A dead language is one with no native speakers. Of the three mentioned in this question, only Latin is a dead language:
Greek has more than 12 million native speakers, mostly living in Greece.
Hebrew has more than 5 million native speakers, mostly living in Israel.
Greek and Latin are considered "dead" languages in the sense that they are no longer the primary languages of any community. While Hebrew was also once considered a dead language, it was successfully revived in the 19th and 20th centuries and is now spoken as a primary language in Israel.
A dead language is one with no native speakers. Of the three mentioned in this question, only Latin is a dead language. Here are the details:
Montagu uses the term "dead languages" to describe Latin and Greek.
There are no truly "dead" languages being used in daily communication, as by definition they are no longer spoken. However, languages like Latin and Ancient Greek are studied and used in specific contexts such as academia, religious ceremonies, and cultural events. These languages are considered "classical" rather than dead as they still serve a purpose in certain settings.
No, Aramaic is a West Semitic language similar to Hebrew, spoken by the Jews in the era of Jesus. You find it in the New Testament when Jesus says "Father why have you forsaken me". And again when he tells the little dead girl to arise.
Latin is considered a dead language, meaning it is no longer in common everyday use. It evolved into the Romance languages such as Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Today, Latin is primarily used in scientific, legal, and religious contexts.
Latin is considered a dead language because it is no longer spoken as a native language by any group of people. Russian and German are still widely spoken languages.
Montagu uses the term "dead languages" to describe Latin and Greek.
The Dead Sea Scrolls Were discovered in eleven caves near the Dead Sea, between 1947 and 1956. The main language of the Scrolls was Hebrew, but there are many written in Aramaic and a few written in Greek.
Latin and Greek meet the international classical languages as they have epics and meet the other requirements. However, I say Tamil is the best because it is one of the very few ancient languages that has survived and still spoken by millions of common people today. Latin/Greek and Sanskrit are dead languages and are not spoken by commoners today.
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The majority of the Dead Sea Scrolls are in Hebrew, and some were in Aramaic, the language spoken by many Jews-between the sixth century B.C. and the siege of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. In addition, several texts were translations of the Hebrew Bible into Greek.
it was first written in ancient Hebrew an it is now written in almost every language in the world including most dead languages such as Latin.
Latin but the Latin version was compiled from the Hebrew Old Testament books and the gospels of the new testament that were originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek as is evidenced form the Dead Sea Scrolls.
There are no truly "dead" languages being used in daily communication, as by definition they are no longer spoken. However, languages like Latin and Ancient Greek are studied and used in specific contexts such as academia, religious ceremonies, and cultural events. These languages are considered "classical" rather than dead as they still serve a purpose in certain settings.
Latin and Greek are used to classify organisms because they are considered "dead" languages, meaning they are no longer evolving and thus provide stable and consistent scientific terminology. Additionally, many scientific terms and names of species were established using Latin and Greek roots by early naturalists, making it easier to maintain consistency and clarity in biological classification.
Sheol, which is Hebrew, and Hades, which is Greek.
Latin is a 'dead' language, so its meanings don't change over time. This means that the definition of an animal a hundred years from now will have the same meaning it did now and one hundred years ago, so there is no confusion over which animal is referred to. Latin words can also be added together to form one-word descriptions, which are shorter than the English translation and makes them very easy to use.
Latin is the dead language that gave us many prefixes in English. Many English prefixes come from Latin roots and have been adopted into the language to create new words and expand vocabulary.
Latin is a dead foreign language along with Ancient Greek.