The GreekStudy List
GreekStudy is an open mailing list dedicated to the study of ancient Greek, including the Homeric, Classical (Attic & Ionic), and Biblical (Koine) dialects.
Basic Information
The GreekStudy list is shared by multiple study groups. There are typically several levels of beginner groups as well as advanced groups translating passages from, say, Xenophon or Plato. A coordinator sets the group's agenda, then collects and collates assignments. These collations, or side-by-side listings of each group member's answers or translations, are posted directly to the list for discussion.
Most questions are answered by the other list members, not necessarily those in your study group. This mix of experience levels, where people switch between the roles of student and instructor, makes the list a particularly effective learning environment and contributes to a sense of community.
The weekly activities posting gives a current snapshot of the active study groups.
Use the GreekStudy subscription page to subscribe, unsubscribe, or manage your subscription options. Subscription problems should be addressed to greekstudy-owner@nxport.com.
You may join or drop a study group at any time, or you may lurk on the GreekStudy list indefinitely. If you are interested in participating in a particular group, send email to that group's coordinator for more information.
Greek Fonts
To discuss ancient Greek in a meaningful fashion using email, we need a common way of representing Greek text. Since Unicode solves the problem of working with multiple alphabets, the GreekStudy groups generally use Unicode fonts.
Betacode is the preferred technique for writing polytonic Greek using Roman letters. Betacode is very convenient for including short pieces of Greek text in email.
A selection of Unicode fonts and applications is available for reading and writing Greek text on both Windows and Mac computers.
Online Sources of Greek Texts and Textbooks
The Perseus site is a treasure trove of Greek and Latin texts, including a sophisticated online dictionary.
Textkit is a bulletin-board based approach to learning Latin and ancient Greek. Textkit also has a supply of downloadable, public domain textbooks in PDF format.