[sword-devel] Is the LXX module stored in modern Greek?

[Zoltán Kovács]

Hi Pierre, thanks so much.

pierre amadio <amadio.pierre at gmail.com> ezt írta (időpont: 2026. máj. 4.,
H, 14:29):

> Hello !
>
> The LXX module is in koine Greek.
> The  StatResGNT cond module mentions: Lang=grc
> https://crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModInfo.jsp?modName=StatResGNT
>
> That is the code for ancient greek, it should be 'el' to denote modern
> greek.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639_language_codes
>
> Given that the purpose of the StatResGNT module is to get the most
> statistically probable original text, why would it use modern Greek ?
>

You are completely right. I will fix this in a new release of the module
(StatResGNT).


> Do you have an example where the module uses a modern Greek and not
> koine one ? I think it would make sense to use koine as much as
> possible.
>

Yes, e.g. in Matthew 24:21, θλειψισ should be written according to Koine
Greek but the module uses θλῖψις (modern Greek),
https://greekcntr.org/collation/index.html?&v=40024021
This is easy to fix in the module in general. I will do that soon.

But now I have a question. In the LXX module, Daniel 12:1 (which is
referred to in Matthew 24:21) contains the word θλίψεως. Is this not modern
Greek? I am unsure.

Kind regards, Zoltan


> On Mon, 4 May 2026 at 13:44, Zoltán Kovács <kovzol at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Colleagues,
> > I guess the Greek Bible modules are written in modern Greek instead of
> Koine Greek. At least, the StatResGNT module I maintain uses the modern
> word variants of the upstream sources. (It would be possible to create
> another module with the Koine Greek wordings.) I think the same is true for
> the LXX module. Can someone please confirm this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Kind regards, Zoltan
>
>
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