| 释义 | Noun: koine  koy'ney Noun: KoineA common language used by speakers of different languages"Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times"
 - lingua franca, interlanguage
 A Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire
 Derived forms: koines Type of: Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language, language, linguistic communication Encyclopedia: Koine |