Learn to Read Koine Greek: The Essential Guide for Beginners
Everything you need to read Biblical Greek, from the alphabet to translation.
Learn to Read Koine Greek: The Essential Guide for Beginners udemy course free download
Everything you need to read Biblical Greek, from the alphabet to translation.
NO TEXTBOOKS REQUIRED!
Is this course right for you?
If you cannot read Koine Greek, but want to learn, this is the course for you. If you're not concerned initially about learning all of the intricacies of the grammar, but just want to get started, this is for you.
Will you have to memorize a lot?
No. This course is designed so that you can memorize as much or as little as you want. Below are the core components to memorize:
1. Alphabet and how it behaves
2. The 2 most typical sets of endings
3. How to recognize a phrase, a clause, and a function word, since these will be the key to understanding Greek sentences
You can learn whatever vocabulary you have time for (and you will pick up a lot in the exercises!).
What will you learn in this course?
You will...
1. be able to distinguish major word types ~75% of the time, using typical endings
2. learn the most common word endings (two paradigms or sets of endings)
3. learn the word types (nominals, verbals, particles, participles, infinitives)
4. learn the Greek alphabet and its sounds
5. learn common phonological change patterns
6. know how to find answers in order to continue learning
7. appreciate the difference between glossing and translating
8. read or decipher Greek texts
