Resources
Vocabulary
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Dickinson College Commentaries Core Ancient Greek Vocabulary
dcc.dickinson.edu/vocabulary/core-vocabulary
List of the 500 most frequent words in Ancient Greek, with definitions, frequency rankings, and downloadable formats; essential for building a high-coverage reading vocabulary. -
Perseus Word Study Tool
www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph
Integrated with texts in the Perseus library; provides morphological analysis, dictionary lookups (LSJ), and frequency information for any Greek word encountered in reading.
Grammar
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Herbert Weir Smyth's Greek Grammar
www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0007
The standard comprehensive reference grammar for Ancient Greek, fully digitized and searchable with hyperlinks. -
Textkit Greek and Latin Learning Tools
www.textkit.com/learn-greek/
Large collection of public-domain Greek grammars, readers, and reference works available for free PDF download (e.g., Goodwin's Greek Grammar, White's First Greek Book). -
Ancient Greek for Everyone
ancientgreek.pressbooks.com
Free open-access introductory textbook with clear grammar explanations and exercises.
Reading & Comprehensible Input
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Perseus Digital Library
www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/
Vast collection of Ancient Greek texts (Homer, Plato, Herodotus, tragedy, etc.) with morphological tools, English translations, dictionaries, and word-by-word analysis for supported reading. -
Dickinson College Commentaries
dcc.dickinson.edu
Annotated editions of select Greek texts (e.g., Lysias, Plato, Homer) with notes, running vocabulary lists, grammatical help, and core vocabulary integration.
Writing & Composition
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Athenaze Greek Exercises (University of Victoria)
web.uvic.ca/hrd/greek/
Interactive online exercises accompanying the popular Athenaze textbook, including grammar drills and sentence composition. -
North & Hillard Greek Prose Composition (with Key)
Covered in Textkit Greek and Latin Learning Tools
Classic exercises for English-to-Greek prose composition, with answer key; downloadable PDFs. -
Pandionis Interactive Audio Exercises
pandionis.com
Free interactive exercises focused on producing Greek sentences (speaking/writing practice) using reconstructed pronunciation.
Listening
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Polis Institute Audio Recordings
www.polisjerusalem.org/resources/audios/
High-quality spoken recordings of Ancient Greek and Koine texts using the Polis method's lively, restored pronunciation. -
Rhapsodoi Ancient Greek Recordings
soundcloud.com/rhapsodoi/sets/ancient-greek-recordings
Playlist of spoken readings from various Ancient Greek authors. -
Alpha with Angela YouTube Channel
www.youtube.com/@alphawithangela
Comprehensible input videos in spoken Koine/Ancient Greek, suitable for building aural familiarity (active channel with beginner-friendly content).
Cultural & Historical Context
- Introduction to Ancient Greek History (Open Yale Courses)
oyc.yale.edu/classics/clcv-205
Full video lecture series by Donald Kagan tracing Greek civilization from the Bronze Age to the Classical period, with transcripts and readings.