physician writer translator time personal physician 19th century ruler produced translation help sponsorship british foreign bible society live work publication supervised athens member secret society purpose establish independent greek state joined greeks siege war independence ottoman_empire died shortly value christians time read language work advanced study written particular informed work 19th century august studies language significantly influenced bible translation early life born village near member family pursued secondary studies important ottoman provincial center greece employment folk physician court ruler position held armed letter recommendation admitted italy studied medicine practiced hospital administered parish completing studies returned served court time physicians colleagues degree medicine degree medicine brother degree medicine activity falling favor reasons unknown left court travel europe brief stay venice began develop interest alphabet grammar published translations lost religious work wrote grammar language lost mentioned letters reporting work written superiors british foreign bible society subsequently sponsored translation work written grammar second known published period created new alphabet consolidating different pre existing employing mix greek latin characters new alphabet wrote book called language translation new testament representative moscow met year community vienna capital assured translation possible letter superiors dated august nation occupied large ancient spoke language completely different slavic turkish greek latin orthodox mass recited greek language believers priests understand according translation islands supervision bishop apparently blessing superiors referring istanbul teacher recommended grammar book relates letters regarded community patriarch gregory constantinople gregory according offered find suitable assist endeavor lastly greek alphabet suitable language october concluded contract translate new testament behalf society agreed bible translated dialect completed work years months earlier contract deadline early visited supervise translation february wrote work completed outstanding task final review competent person assigned task revised manuscript sent malta printed sent malta representative society copy printed final revision performed subsequently archbishop gregory athens recommended bible printed large columns modern greek read modern greek march secretary sent letter society mentioned sum paid work paid crowns september saint matthew gospel published according letters community extremely excited mass said piece translation hear july form copies bound decided london entire edition amounted copies edition written greek alphabet known alphabet manuscript work time contrary translation british missionaries successfully appealed gregory enlisted help orthodox bishop final edition greek war independence member secret society purpose overthrow ottoman rule balkans establish independent greek state greek war independence broke translation completed joined greeks siege despite suffering bout pneumonia continued work physician war said taken negotiations leading agreement proposed permitted defending leave unharmed arrangement helped greeks capture town turks legacy live publication translation died bachelor years earlier age publication bible translation greek modern language ran copies huge number time preceded modern bulgarian version years romanian translation second edition published athens revised native speakers errors work important development written endeavors strengthened conviction stable alphabet created translation served basis studies language definitively refuted thesis language origin concluded european root international scholars studied language mainly based translation august stated knowledge based work austrian diplomat specialist history language culture translated bible help
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