely to modern Greek. It is the dialect in which the New Testament was composed and into which the Old Testament, or Septuagint, was translated from older Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts.
