Definitions for Koine

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Koine koi·ne

Spelling: [koi-ney, koi-ney]

IPA: /kɔɪˈneɪ, ˈkɔɪ neɪ/

Koine is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in Koine (eikno).

Definitions for Koine

noun

1. (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
2. a lingua franca.

Origin of Koine

1910-15; Greek koinḗ (diálektos) common (dialect); see ceno-²

Examples for Koine

But as we were then leaving koine, and were not yet melted with the grief of absence, I had the courage to resist their demand.