{{summary | text=Greek is the language spoken in [[Greece]]. An older version of it, known as [[Koine Greek]] (or "New Testament Greek") was the lingua franca of the Roman Empire during the time of [[Jesus]]. A Greek is also a person from Greece, and is used in the [[New Testament]] to describe either people from Greece, or those who weren't Jews.}}=Synopsis==
{{overviewGreek is the language spoken in [[Greece]]. An older version of it, known as [[Koine Greek]] (or "New Testament Greek") was the lingua franca of the Roman Empire during the time of [[Jesus]]. A Greek is also a person from Greece, and is used in the [[New Testament]] to describe either people from Greece, or those who weren't Jews.}} ==Contents==
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==Main article==
Greek is the main language spoken in [[Greece]]. Today, it is spoken by approximately 15 million people, mostly in Greece. Greek has been written in the Greek alphabet since the 9th century BC. An older version of it, known as [[Koine Greek]] (or "New Testament Greek") was the lingua franca of the Roman Empire during the time of [[Jesus]]. A Greek is also a person from Greece, and is used in the [[New Testament]] to describe either people from Greece, or those who weren't Jews.
==Greek in the New Testament and [[Koine Greek]]==