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Day: March 16, 2017

What were the last years of the Byzantine Empire like in Constantinople?

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Posted in categories: History, Mediaeval Greek

Stop reading this, and go upvote Michael Pothoven’s answer to What were the last years of the Byzantine Empire like in Constantinople? I MEAN IT. I’ll wait. One of the conundrums of early Ottoman Constantinople is that there were many churches that were left alone after the Conquest, and not converted into mosques. The norm […]

There are modern Greek bibles on Bible.com called FPB (Filos Pergamos Bible) and NTV. When were these published, and what does NTV stand for?

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Posted in categories: Literature, Modern Greek

The Filos Pergamos Bible is the 1993 translation by Spyros Filos, published by Pergamos publishers: Η Αγία Γραφή—Μεταφορά στη Νεοελληνική: Παλαιά Διαθήκη/Καινή Διαθήκη, Σπύρος Φίλος, Εκδόσεις Πέργαμος, Αθήνα, 1993/1994. Η Αγία Γραφή-Μεταφορά στη Νεοελληνική – Βικιπαίδεια As discussed at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-… , my assumption is that the NTV is the “Four Professors’” translation of the New […]

In Ancient Greek, how common is this declension? It’s in the second declension group but called “attic declension.”

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Posted in categories: Ancient Greek, Linguistics

To add to the others: Vote #1: Humphry Smith’s answer to In Ancient Greek, how common is this declension? It’s in the second declension group but called “attic declension.” Vote #1: Robert Todd’s answer to In Ancient Greek, how common is this declension? It’s in the second declension group but called “attic declension.” The Attic […]