(uncountable) Any of the various forms of the Greek language of classical antiquity, particularly the classical Attic dialect used in Athenian literature.

A native or inhabitant of Ancient Greece.

Of or relating to Ancient Greece.

A form of the Greek Language intermediate between Ancient Greek and Modern Greek; spoken roughly between the 1st and 16th centuries.

Synonym of Koine (the Greek language from the time of Alexander the Great)

A system of numerals represented by letters of the Greek alphabet. These are used for special purposes, where in English Roman numerals might be used. The numerals are formed by the addition of a mark to the upper or lower case letter, i.e. Γ΄, δ΄, θ΄. In addition to the usual Greek letters three additional symbols are used: stigma (ϛ), koppa (ϟ) and sampi (ϡ); stigma (Ϛ or ϛ) may also be represented by ΣΤ΄ or στ΄.

Synonym of Greek numeral

One of the Greek numerals. A symbol formed from one or more of the letters of the Greek alphabet which has been modified by the addition of a mark, thus: Δ' θ'. These are used to numerate monarchs, chapters, etc as Roman numerals are used in English.

The 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs:

The Modern Greek vernacular language. It became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced, and was written in polytonic script until 1982, and in monotonic script after 1982.