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Type It Out

Type the passage in Greek — the checker highlights every character

On a phone or tablet: install the free Hoplite Polytonic Greek Keyboard (Android · iPhone/iPad).
Here is what it looks like when you activate it on your phone:
Hoplite Keyboard
(A hoplite was a heavily armed infantry soldier of ancient Greece,
typically a citizen-soldier who fought on foot in close formation
(the phalanx), equipped with spear, large round shield, helmet, and body armor.)

On a desktop: turn on PC Keyboard mode below and type using your regular keyboard — letters convert to Greek as you type.

INPUT MODE:
How to set up the Hoplite Keyboard
Android
  1. Install Hoplite Polytonic Greek Keyboard from the Play Store.
  2. Open the app once — it will prompt you to enable it in your device settings.
  3. Go to Settings → System → Languages & input → On-screen keyboard and turn on Hoplite.
  4. When typing, tap the keyboard icon in the navigation bar (or long-press the space bar) to switch to Hoplite.
iPhone / iPad
  1. Install Hoplite Greek Keyboard from the App Store.
  2. Go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard and select Hoplite.
  3. Tap Hoplite again and enable Allow Full Access (required for the keyboard to function).
  4. When typing, tap the globe 🌐 icon on your keyboard to switch to Hoplite.

Here is what the keyboard will look like on your phone:

Hoplite Keyboard
REFERENCE:
1Μακάριος ἀνήρ, ὃς οὐκ ἐπορεύθη ἐν βουλῇ ἀσεβῶν καὶ ἐν ὁδῷ ἁμαρτωλῶν οὐκ ἔστη καὶ ἐπὶ καθέδραν λοιμῶν οὐκ ἐκάθισεν,
2ἀλλ' ἢ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτοῦ μελετήσει ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός.
3καὶ ἔσται ὡς τὸ ξύλον τὸ πεφυτευμένον παρὰ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὑδάτων, ὃ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ δώσει ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ φύλλον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀπορρυήσεται· καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ἂν ποιῇ, κατευοδωθήσεται.

 

"Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law he will meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper."

Write It Out by Hand

Language-learning research suggests that people who TYPE Greek will learn faster than those who merely look at Greek on the screen. But people who HANDWRITE Greek will learn even faster than those who type it.
If you have a touch sensitive laptop screen or a phone, use a stylus or your finger to write out the passage.

 

Μακάριος ἀνήρ, ὃς οὐκ ἐπορεύθη ἐν βουλῇ ἀσεβῶν καὶ ἐν ὁδῷ ἁμαρτωλῶν οὐκ ἔστη καὶ ἐπὶ καθέδραν λοιμῶν οὐκ ἐκάθισεν, ἀλλ' ἢ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτοῦ μελετήσει ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός. καὶ ἔσται ὡς τὸ ξύλον τὸ πεφυτευμένον παρὰ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὑδάτων, ὃ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ δώσει ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ φύλλον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀπορρυήσεται· καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ἂν ποιῇ, κατευοδωθήσεται.