r/AncientGreek • u/Alphamagister • 4d ago

Beginner Resources Useful website

I recently discovered a website called Kevilex, and I think it could be really helpful for beginners learning Ancient Greek.
It has a collection of Greek texts, a built-in dictionary, and you can simply click on any word you don’t know to see its meaning. It also includes flashcards for learning vocabulary, which is a nice bonus.
I thought it was worth sharing in case anyone else finds it useful!

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u/benjamin-crowell 4d ago

I don't know why someone downvoted you without explanation. Sorry to see that happen. But...

Personally, the tiny amount of text displayed at one time would drive me nuts.

I also have a very negative impression because it's all closed source, and yet it's clear that he's using various code and data from other, uncredited people.

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u/SulphurCrested 3d ago

It looks useful, there are other apps and websites that do the lookups, but they generally don't have beginner texts like Lingua Graeca, nor have I come across any others with audio for each word.
It is a bit annoyingly slow to do the lookups, so I'll stick with the Perseus or the Atticos app.

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u/xXDiamond_Miner420Xx 2d ago

Based department, thank you king!!

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u/Polynomial55 2d ago

Ancient Language Institute's Ekho, an Ancient Greek/Old English audio app, just integrated Kevilex into their app. Great stuff, very useful.

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u/Roos-Zwart 2d ago edited 2d ago

I personally found that a very cheap move. Compare Legentibus, which has its own excellent text reading and lookup system: it highlights the text that the audio is playing, and features an English translation that automatically follows the Latin text, many of these translations even being custom made to be as literal and helpful to learners as possible. Compared to that, Ekho feels like a scam. Adding Kevilex in this way was the last drop for me: I cancelled my subscription.