New words have replaced older terms, and vocabulary, grammar, and syntax have changed. A collection of Greek manuscripts dating from the 3rd to the 16th century testifies to an effort to translate the Septuagint into a later form of Greek.
किंबहुना, गेल्या सहा शतकांपासून बहुतांश ग्रीक भाषिकांना बायबलची ग्रीक भाषा परक्या भाषेसारखीच वाटते.