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Language code: grc

Technical information about ISO 639 language code grc

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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

grc

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

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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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