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Use
Use this template for Greek words for which the Ancient Greek description is not satisfactory or limiting. Such words can be:
- Words of Koine Greek such as ‹See Tfd›Greek: κράββατος (krábbatos, "bed").
- Words of Late Antiquity and Atticist words of Byzantine literature, such as ‹See Tfd›Greek: ἀθεμιτογαμία (athemitogamíā, "unlawful marriage").
- Names, such as ‹See Tfd›Greek: Αγησίλαος (Agēsílaos, "Agesilaus") and ‹See Tfd›Greek: Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs, "Socrates").
- Hellenized Latin and Hebrew names, such as ‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἰουστινιανός (Justinian), ‹See Tfd›Greek: Αὐρήλιος (Aurelius) and ‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἰωσήφ (Joseph).
- Words that have remained unchanged throughout the history of the Greek language such as ‹See Tfd›Greek: θάλασσα (thálassa, "sea") and ‹See Tfd›Greek: ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, "man"). Their meaning may be the same.
- Newly coined scientific (or not) words from Ancient Greek roots, such as haemophilia and astronaut.
Syntax
{{lang-grc-gre
| Text in Ancient Greek in Greek alphabet
| Text in Ancient Greek transliterated in Latin alphabet (optional)
| Translation in English (optional)}},
e. g. :
- {{lang-grc-gre|ἄτομος}} = ‹See Tfd›Greek: ἄτομος
- {{lang-grc-gre|ἄτομος|átomos}} = ‹See Tfd›Greek: ἄτομος, translit. átomos
- {{lang-grc-gre|ἄτομος|átomos|atom}} = ‹See Tfd›Greek: ἄτομος, translit. átomos, lit. "atom"
- {{lang-grc-gre|ἄτομος||atom}} = ‹See Tfd›Greek: ἄτομος, lit. "atom"
See also
{{lang|el}}tags Modern Greek text, without the label (for use with custom display, and other uses).{{lang|grc}}tags Ancient Greek text, without the label (for use with custom display, and other uses).{{transl|grc}}tags text as "Ancient Greek Transliteration" (has no visible effect other than tool tip when pointer is placed on text).