The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: GKO
ISO 639-2: grc
| Dialects | KOINE GREEK, CLASSICAL GREEK. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Greek, Attic. |
| Comments | Koine Greek is used as a religious language by the Greek Orthodox Church. The language of the text of the Christian New Testament. Extinct. Bible c. 42-98 A.D. |