I know this is an old, and irrelavant topic for a language that is dead, unspoken, and strictly liturgical. But it is important for me. I learned a way to pronounce Hebrew, and for years I was doing it wrong. It turns out that Modern Hebrew now utilizes European pronunciation, and when people learn "Biblical Hebrew", they do the same. Only about a year ago did I learn Classical Hebrew pronunciation. And not only is it richer and more beautiful, but it lends to a great deal of etymological understanding.
So I am now presented with the same situation with Koine Greek. I've learned a very simple, European-ish way of pronounciation. However, I recently saw a chart that was quite different than what I learned. They seem to be fairly authoritive. So now I wonder. which way is right?
It lists some things, such as:
Beta is V not B
Gamma is GH not G (like the Ghayin)
Delta is TH not T
Omicron and Omega are both the long O
Chi is CH not K (like the Chaf)
It says there are several different systems that were established for Koine pronunciation. Most of them post-Koine. But that this one is the only system that was actually used by the Koine speakers of the time. There's a whole different system for dipthongs too (that seem to resemble that of the French). So which is more accurate? Thanks for your time.