a 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" 同义词:lingua franca, interlanguage,
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Hellenistic or koine ( meaning common ) greek has been proved to be the language of the new testament period through the discoveries among the greek papyri 通过希腊文蒲草纸的发现,通俗(意为共同的)希腊语证明是新约写作时代的语言。