Ancient Greek - ‛ελληνικη (850 BC-550 AD)


Ancient Greek, Latin and Sanskrit, the ancient language from India, reflect the vocabulary, grammar and structure of their parent language, Proto-Indo-European.

English Ancient
Greek		 Latin Sanskrit Late Proto-
Indo-European
father patér pater pitar- *pətér
sheep ois ovis avi- *owi-
mouse mūs mus mūṣ *mūs-
knee gónu genu jānu- *ĝenu-
house dómos domus dama- *domo-
carry, bear phéraw ferre bhṛ- *bher-
seven hepta septem saptan *septṃ
     * = hypothetical


Greek became a language of enormous prestige which the Romans admired. In the early days of Christianity it was the language which superseded the original Armaic language of Jesus and the Apostles and enabled the Message to move out of Judea and into Europe.


1. ἀδελφος
adelphós		    brother        1. ναι
naí		    yes        1.   
2. ἀδελφη
adelphé		    sister        2.           2.   
3. ὕιος
húios		    son        3.           3. συνιημι
suníēmi		    To understand
4. θυγατηρ
thugátēr		    daughter        4.           4. συνιημι
suníēmi		    I understand
5. πατηρ
patér		    father                  5.   
6. μητηρ
métēr		    mother        1.           6. οἰδα    I know
          2.           7.   
1. ἐαρ
éar		    spring        3.             
2. θερος
théros		    summer        4.           1. (ἐγω) εἰμι
(egaw) eimi		    I am


Οὑτως γαρ ἠγαπησεν ὁ Θεος τον κοσμον, ὡστε τον υἱον τον μονογενη ἐδωκεν, ἱνα πας ὁ πιστευων εἰς αὐτον μη ἀποληται ἀλλ’ ἐχῃ ζωην αἰωνιον.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3,16


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