(This is a silver tetradehm of Alexander the Great, 336-323 BCE. Isn't Greek history cool?)

WELCOME TO MY GREEK STUDENTS! I'm glad to have you here on an exciting journey into learning Greek. The best way for you to earn an advance in our class and even some extra credit is by going to the bottom of this blog page and working your way up. Be familiar with the different entries and you'll be doing okay. MY GOAL IS THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO READ VIRTUALLY EVERY WORD IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN BY THE END OF THIS SEMESTER. Did you get a Greek New Testament? Cedar Springs Bookstore has them available, but you'd better give them a call and see if they have any left...when I bought mine there were only two left on the shelves.

Call the store at 690-5253 and tell them I sent you.

Dipthongs - how to pronounce combining vowels

We'll be learning to pronounce the Greek language, so it is good that you get familiar with the above chart. The seven lines above compose something called Dipthongs. When two vowels combine to make one sound, we call it a dipthong. There are seven dipthongs in Greek and you have them right here. Try pronouncing these out loud.

The first thing you need to know

Click on the chart and it'll pop up in a bigger frame so you can see the letters better. First of all, you must know the Greek alphabet. That is what will be on our first test. Learn the alphabet in the lower case and you'll start off this semester in fine fashion.