Koine

• Coene (rare), Koiné

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κοινή (Koinḗ), from ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος (hē koinḕ diálektos, “the common dialect”), from κοινός (koinós, “shared, common, public, general, ordinary, usual”). Doublet of koinon.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɪneɪ/, /ˈkɔɪniː/^[1]

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɔɪˈneɪ/, /ˈkɔɪˌneɪ/, /ˈkɔɪˌni/^[2]

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  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Koine

1. The “common” Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 B.C.E. and 300 C.E. (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek.

   Synonyms: Hellenistic Greek, Hellenistic Koine, Koine Greek

• Ethnologue entry for Koine, grc ⁠

• eikon, enoki, Kenio-