Ancient Greek

British  

noun

1. the Greek language from the earliest records to about 300 _bc , the chief dialect areas of which were Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, and Ionic (including Attic) Compare Koine Late Greek Medieval Greek

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Example Sentences

Ancient Greek doctors used the odors in patients’ breath to judge their health.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

He called it Praxis, the Ancient Greek word for “action”.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

The name of the restaurant, which means “without light” in Ancient Greek, makes reference to the sublayer of the ocean where light stops penetrating.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024

According to the Ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras, 'consonance' -- a pleasant-sounding combination of notes -- is produced by special relationships between simple numbers such as 3 and 4.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024

He frequently extolled the all-encompassing virtues of Ancient Greek theatre, which drew its audience 'from the government and judicial buildings, from the country, from ships, from military barracks and from the furthest regions’.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall