Τὰ πολλάκις αἰτηθέντα, ἀγγλιστὶ «FAQ»
1. Q: How do I type Greek on my computer?
Some helpful links for Windows users are here:
- Tavultesoft Keyman (proprietary software)
- Using polytonic Greek
- Using the laguage bar
- Typing diacritic marks.
- Titivillus Ancient Greek Spell Checker 1.2.1 for Microsoft Word
For Mac OS X users:
- Open System Preferences and click International.
- Click Input Menu.
- Select the checkbox next to "Greek Polytonic".
- Select the "Show input menu in menu bar" checkbox.
- Click the input menu icon in the upper-right corner of the menu bar. The input menu icon looks like a flag.
- Choose the keyboard layout from the menu and start typing.
For both platforms:
- TLG font help page
- Ancient Greek Spell Checker 2.1.5 for OpenOffice.org
2. Q: Do I need to be registered to contribute to Οὐικιπαιδεία?
A: No.
3. Q: Can I find any spell-checking tool for Ancient Greek to denote and correct my spelling errors?
Yes, If you are user of the Libreoffice Suite you can download an extension called "Ancient greek".
4. What aids are there for those attempting to write in Ancient/Traditional Greek?
- Woodhouse's English-Greek lexicon is found here
- Edward's is here.
- Morwood and Taylor, eds., Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary (Oxford, 2002). at Amazon.com
- North and Hillard, Greek Prose Composition (Duckworth, numerous printings), available for download here and the answer key is here
- Smythe's grammar is available for download here
- Kypros.org online Greek - English and English-GreekDictionary. Check the '"ancient Greek" box (except for technical terms such as Leucaemia). Use British spelling for English words.
5. What style or period or dialect of 'Ancient/Traditional Greek' should I write in?
Some in the Ἀγορά have expressed a preference here for Atticist Greek. That's good, but beware that in striving to imitate the early, classical form of the language, we are treading the exact same ground the authors of the second-sophistic trod. Even the most purist of them, like Aelius Aristides or Phrynichus, had to make concessions to the vocabulary of the contemporary world. In their everyday discourse they, like all educated Greeks, spoke Κοινή (Hellenistic Koine), the version of Greek that spread following the conquests of Alexander the Great. Don't be afraid to use Hellenistic Koine here, and don't hesitate to borrow from even later strata of Greek when necessary (such as Medieval and Contemporary Literary Koine). Note that most modern scientific and technical terms in Katharevousa Modern Greek are modeled after Ancient Greek and should be used here, for example ὑδατάνθραξ = carbohydrate, but beware of wrongly formed English words: ταξινομία = taxonomy, λευχαιμία = leukemia, τηλεγράφημα = telegramme.
6. How do I start a new page?
- Method 1: Clink on any red link, like this one will be until someone fills it in: Ἀρταξέρξης. Begin adding text in the window that opens up.
- Method 2: Alternatively, fill in one of the input boxes like the one below. Be sure that the name of the article begins with Wp/grc/ as in, e.g., Γεωγραφία.