Learn Ancient Greek through comprehensible input! By watching every video in this series in order, you should be able to understand everything after watching a video two or three times. In this way, you will build a strong foundation in Ancient Greek. Ancient Greek includes both Classical Attic Greek and Biblical Koine Greek. ERRATA: Typo of πάρεἰσι(ν) at 18:04 and ἄπεἰσι(ν) at 18:34. These should not have the internal breathing mark, and should read πάρεισι(ν) at 18:04 and ἄπεισι(ν) at 18:34. 🐢 ANCIENT GREEK IN ACTION 🏛 by Luke Amadeus Ranieri 🦂 Λούκιος ̣Θεόφιλος Ῥᾱνιήριος 🏺 Complete Ancient Greek in Action playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLU1WuLg45SixsonRdfNNv-CPNq8xUwgam.html 🦁 LESSON NOTES See the Ancient Greek in Action Book for full script and lesson notes: 📖 bit.ly/ancientgreekinactionbook 🗣 PRONUNCIATION NOTES ⬇️ Download the Ancient Greek Pronunciation Guide expert-experimenter-2558.ck.page/abae340f49 📄 🇬🇷 For Modern Greek speakers (see below for English*): Έλληνες φίλοι, σε αυτό το βίντεο δεν χρησιμοποιώ την παραδοσιακή σχολική προφορά της Αρχαίας Ελληνικής, εκείνη που χρησιμοποιείτε και γνωρίζετε στην Ελλάδα σήμερα. Αυτή η συμβατική προφορά ονομάζεται η ‘Λουκιανή Προφορά’. Είναι διαφορετική προφορά από αυτή που έχετε συνηθίσει. Η Λουκιανή Προφορά είναι μια (υποθετική) ιστορική αναδημιουργία του ήχου των Αρχαίων Ελλήνων κατά τη Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία. Σας ευχαριστώ για την υπομονή και την κατανόησή σας. 🇬🇷 😊 *Pronunciation notes: This video uses the Lucian Pronunciation of Ancient Greek, which is a reconstruction of the historical sound of Greek during the first centuries of the Roman Empire. This pronunciation system is explained in detail in my video on the Lucian Pronunciation here: ua-cam.com/video/Dt9z5Gvp3MM/v-deo.html And my research into Ancient Greek phonology is summarized in this public spreadsheet of mine, Ranieri's Greek Pronunciation Chronology: bit.ly/ranierigreekpronunciation The methology in determining this historical pronunciation, and the reasons for choosing it over other standards, is explained in the above linked Lucian Pronunciation video, as well as in my essay here: expert-experimenter-2558.ck.page/abae340f49 📄 The Lucian Pronunciation of Ancient Greek: ua-cam.com/video/Dt9z5Gvp3MM/v-deo.html Ranieri's Greek Pronunciation Chronology: bit.ly/ranierigreekpronunciation 🤝 Many thanks to David "Magister Circulus" Ring: ua-cam.com/channels/UTUPhsuCSN2xfSbzlFlFjA.html?pbjreload=102 🤝 and to Logan Kilpelä: ua-cam.com/channels/u7QOcLHnJqgvC8aI_1o47g.html 🏛 Ancient Greek in Action · Free Greek Lessons: ua-cam.com/play/PLU1WuLg45SixsonRdfNNv-CPNq8xUwgam.html 👨🏫 My Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata playlist · Free Latin Lessons: ua-cam.com/video/j7hd799IznU/v-deo.html 🦂 Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/LukeRanieri ☕️ Support my work with PayPal: paypal.me/lukeranieri 📚 Luke Ranieri Audiobooks: luke-ranieri.myshopify.com Join this channel: ua-cam.com/channels/RllohBcHec7YUgW6HfltLA.htmljoin 😊 ScorpioMartianus apud Facebook: facebook.com/scorpiomartianus/ 🐦 Scorpiomartianus apud Twitter: twitter.com/ScorpioMartian 🎮 Join the Discord community: discord.gg/u4PN2u2 🌅 ScorpioMartianus apud Instagram: instagram.com/lukeranieri/ 🦁 Legio XIII Latin Language Podcast: ua-cam.com/users/LegioXIII 🎙 Hundres of hours of Latin & Greek audio: lukeranieri.com/audio 👕 Merch: teespring.com/stores/scorpiomartianus 🦂 www.ScorpioMartianus.com 🦅 www.LukeRanieri.com 00:00 Intro: Earth, Sky, Sun 02:33 Walks, Runs, and More Verbs 07:34 These Are Verbs 08:46 Nominative & Accusative Case 10:14 Tired, γάρ 11:36 Sleeps 12:29 Loves/Kisses 14:26 Carries 15:43 In/Into 16:45 Present/Absent 19:15 Moses 23:44 Review
I'm not on an Ancient Greek study journey yet, but I enjoy listening to Luke's Greek and taking in at least some of the vocabulary and forms in a relaxed manner. I regularly watch these videos also because I like to follow the pedagogical approach behind them and I enjoy the creativity, sincerity and love with which the teacher approaches his work and appreciate the obviously enormous effort put into the process of making them. And I sincerely congratulate you, Luke, this one marked a milestone, it's beautifully done, very lovable, enjoyable and a bit meditative, also! It's engaging on many levels, so all the re-watching that would be beneficial will never be boring. Well done, keep up the good work! 🎇
This and the Greek thru Latin series are the only things keeping me from moving to a cave in the mountains and abandoning civilization. (The Aleph with Beth channel too, actually)
Thank so much! I’m really grateful for your following the series. It’s really exciting for me to make, and I can’t wait to share the next episode. Thanks for being here!
@@ScorpioMartianus Magni videntur esse laboris hae pelliculae! Et propter omnia quae fecisti de lingua latina recte pronuntianda, de litteris latinis, recitationes scriptorum antiquorum -- gratias tibi ago, o Scorpi! (my latin is a bit rusty, the grammar must all over the place, I'm sorry)
Oooooh so ein süßes Video 🥰😻🥰 Ich weiß nicht, ob es an den Babys und Tieren lag (awwwww 🥰🥰🥰), aber diesmal hab ich tatsächlich alles beim 1. Mal verstanden. Hervorragender Aufbau (Worte, Schrift, Tabellen, Wiederholungen) und die perfekte Geschwindigkeit (für mich). Absolut super gemacht 😍
This is how you teach a dead language! My first lesson ever at the university started with Ποταμοῖς τοῖς αὐτοῖς ἐμβαίνομέν τε καὶ οὐκ ἐμβαίνομεν, εἶμέν τε καὶ οὐκ εἶμεν. Oh the pain.
Your videos are like a second Rosetta stone for me! The music of a language is 90% of it, I believe! Being able to hear is fabulous, and I really like the lucian pronunciation. Thank you.
Thank you very much for this. It is an impressive work, in attractive format, useful to anyone who struggles with studying Greek. Before learning about Lucian Pronunciation, proposed by Luke, I thought that the hope to find agreement on certain pronunciation system applicable to all generations of Ancient Greek was in vain. However, this is now fulfilled in Luke's work. Congratulations and respect!...
I hope he starts uploading to the Latin and Greek series again soon. I know he’s been overseas, but I’m loving both series. I’m also watching the French in action series (because I am a glutton for punishment.)
Seeing the similarity this series has with Aleph's and Beth's biblical series, I wonder if you will also incorporate Greek books into the lessons. It would be very fruitful and rewarding to get some easy excerpts of Koine and Attic works spoon fed to us through these videos. Speaking of which, the Moses story at the end was very well done.
Absolutely I intend that! As soon as possible. Thanks, I'm very glad you enjoyed the Moses scene! I intend to use Septuagint and NT Greek as well as many Classical authors too in the near future. That's, of coures, the aim!
@@ScorpioMartianus Excellent. You really got me into Latin and I have found the most accessible text is the Vulgate translation so I imagine it would be similar in Greek. Well known stories and simpler grammar.
μάλα χαίρομαι! Yet another great upload with great content. Thank you and well done! Yes don't let an errant smooth breathing discourage you. μόνοι ἄνθρωποί ἐσμεν.
Thank you so much for this series. It goes so well with the Polis method (I see that you are using their book!). These videos are a real lifeline. I’ve been having a problem with Ancient Greek: there are so many words that appear non uniform! For instance, your word “θήκη” for box. The only word I found was “πυξσις”. And colors could drive you mad! “Orange” is found in Herodotos (the colored walls of Ecbatana) as “σανδαρακινος”, but elsewhere “πυρός” (flame colored) is used. But then again in the Septuagint, brown horses are called “πυρός”. “Blue” is interesting: there’s cyan blue, hyacinth blue, (regular) blue and “milky blue” (γαλαζοβενοτος). Is there a standard vocabulary for everyday spoken Ancient Greek that we can all use? (There’s a sentence that I never expected to say.) Also, what handwriting do you use for Ancient Greek and Latin? I’m using the script from the Beatty papyri for Ancient Greek and Roman cursive à la Vindolandia letters or else Carolingian minuscule if I have a nib pen. I know that this was kinda long and you might not have time to answer it, but it’s worth asking. Gratias tibi ago magister. Vale bene.
Very good video, as always. This series is beautifully produced and extremely helpful. How many times do you think we should rewatch each video in the series to deep learn the Greek?
Thank you so much! That's a great question. It can depend how new you are to Greek. If you're entirely new, it may be good to watch the video once or twice more before the following episode is released the week after. You might even watch the last 7 episodes, once a day through the week. Really any amount of repetition is very helpful. You can also use the time stamps to watch the more challenging or pleasant parts of the video. What's your experience with Greek up to this point?
@@ScorpioMartianus Thanks - that makes sense. I worked my way through JACT Reading Greek a few years ago and then switched to Wheelock's Latin. I discovered your UA-cam videos half way through Wheelock and so did Lingua Latina in parallel with the 2nd half of Wheelock. As a result I realised that I had done a poor job of learning Greek, so from the start of this year have started JACT Reading Greek again, from the beginning, but am trying to take a more 'Lingua-Latina-ey' approach to it by really concentrating on the Greek texts. Your Greek series of UA-cam videos has come at the perfect time for me! What I also have learned is that it is essential to memorise (internalise?) the grammar and much of the vocabulary from each chapter before rushing to the next one. That was one of the mistakes I made when doing JACT the first time. I am aged 60 and memorisation seems harder to me, but I have found that with application I am making progress. Again, many thanks for your superb videos; they are beautifully made and immensely helpful.
@@brian2007tube You're very kind! It sounds like you're on a great path. I also have an online book freely available which I am updating that contains all the vocabulary and text: bit.ly/ancientgreekinactionbook
Thank you! 50 to 100 at least. But really there will be no limit. I intend to have 50 completed within this year. I hope to make all who watch fluent readers of reach, and even comfortable with conversation by the end.
Very cool! I've always wanted to learn Ancient Greek and these videos make it way less intimidating. Also, it appears our video editing styles are very similar. Have you considered adding gentle background music to these kinds of videos?
Is it correct to say, for example, "ὁ μαθητὴς τίθησι τὸ ῦδωρ εἱς τὴν ποτήριαν"? Btw, thanks for all, Luke. I learn a lot from you and love your amazing content. Thanks for being so kind and such a great teacher!
Right! περιπατεῖ is “walks around,” even “travels.” It’s more common in Biblical Greek, which is why Christophe Rico teaches it first in his Polis course. I’ll be teaching it later as a synonym, since AGIA covers both Classical and Koine Greek.
Hi Luke! I hear that you palatalize a lot dental consonants before central vowels, like in ανατέΛΛΕΙ, ΝΥν, and so on. Is there a reason behind this phonetic choice? Thanks in advance! Fabio Vitale
Ciao! I am attempting to imitate the sound of λ in this environment in Modern Greek and to an extent Italian - I'm trying to sound as un-American as possible with this particular sound. Hopefully it's not too exaggerated.
@@ScorpioMartianus I really don't know if it's exaggerated, because I don't know much of Ancient Greek. I can tell you this exists in Modern Greek, maybe you already know, it might maybe sound like a "rural" pronunciation of inland Greece. But no clue if it was like that in ancient times, I was just wondering :-) Thank you
Χαιρω πολυ τη ταινια και περι τοις κυσιν! Χαριν εχω, ω Λουκιε! (?) Pigrior sum, quam ut accentus ponam, quod nimis temporis me poscit ;-) Utut est, optumas et extremely professional pelliculas facis, admiror! Thank you for your time!! :-)
I still think that's too big of a compromise, understanding the time period chosen and the desire to be intelligible to modern Greek speakers as well. I prefer the 5th Century BC pronunciation myself, but if Greeks could be determined to part, even partially, with their belief that modern Greek is the way to pronounce it all, then it's still somewhat of a victory.
Hi there, these 12 videos are preparation for the book Athenaze, which I discuss here: ua-cam.com/video/d5MxtJ4R8w0/v-deo.htmlsi=DkrbuEeoUR4CmgMO And here: ua-cam.com/users/live_01-p-34g1Y?si=pvQdthCXIxFiAfWP
@@ScorpioMartianus Because even the first video in the series start pretty much like this, maybe a bit more basic. Don't get me wrong, I would very much prefer to learn like this, only by listening and seeing the writing while watching the situations; but as a first-time watcher, to see subtitles only like once or twice on my first day would really help me to catch on on what and how it is being said, what tense, gender, etc. Just to get the idea. And after that, this is perfectly fine as it is.
It’s just κύων as you hear in this video. 😊 Koine Greek is Ancient Greek. Classical Greek is Ancient Greek. Think of the difference between Koine and Classical as the difference between Jane Austen and Steven King. Naturally nearly all the words are exactly the same - it’s all English.
I do have one uniquely Koine word in this video, θῖβις, which I’m fairly sure never occurs classically. But it’s the exact word used in the Septuagint for the story of Moses.
I’ll be answering this in my FAQ video! The short answer is that I’m a Scorpio and Mars is my favorite planet. Otherwise my degrees are in geology, so I lean towards astronomy, not astrology. But nothing against that if it’s something you enjoy. 🦂
Learn Ancient Greek through comprehensible input! By watching every video in this series in order, you should be able to understand everything after watching a video two or three times. In this way, you will build a strong foundation in Ancient Greek. Ancient Greek includes both Classical Attic Greek and Biblical Koine Greek.
ERRATA:
Typo of πάρεἰσι(ν) at 18:04 and ἄπεἰσι(ν) at 18:34. These should not have the internal breathing mark, and should read πάρεισι(ν) at 18:04 and ἄπεισι(ν) at 18:34.
🐢 ANCIENT GREEK IN ACTION 🏛
by Luke Amadeus Ranieri 🦂 Λούκιος ̣Θεόφιλος Ῥᾱνιήριος
🏺 Complete Ancient Greek in Action playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLU1WuLg45SixsonRdfNNv-CPNq8xUwgam.html
🦁 LESSON NOTES
See the Ancient Greek in Action Book for full script and lesson notes:
📖 bit.ly/ancientgreekinactionbook
🗣 PRONUNCIATION NOTES
⬇️ Download the Ancient Greek Pronunciation Guide
expert-experimenter-2558.ck.page/abae340f49 📄
🇬🇷 For Modern Greek speakers (see below for English*): Έλληνες φίλοι, σε αυτό το βίντεο δεν χρησιμοποιώ την παραδοσιακή σχολική προφορά της Αρχαίας Ελληνικής, εκείνη που χρησιμοποιείτε και γνωρίζετε στην Ελλάδα σήμερα. Αυτή η συμβατική προφορά ονομάζεται η ‘Λουκιανή Προφορά’. Είναι διαφορετική προφορά από αυτή που έχετε συνηθίσει. Η Λουκιανή Προφορά είναι μια (υποθετική) ιστορική αναδημιουργία του ήχου των Αρχαίων Ελλήνων κατά τη Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία. Σας ευχαριστώ για την υπομονή και την κατανόησή σας. 🇬🇷 😊
*Pronunciation notes: This video uses the Lucian Pronunciation of Ancient Greek, which is a reconstruction of the historical sound of Greek during the first centuries of the Roman Empire. This pronunciation system is explained in detail in my video on the Lucian Pronunciation here: ua-cam.com/video/Dt9z5Gvp3MM/v-deo.html
And my research into Ancient Greek phonology is summarized in this public spreadsheet of mine, Ranieri's Greek Pronunciation Chronology: bit.ly/ranierigreekpronunciation
The methology in determining this historical pronunciation, and the reasons for choosing it over other standards, is explained in the above linked Lucian Pronunciation video, as well as in my essay here: expert-experimenter-2558.ck.page/abae340f49 📄
The Lucian Pronunciation of Ancient Greek:
ua-cam.com/video/Dt9z5Gvp3MM/v-deo.html
Ranieri's Greek Pronunciation Chronology:
bit.ly/ranierigreekpronunciation
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00:00 Intro: Earth, Sky, Sun
02:33 Walks, Runs, and More Verbs
07:34 These Are Verbs
08:46 Nominative & Accusative Case
10:14 Tired, γάρ
11:36 Sleeps
12:29 Loves/Kisses
14:26 Carries
15:43 In/Into
16:45 Present/Absent
19:15 Moses
23:44 Review
The recent lack of Latin cover song videos is making me have withdrawal symptoms.
Worry! There are twenty more coming soon. It just takes a lot of time to make them! Thanks for your patience 😊
@@ScorpioMartianus Oh gosh, really? You're the hero UA-cam needs
4:07 typo. γεωγρος should be γεωργος, no?
I'm not on an Ancient Greek study journey yet, but I enjoy listening to Luke's Greek and taking in at least some of the vocabulary and forms in a relaxed manner. I regularly watch these videos also because I like to follow the pedagogical approach behind them and I enjoy the creativity, sincerity and love with which the teacher approaches his work and appreciate the obviously enormous effort put into the process of making them. And I sincerely congratulate you, Luke, this one marked a milestone, it's beautifully done, very lovable, enjoyable and a bit meditative, also! It's engaging on many levels, so all the re-watching that would be beneficial will never be boring. Well done, keep up the good work! 🎇
That's so heartfelt and kind of you to say, Maja! Thank you so much.
@@ScorpioMartianus You're welcome, kindest teacher of them all.
Grazie, uno studio unico sul greco antico.
Un lavoro molto prezioso per tutti.👏
Grazie mille!
You included scenes from the Prince of Egypt in this video, and I love it! What a masterpiece of a movie...
Yes I love that movie too! It’s so beautiful.
After the empty box I was really on the edge of my seat, and I was very happy when you delivered. It probably increased my learning efficiency by 20%!
Hahaha I’m glad
When Luke releases a new Ancient Greek video it means it's time to take a break!
That’s very nice to hear 🐶 Enjoy the puppies!
Indeed
Luke you’re killing me. I just got back from work and need to wake up tomorrow. And there you are uploading...
And I love it God damn it!
Χάριν σοι ἔχω! Τινι σὺ ἐργάζει;
@@ScorpioMartianus
Τίνι ἐργάζομαι; Ταπεζοκόμος ἐστιατορίῳ τε και καφενείῳ εἰμὶ, τινι Κύπρου παραλίᾳ. Οὐκέστι ἐργασία πλουσιοπάροχη ἀλλὰ ἐπαρκεὶ, μάλλον δε ἐν μέσῳ πανδημίας!
@@ScorpioMartianus
«Τραπεζοκόμος» my bad
This and the Greek thru Latin series are the only things keeping me from moving to a cave in the mountains and abandoning civilization. (The Aleph with Beth channel too, actually)
Thank so much! I’m really grateful for your following the series. It’s really exciting for me to make, and I can’t wait to share the next episode. Thanks for being here!
@@ScorpioMartianus Magni videntur esse laboris hae pelliculae! Et propter omnia quae fecisti de lingua latina recte pronuntianda, de litteris latinis, recitationes scriptorum antiquorum -- gratias tibi ago, o Scorpi! (my latin is a bit rusty, the grammar must all over the place, I'm sorry)
Wow! Truly is one of the worlds most beautiful languages.
This series is so well done. I’d love to see more in the future!
There shall be!
Oooooh so ein süßes Video 🥰😻🥰 Ich weiß nicht, ob es an den Babys und Tieren lag (awwwww 🥰🥰🥰), aber diesmal hab ich tatsächlich alles beim 1. Mal verstanden. Hervorragender Aufbau (Worte, Schrift, Tabellen, Wiederholungen) und die perfekte Geschwindigkeit (für mich). Absolut super gemacht 😍
Danke! That's fantastic!
I've found pure gold 💰💰💰
I'm verp happy you like it!
This is how you teach a dead language! My first lesson ever at the university started with Ποταμοῖς τοῖς αὐτοῖς ἐμβαίνομέν τε καὶ οὐκ ἐμβαίνομεν, εἶμέν τε καὶ οὐκ εἶμεν. Oh the pain.
That’s a terrible first lesson! Haha. Give a first year student of English a sonnet from Shakespeare 😂
Translates to: We both do and do not go into the same/these rivers, we (will) both go and not go
This playlist goes pretty well with Logo and Athenaze books
Vídeo maravilhoso.
Obrigado, Luke!
Obrigado!
Your videos are like a second Rosetta stone for me! The music of a language is 90% of it, I believe! Being able to hear is fabulous, and I really like the lucian pronunciation. Thank you.
Thanks so much! I’m very glad you like Lucian Pronunciation. I find it very useful with my students
Thank you for this. Very beneficial!
Thank you very much for this. It is an impressive work, in attractive format, useful to anyone who struggles with studying Greek. Before learning about Lucian Pronunciation, proposed by Luke, I thought that the hope to find agreement on certain pronunciation system applicable to all generations of Ancient Greek was in vain. However, this is now fulfilled in Luke's work. Congratulations and respect!...
That is very kind of you to say! Thanks very much.
Very fun and comprehensible! I hope you'll continue making these series in the future, as you intended!
I shall!
I hope he starts uploading to the Latin and Greek series again soon. I know he’s been overseas, but I’m loving both series. I’m also watching the French in action series (because I am a glutton for punishment.)
I surely will!
Seeing the similarity this series has with Aleph's and Beth's biblical series, I wonder if you will also incorporate Greek books into the lessons. It would be very fruitful and rewarding to get some easy excerpts of Koine and Attic works spoon fed to us through these videos.
Speaking of which, the Moses story at the end was very well done.
Absolutely I intend that! As soon as possible. Thanks, I'm very glad you enjoyed the Moses scene! I intend to use Septuagint and NT Greek as well as many Classical authors too in the near future. That's, of coures, the aim!
@@ScorpioMartianus Excellent. You really got me into Latin and I have found the most accessible text is the Vulgate translation so I imagine it would be similar in Greek. Well known stories and simpler grammar.
μάλα χαίρομαι! Yet another great upload with great content. Thank you and well done! Yes don't let an errant smooth breathing discourage you. μόνοι ἄνθρωποί ἐσμεν.
Χάριν σοι οἶδα!
Your thinking is structured and thus it can produce such nice teaching . Well done , I was delighted by this video !
Thanks so much!
Great! Thank you so much!
Thanks for watt and sharing
Please make more 🙏
Thank you so much for this series. It goes so well with the Polis method (I see that you are using their book!). These videos are a real lifeline. I’ve been having a problem with Ancient Greek: there are so many words that appear non uniform! For instance, your word “θήκη” for box. The only word I found was “πυξσις”. And colors could drive you mad! “Orange” is found in Herodotos (the colored walls of Ecbatana) as “σανδαρακινος”, but elsewhere “πυρός” (flame colored) is used. But then again in the Septuagint, brown horses are called “πυρός”. “Blue” is interesting: there’s cyan blue, hyacinth blue, (regular) blue and “milky blue” (γαλαζοβενοτος). Is there a standard vocabulary for everyday spoken Ancient Greek that we can all use? (There’s a sentence that I never expected to say.) Also, what handwriting do you use for Ancient Greek and Latin? I’m using the script from the Beatty papyri for Ancient Greek and Roman cursive à la Vindolandia letters or else Carolingian minuscule if I have a nib pen. I know that this was kinda long and you might not have time to answer it, but it’s worth asking. Gratias tibi ago magister. Vale bene.
Very good video, as always. This series is beautifully produced and extremely helpful. How many times do you think we should rewatch each video in the series to deep learn the Greek?
Thank you so much! That's a great question. It can depend how new you are to Greek. If you're entirely new, it may be good to watch the video once or twice more before the following episode is released the week after. You might even watch the last 7 episodes, once a day through the week. Really any amount of repetition is very helpful. You can also use the time stamps to watch the more challenging or pleasant parts of the video. What's your experience with Greek up to this point?
@@ScorpioMartianus Thanks - that makes sense. I worked my way through JACT Reading Greek a few years ago and then switched to Wheelock's Latin. I discovered your UA-cam videos half way through Wheelock and so did Lingua Latina in parallel with the 2nd half of Wheelock. As a result I realised that I had done a poor job of learning Greek, so from the start of this year have started JACT Reading Greek again, from the beginning, but am trying to take a more 'Lingua-Latina-ey' approach to it by really concentrating on the Greek texts. Your Greek series of UA-cam videos has come at the perfect time for me! What I also have learned is that it is essential to memorise (internalise?) the grammar and much of the vocabulary from each chapter before rushing to the next one. That was one of the mistakes I made when doing JACT the first time. I am aged 60 and memorisation seems harder to me, but I have found that with application I am making progress. Again, many thanks for your superb videos; they are beautifully made and immensely helpful.
@@brian2007tube You're very kind! It sounds like you're on a great path. I also have an online book freely available which I am updating that contains all the vocabulary and text: bit.ly/ancientgreekinactionbook
@@ScorpioMartianus That is really helpful , thanks.
Thanks again for the beautiful content! I'm curious, how many episodes do you have the intentions of creating in this serie?
Thank you! 50 to 100 at least. But really there will be no limit. I intend to have 50 completed within this year. I hope to make all who watch fluent readers of reach, and even comfortable with conversation by the end.
@@ScorpioMartianus I really love you, we need more people like you who are ready to help others. Good luck in your work!
@@andromilk2634 Very kind of you!
Great video! Note: at 18:03, 18:34 πάρεἰσιν, ἄπεἰσιν have an undesired breathing mark...
Thanks! Ah darn; I already deleted this video once since I had a typo.
@@ScorpioMartianus I know the feeling-- but your perfectionism pays off: the videos are great and look and sound smooth.
@@arjenvreugdenhil2075 Thanks so much! I have noted the typo in the ERRATA in the description.
One of these days could you upload an audio in Latin of Saint Augustine’s Confessions for purchase? The other ones you have there are great!
Great suggestion! Thanks
Another good video! Thanks for making and sharing! 😊😊
Very cool! I've always wanted to learn Ancient Greek and these videos make it way less intimidating. Also, it appears our video editing styles are very similar. Have you considered adding gentle background music to these kinds of videos?
Thanks so much! I have considered it, but I was afraid it would be distracting. What music would you recommend?
@@ScorpioMartianus I've just sent you a PM on Reddit about it
Great program; thank you very much. Could not grasp what 'entaftha' is.
Here
Yay, there we go! ὁ κύον is still there hehe
Yes he is! Which is you favorite of these κύνες ?
@@ScorpioMartianus ὁ κύο ὅ ἐστῐ́ν ἐν τῇ θῑ́βει
@@quancius135 Καὶ ὁ ἐμός!
Is it correct to say, for example, "ὁ μαθητὴς τίθησι τὸ ῦδωρ εἱς τὴν ποτήριαν"?
Btw, thanks for all, Luke. I learn a lot from you and love your amazing content. Thanks for being so kind and such a great teacher!
Yes! Though it is τὸ ποτήριον
And thanks to you as well
Walk, run, love? In my case it wld be walk, run, stumbles and falls.
Haha aww, well that's why the mascot of AGIA is the turtle: slow and steady wins the race.
One of your best so far, but I wonder, I'm pretty sure I watched it yesterday, why the reupload?
Thanks! Yes, I found a couple typos. I want these to be a good course that people can depend on, so I don't want there to be any typos or mistakes.
Thanks luka great job
Didn't know that from βαδίζω( badizo) to περπατώ ( perpato)
Right! περιπατεῖ is “walks around,” even “travels.” It’s more common in Biblical Greek, which is why Christophe Rico teaches it first in his Polis course. I’ll be teaching it later as a synonym, since AGIA covers both Classical and Koine Greek.
@@ScorpioMartianus maybe the word
Quo vadis come from that
Hi Luke! I hear that you palatalize a lot dental consonants before central vowels, like in ανατέΛΛΕΙ, ΝΥν, and so on. Is there a reason behind this phonetic choice? Thanks in advance! Fabio Vitale
Ciao! I am attempting to imitate the sound of λ in this environment in Modern Greek and to an extent Italian - I'm trying to sound as un-American as possible with this particular sound. Hopefully it's not too exaggerated.
@@ScorpioMartianus I really don't know if it's exaggerated, because I don't know much of Ancient Greek. I can tell you this exists in Modern Greek, maybe you already know, it might maybe sound like a "rural" pronunciation of inland Greece. But no clue if it was like that in ancient times, I was just wondering :-) Thank you
The perfect videos to complement Athenaze dont exis...
Salve Luke, can you make a video about best schools and universities where you can study latin? :)
Χαιρω πολυ τη ταινια και περι τοις κυσιν! Χαριν εχω, ω Λουκιε! (?) Pigrior sum, quam ut accentus ponam, quod nimis temporis me poscit ;-) Utut est, optumas et extremely professional pelliculas facis, admiror! Thank you for your time!! :-)
Χαῖρε, ὠρίστη! «Μὰ τὸν κύνα!» 🐶 Ὡς γὰρ εἶπεν ἡμῖν ὁ Ῥωβέρτος ὁ Σαλαζάρ. 😂 Χάριτάς καὶ σοί οἶδα! Benignissimē dīcis.
This going to help so much in school thanks. Although I have a question you say θ,φ,χ like in modern Greek and they suppose to be different?
They’re not all like modern Greek; see the description
@@ScorpioMartianus oh I got thanks😊
I still think that's too big of a compromise, understanding the time period chosen and the desire to be intelligible to modern Greek speakers as well. I prefer the 5th Century BC pronunciation myself, but if Greeks could be determined to part, even partially, with their belief that modern Greek is the way to pronounce it all, then it's still somewhat of a victory.
Seeing ένταυθά makes me like εδώ more..😂
Someone please recommend a book for learning ancient Greek.
Hi there, these 12 videos are preparation for the book Athenaze, which I discuss here: ua-cam.com/video/d5MxtJ4R8w0/v-deo.htmlsi=DkrbuEeoUR4CmgMO
And here: ua-cam.com/users/live_01-p-34g1Y?si=pvQdthCXIxFiAfWP
Hic quoque homo κάμνει, sed magis beatus est quam in "Ἀθήναζε", ubi 《χαλεπός ἐστιν ὁ βίος》.
Ἁαἵ! Ita est, ac mox ea quoque vocābula praebēbō, utī hominēs possint legere Athenaze Cap 1 sine ūtendō versiōnibus variōrum vocābulōrum.
Sophos!!
Χάριν σοι οἶδα, ὦ φιλτάτη διδάσκαλε!
15:44 Maru!
Yes! I borrowed from a Maru video. I hope the owner of Maru doesn't mind. He's a great cat!
Hello.
Can you read in Modern Greek too? If yes don't you mess them up?
Hi! Yes I know a little bit of Modern Greek. At first it was a little bit confusing, but not anymore.
9:00 Ἆρ’ ἀληθῶς τὰ εἰς -ᾱτικός λήγοντα τὸ ᾱ ἔχει μακρὸν; Μὴ οὕτω ᾖ, ἐφ’ ᾧ ἡ αἰτιατικὴ ἐκ συνῃρειμένου εἰς -άω ῥήματος (αἰτιάομαι, -ῶμαι) παράγεται;
Χαῖρε, Μιχαήλ! Οὕτως κατὰ Βικιπαίδειαν·
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/αἰτιατικός
@@ScorpioMartianus Ἆ! ξυνίημι. Χάριτας.
Was there a point in time where the subscript iota was pronounced?
Before the 1cBC.
Ήλιος ☀️means the God Sun
It also means the sun
:)
🐶
When English channels have closed captions in English, and this does not... UA-cam is overly broken.
Why would it need subtitles?
@@ScorpioMartianus Because even the first video in the series start pretty much like this, maybe a bit more basic. Don't get me wrong, I would very much prefer to learn like this, only by listening and seeing the writing while watching the situations; but as a first-time watcher, to see subtitles only like once or twice on my first day would really help me to catch on on what and how it is being said, what tense, gender, etc. Just to get the idea. And after that, this is perfectly fine as it is.
Pls sing "pegasus fantasy" in greek and in latin
What is "dog" in the Koine?
It’s just κύων as you hear in this video. 😊 Koine Greek is Ancient Greek. Classical Greek is Ancient Greek. Think of the difference between Koine and Classical as the difference between Jane Austen and Steven King. Naturally nearly all the words are exactly the same - it’s all English.
@@ScorpioMartianus Agreed. The differences are minimal. Thank you.
I do have one uniquely Koine word in this video, θῖβις, which I’m fairly sure never occurs classically. But it’s the exact word used in the Septuagint for the story of Moses.
@@ScorpioMartianus Is it the Septuagint translation for the proper name "Moses?" Thanks again.
That’s right! Μωϋσῆς
Exodus 2:7-10 www.ellopos.net/elpenor/greek-texts/septuagint/chapter.asp?book=2&page=2
In latin why the "e" in Caesar sounds like an "i" ,"Caisar", but the "e" in Graecia sounds like "e" ,Graecia?
Due to irregular variations and changes in several languages
@@ScorpioMartianus Thanks for the quick answer.
It's all Greek to me
😃 And hopefully it's comprehensible!
@@ScorpioMartianus Sure it is. Thanks!
5:16 :-)
Ναί! 🤩 Ὁ κύων μῑκρὸς μῑκρός ἐστιν!
This is not the Koine pronunciation, no?
This most definitely *is* the Koine pronunciation, historically plausible from 100 BC to 200 AD ua-cam.com/video/Dt9z5Gvp3MM/v-deo.html
@@ScorpioMartianus Thank you.
Mjög gott!
😃 I'm glad if you like it!
this has nothing to do with the video but are you into hellenistic astrology? i noticed your name is “scorpiomartianus”
I’ll be answering this in my FAQ video!
The short answer is that I’m a Scorpio and Mars is my favorite planet. Otherwise my degrees are in geology, so I lean towards astronomy, not astrology.
But nothing against that if it’s something you enjoy.
🦂
@@ScorpioMartianus ohh I understand, love ur channel btw 💕
Thank you!
The pronunciation isn't always wright, byt nice try!
Η προφορά είναι η Λουκιανή προφορά, όχι η Νεοελληνική προφορά. 😊 ua-cam.com/video/Dt9z5Gvp3MM/v-deo.html
Hello! Your pronountiation seems to be like modern Greek sometimes.
It is not. See the description
Stop this Greek!!!! Latin time!
Heh there is plenty of Latin coming! And every Roman author we read also knew Greek. Don’t you want to be like them? 😊
@@ScorpioMartianus the only good part of rome was the Greek part, but I'm still working on latin !
ἄπεστιν = abest, nonne?
Ita!