Koine Greek was the "lingua franca" of the Roman Empire.
You continue to provide me with the deepest, most intense laughter therapy I've ever imagined.
782 posted on 06/01/2008 7:33:18 PM PDT by Petronski
(Scripture & Tradition must be accepted & honored w/equal sentiments of devotion & reverence. CCC 82)
784 posted on 06/01/2008 7:35:49 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012
(you shall know that I, YHvH, your Savior, and your Redeemer, am the Elohim of Ya'aqob. Isaiah 60:16)