1. 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";
   - lingua franca, interlanguage

1. The common form of Greek that became the lingua franca throughout the Hellenistic world and was the language of the New Testament
   "The spread of Christianity was facilitated by the use of Koine Greek"

Derived forms: koines

Type of: Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language, language, linguistic communication

Encyclopedia: Koine