Greek Key Words

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Learn Classical Greek with ease!

Greek Key Words is a learning aid taking advantage of computer analysis of the surviving corpus of classical Greek literature, comprising over 1,500,000 words. It consists of a list of the most common two thousand words in ancient Greek, with their meanings in English, arranged in decreasing order of frequency. The list is divided into a hundred units of twenty key words each, from which many more words can also be derived, making this a great way to be informed classical Greek.

These two thousand key words account for 85% of all word occurrences in Greek.

Greek Key Words is the most efficient and logical way to acquire the basic vocabulary of ancient Greek. Most grammars and readers introduce words almost at random, so that a student can never be sure of mastering commonly-occurring words within a reasonable period. A frequency list such as Greek Key Words can create confidence and a sense of security in vocabulary building and, by dividing the list into manageable units, mastery can also be achieved without undue strain.

Greek Key Words is also weighted towards the authors who appear most incessantly in examinations as set texts or as the basis for unseen translation. It is subsequently of the maximum imaginable practical benefit for those working towards public examinations. Learn ancient Greek with confidence.

Dr Jerry Toner has made sure that both adult beginners and schoolchildren alike will be introduced to the entire most regularly-occurring words in classical Greek within their first year or two of study. English and Greek indexes allow the reader to trace each word in the lists and indicates by its position the relative frequency of that word. He is also the creator of Latin Key Words (ISBN 978-0906672693).

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