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and centuries before and after
'''Koine Greek''' (Ελληνιστική Κοινή, '''Biblical''' Greek, '''New Testament''' Greek, "common Greek", or ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, "the common dialect") is the form of Greek commonly spoken in Palestine and even Rome in the 1st century A.D.
'''Koine Greek''' (Ελληνιστική Κοινή, '''Biblical''' Greek, '''New Testament''' Greek, "common Greek", or ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, "the common dialect") is the form of Greek commonly spoken in Palestine and even Rome in the 1st century A.D., and centuries before and after.
Most of the earliest manuscripts of the [[New Testament]] are in Koine Greek. Notable exceptions in the New Testament include the [[Gospel of Luke]], the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] and several of the letters of Paul, which were written in more sophisticated Greek.
Most of the earliest manuscripts of the [[New Testament]] are in Koine Greek. Notable exceptions in the New Testament include the [[Gospel of Luke]], the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] and several of the letters of Paul, which were written in more sophisticated Greek.