Ancient Greek Language Instruction

Alphabet
The Greek alphabet, its English transliteration, and the names of the letters.

A Zillion Troubles
Until recently, a billion in the U.K. was not the same as in the U.S. because of an 18th century modification to the fifteenth century system made by a Frenchman. Confused? Wait until you read about billiards.

Ancient Greek Language
An extensive history of ancient Greek, as well as a discussion of the various dialects.

Ancient Greek Tutorials
Tutorials in Ancient Greek pronunication, accentuation, principal parts of Greek verbs, and vocabulary using the Greek alphabet. The Ancient Greek Tutorial site is from the Department of Classics of the University of California, Berkeley.

Greek 'n' Stuff
Buttons on "Greek 'n' Stuff" lead to "Learn a Greek Letter," "Learn a Greek Word," and "Learn a Latin Word" - and more.

Greek Accents
William Harris' essay on the stress and pitch of Ancient Greek with reference to modern musical conventions.

Greek Grammar for Medicine: Accents Breathing
Short page shows the accents and rough breathing marks used in writing Greek.

Greek Grammar for Medicine: Consonants
Short lesson on the Greek consonants that are represented by two letters (th, ch, rh, ph, and ps) in the Roman alphabet.

Greek Grammar for Medicine: Verbs
Short lesson on verbs, pointing out the differences in conjugation between the thematic (with a connecting voowel) and athematic (without one).

Greek Grammar for Medicine: Vowels
Chart of the Greek vowels and explanation of which are always short and which long.

Greek Grammar in English
A page of instructions in topics on modern Greek grammar.

Greek Grammar
From CCEL, Herbert Weir Smyth's Greek Grammar online.

Greek Resources Xariti
Sing your way to Greek: Basic Verb Endings Paradigm (Indicative/Active) Chant, Definite Articles Song, Pronouns Chant, Basic Paradigm (Indicative/Active) for the verb "to be" Chant, John 3:16 Song, Participle Chant, and a True Type Greek Font.

Greek Resources
The alphabet, basic paradigms of endings, participles, articles, pronouns, to be, chants, and a True Type Greek font.

Greek Spell Checker
Insert a word or passage in Greek into this orthography tool.

How to Read, Write, Print and Email in Greek
These pages provide installation and usage instructions on reading, writing and printing in Greek, as well as some tips on how to email in Greek, and spell check Greek text.

Little Greek
Inspirational description of the process of teaching oneself Biblical Greek.

Thrasymachus
Online supplement to a 1965 Greek reading-based text for beginning Greek, Thrasymachus, by Plecket and Munday. Beginng chapters provide explanations for the basic components of Greek grammar. Site includes free downloadable Greek font.

Useful Ancient Greek Phrases
List of words and expressions in Roman letters and phrases using Greek letters alphabetically sorted.