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To: ZULU
I have studied classical Greek but haven't seriously studied Modern Greek. Ancient Greek uses a lot of participles, which seems to be much less true of the modern language.

I have a bilingual New Testament (original text with facing Modern Greek, which is probably deliberately old-fashioned). Here is Matt. 6.11-12 from the Lord's Prayer (capital E stands for eta, small e for epsilon, capital O for omega and small O for omicron):

Koine:
ton arton hEmO ton epiousion dos hEmin sEmeron, kai aphes hEmin ta opheilEmata hEmOn, hOs kai hEmeis aphiemen tois opheiletais hEmOn.

Modern Greek:
to kathimerino mas psOmi dos mas simera ke sinkhOrEse o, ti kako ekhome kani, opOs ke emis sinkhOroumen ekinous pou mas ekhoun kani kako.

154 posted on 11/09/2007 1:34:48 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus
Oops. The 3th word in the koine text of Matt. 6.11 should read hEmOn (not hEmO).
155 posted on 11/09/2007 1:37:02 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus
Look right?

tοn artοn hηmωn tοn εpiοusiοn dοs hηmin sηmεrοn, kai aphεs hηmin ta οphεilηmata hηmωn, hωs kai hηmεis aphiεmεn tοis οphεilεtais hηmωn.

156 posted on 11/09/2007 1:45:06 PM PST by Your Nightmare
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To: Verginius Rufus
Your two verse from the Alexandrian text:

LSB Greek:

ton arton hmwn ton epiousion doV hmin shmeron

kai afeV hmin ta ofeilhmata hmwn wV kai hmeiV afhkamen toiV ofeiletaiV hmwn

Symbol:

ton arton hmwn ton epiousion doV hmin shmeron

kai afeV hmin ta ofeilhmata hmwn wV kai hmeiV afhkamen toiV ofeiletaiV hmwn


158 posted on 11/09/2007 2:40:51 PM PST by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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