Alpha to Omega

Alpha to Omega
Author: Alexander Humez
Publisher: David R Godine Pub
Total Pages: 203
Release: 1983
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781567921014

In the first offering of this beloved duo, the Humez brothers take on the twenty-four letters of the Greek alphabet (plus those elusive "dead letters"), and through the device of the abecedarium bring the Greek culture and thought to life. From acoustics to zygote, they provide not only an engaging romp through the Greek language but also a series of glimpses into the world and man's place in it. The historical, philosophical, mathematical, cosmological, and political (all Greek words) approaches we take toward life, its description, elucidation, and evaluation, are all mainly derived from several thousand years of Greek culture. The vocabulary of language is a mirror of the minds of its speakers, and in this book we see the first reflections of the modern world.

Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet

Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet
Author: Barry B. Powell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1996-10-28
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521589079

A challenging and fascinating enquiry into the genesis of alphabetic writing.

Greek Alphabet Primer

Greek Alphabet Primer
Author: Mallory Stripling
Publisher:
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2019-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781947816060

This Greek Alphabet Primer is designed to introduce children ages 7-11 to the letters of the Greek alphabet. It teaches the Modern pronunciation that is used by the Orthodox Church, but the vocabulary words used for examples are taken from Biblical and liturgical Greek. The goal is to prepare children and families to learn to understand Greek as it is read and sung in Orthodox church services. But since Greeks pronounce Ancient, Biblical, and Medieval texts in the same way that they speak their own modern tongue, families will be able to use these resources to how to pronounce Modern Greek as well.Each of the 24 letter "chapters" contains: - a short introduction to the pronunciation and writing of the letter- an illustration of the shape of the uppercase letter with a pictureof a word beginning with that letter- a story of a saint whose name begins with the letter- an icon coloring page of that saint- a copywork page containing the name of the letter, the wordillustrating the letter, and the name of the saint

The Textualization of the Greek Alphabet

The Textualization of the Greek Alphabet
Author: Roger D. Woodard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2014-03-24
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1107028116

This book argues that when the Greeks first began to use the alphabet, they viewed themselves as participants in a performance phenomenon.

My First Greek Alphabets Picture Book with English Translations

My First Greek Alphabets Picture Book with English Translations
Author: Celena S.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2019-11-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780369601230

Did you ever want to teach your kids the basics of Greek ? Learning Greek can be fun with this picture book. In this book you will find the following features: Greek Alphabets. Greek Words. English Translations.

Greek Alphabet Code Cracker

Greek Alphabet Code Cracker
Author: Christopher Perrin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781600510359

"The famous Grecian Urn of Achilles has been stolen ... The Greek alphabet is the key to decoding the clues and recovering the stolen treasure. Learn all of the Greek letters from alpha to omega along with their phonetic pronunciation. Decipher the encoded clues from witnesses to discover the identity of the thief and to trace the escape route. You will learn to to sound out English words with the Greek alphabet and you will even be able to write in your own Greek-letter code"--Page 4 of cover

Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen

Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen
Author: Mary Norris
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1324001283

“One of the most satisfying accounts of a great passion that I have ever read.” —Vivian Gornick, New York Times Book Review Mary Norris, The New Yorker’s Comma Queen and best-selling author of Between You & Me, has had a lifelong love affair with words. In Greek to Me, she delivers a delightful paean to the art of self-expression through accounts of her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, and reveals the surprising ways in which Greek helped form English. Greek to Me is filled with Norris’s memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wine—and more than a few Greek men.

Greek for the Rest of Us

Greek for the Rest of Us
Author: William D. Mounce
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2014-09-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310518091

If you’d love to learn Greek so you can study your Bible better, then this newly revised second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us is foryou. Developed by renowned Greek teacher William Mounce, this revolutionarycrash-course on “Greek for the rest of us” will acquaint you with the essentials of the language and deepen your understanding of God’s Word. You’ll gain a sound knowledge of Greek, and you’ll learn how to use tools that will add muscle to your Bible studies. This book is divided into three major sections (Foundational Greek, Church Greek, and Functional Greek), each of which builds on the previous section and takes you to the next level. Depending on which levels you take, the book will teach you how to: Read and pronounce Greek words Learn the fundamentals of the Greek noun and verb system Conduct effective Greek word studies Learn the basics of Greek exegesis for biblical interpretation Decipher why translations are different Read better commentaries Be comfortable using reverse and traditional interlinears Understand the information displayed by biblical software