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by Elouise1
October 13th, 2025, 7:59 am
Forum: Septuagint and Pseudepigrapha
Topic: LXX Deut. 24
Replies: 3
Views: 55376

Re: LXX Deut. 24

Hi Tim, welcome! Great question — and definitely relevant here since the Septuagint’s Greek is key for understanding how Hebrew idioms were rendered. The phrase “χάριν ἐναντίον” (lit. “favor before” or “grace in the eyes of”) closely mirrors the Hebrew idiom מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי (matsa ḥen be‘enei, “...
by Elouise1
October 13th, 2025, 7:53 am
Forum: Teaching and Learning Greek
Topic: Gabriel Wyner's 625 list for Koine
Replies: 4
Views: 58565

Re: Gabriel Wyner's 625 list for Koine

Hi David, That sounds like a really interesting project! Adapting Gabriel Wyner’s 625 list for Koine Greek could be a great way to build intuitive vocabulary — especially since so many learners focus mainly on theology-related terms. If you’re refining the list, you might want to check a few resourc...
by Elouise1
October 13th, 2025, 7:49 am
Forum: Teaching and Learning Greek
Topic: Stuck Between Grammars: Which Approach Actually Makes Koine Greek Click?
Replies: 4
Views: 92606

Re: Stuck Between Grammars: Which Approach Actually Makes Koine Greek Click?

That’s a great question — and one most of us wrestle with when learning Koine Greek! I’ve found that a balanced approach works best. Memorizing paradigms gives you the foundation to recognize forms quickly, but real fluency comes from lots of contextual reading. One thing that really helped me was r...

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