Looking for free books to learn Greek in PDF? Here are 23 of them, from modern Greek courses to ancient and biblical Greek textbooks.
Greek is one language with three lives: modern, ancient and biblical. You'll find the FSI course used by U.S. diplomats, Machen's New Testament Greek and Smyth's classic grammar.
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Modern Greek
Modern Greek Textbooks
Want to order coffee in Greece or chat with your Greek family? These modern Greek textbooks start from zero, including the full three-volume FSI course built to train diplomats.
The first volume of the course the U.S. State Department used to train diplomats in spoken modern Greek. Dialogues, drills and grammar notes take you from your first greetings to real conversations, with Greek script from lesson one.
The second volume of the FSI Greek course builds on the basics with longer dialogues, more vocabulary and new verb forms. It keeps the same drill-based method that makes the series so effective for speaking.
The final volume of the FSI Greek course moves into formal Greek, reading passages and the language of newspapers. Finish it and you'll handle everyday texts written for native speakers.
A friendly A1-A2 grammar written for complete beginners at the University of Crete. It starts with the alphabet and stress, then explains nouns, verbs and everyday structures with clear tables and practice.
A lesson-by-lesson course in modern Greek written for travelers and students. Each lesson pairs grammar with vocabulary and short exercises, and the author notes where spoken Greek differs from the written language.
The Greek alphabet has 24 letters, and many look familiar from math class. These guides teach you to read and say them, then build the everyday vocabulary you need.
Start with the alphabet and pronunciation, then learn through fourteen short lessons, travel dialogues and a vocabulary sorted by topic. A compact guide to reading and speaking modern Greek.
A phrasebook and vocabulary guide with the pronunciation of every word spelled out in English letters. It covers the alphabet, everyday words and ready-made phrases for travel, shopping and conversation.
About 1,000 of the most common ancient Greek words, grouped so related words are learned together. A short list that covers most of what you'll meet in your first readings.
How each Greek letter and letter combination actually sounds today, with rules for accents and a comparison with ancient pronunciation. Useful once you know the alphabet and want to read aloud with confidence.
These ancient Greek textbooks take you from the alphabet to reading Xenophon and Homer. Each lesson mixes grammar, vocabulary and short passages to translate into English.
A modern first-year course in ancient Greek with clear explanations, drills and readings from real authors. It is designed for self-study as well as the classroom, with vocabulary and exercises in every module.
A beginner's course that has you reading connected Greek prose from the first weeks. Photos of ancient sites, graded readings and exercises make Attic Greek feel alive.
A classic first-year textbook that prepares you to read Xenophon's Anabasis. Eighty lessons combine grammar, vocabulary and exercises translating between Greek and English.
A first-year course built around short readings from real Greek authors. Each lesson adds grammar and vocabulary step by step, with review exercises and a full glossary at the end.
Learn Greek by reading the Iliad from the very first lessons. Pharr builds grammar and vocabulary around the opening of Homer's epic, so you read the real text as you learn.
The New Testament was written in koine, the everyday Greek of the Roman world. Start with J. Gresham Machen's New Testament Greek for Beginners, a seminary classic for a century.
The seminary classic for learning koine Greek from zero. Short lessons with vocabulary and exercises lead you to read the Greek New Testament on your own.
A compact beginner's course in the Greek of the New Testament. Each lesson gives vocabulary, grammar and practice sentences drawn from the Gospels and Epistles.
A clear, step-by-step method for reading the Greek New Testament, with exercises and vocabulary taken from the text itself. Its short lessons suit students working alone.
A seminary grammar that teaches New Testament Greek through graded lessons, paradigms and exercises. Written by a student of A. T. Robertson, it bridges first lessons and real exegesis.
A concise grammar of New Testament Greek for readers who already know the basics. It explains forms and syntax with examples from the Gospels and Paul's letters.
When a verb form stops you cold, a good Greek grammar has the answer. Smyth and Goodwin cover classical Greek, Monro explains Homer, and Thumb covers modern Greek.
The standard reference grammar of classical Greek, with nearly every rule of sounds, forms and syntax numbered and illustrated. Keep it at hand whenever a form or construction stops you.
Goodwin's grammar covers ancient Greek from the alphabet and accents to advanced syntax. A trusted reference for students reading Xenophon, Plato and Homer.
A detailed grammar of the Greek of the Iliad and the Odyssey. It explains the forms and syntax that set Homer apart from later Greek, with examples from both poems.
A full grammar of spoken modern Greek with sample texts and a glossary. It explains the everyday language of Greece as people actually use it, not the old formal style.
