| Typing Greek |
| Knowing how to type in
Greek will be an absolute necessity for this course.
At first, worry only about having to type the small letters and the rough and smooth breathing marks. In assignments, quizzes, and tests you must type breathing marks. Eventually you will have to know how to type every possible accent and breathing mark combination. Here is a Keyboard
Map for the BibleWorks Greek font. |
| Handwriting Greek |
| Handwriting
Greek is really easy. You may find that being able to write
Greek by hand will greatly enhance your ability to learn vocabulary
or verb paradigms.
A basic rule of thumb in writing Greek is to attempt to write each letter with as few strokes as possible. So, for example, the letter Alpha may be written with one stroke, without having to lift one's pen from the page until the letter is completed. Other letters must be written with two or three strokes, such as the letter Pi.
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| Transliterating Greek into English |
| You have probably noticed
that Greek is often transliterated into English for commentaries or
other works intended for a wide audience.
In printed texts a "Standard" transliteration scheme will usually be used. However, when typing text on a computer keyboard, some characters are more difficult to duplicate in ASCII text. The B-Greek scheme of transliterating is preferred for typing Greek in e-mails or assignments (unless one would rather simply switch to a Greek font!). |