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Greek Alphabet
Written first in majuscule (uncial) hands for the great biblical codices, then in minuscule for medieval manuscripts; the script of the Septuagint, the New Testament, and the Greek fathers.
Languages Written in This Script
Classical
Koine Greek
The common Greek of the Hellenistic world: original language of the New Testament and of the Septuagint, and foundational for Greek Christianity.
Classical
Septuagint Greek
The Greek into which the Hebrew Bible was first translated, in Alexandria; the Old Testament of the early church and of Orthodoxy today.