grcTechnical information about ISO 639 language code grc
The table below provides technical details for the Ancient Greek (to 1453) language, designated by the grc code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Ancient Greek (to 1453) |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | AtticIonicAeolicDoricArcadocypriotNorthwest GreekPamphylianKoine |
| Related languages | Mycenaean GreekModern GreekTsakonianPontic GreekCappadocian Greek |
| Key facts | Earliest attestations appear in Linear B tablets (14th–12th c. BCE) and in alphabetic inscriptions from the 8th c. BCEIt is the language of Homer, classical Athenian literature, and the original New TestamentThe Greek alphabet pioneered dedicated vowel letters, uncommon in ancient scriptsAncient Greek roots supply thousands of international scientific and technical termsIts systematic study founded classical philology and spurred comparative Indo-European linguistics |
| Sample phrase | Χαῖρε, πῶς ἔχεις; |
| Character encodings | |
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The Ancient Greek (to 1453) language, identified by the code grc, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Historical' by its type.
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