During the Hellenistic period, most scholars thought of Koine as the result of the mixture of the four main Ancient Greek dialects, "ἡ ἐκ τῶν τεττάρων συνεστῶσα" (the composition of the Four).
Semasa zaman Hellenistik, sebagian besar pakar mengira bahwa Koine muncul karena pembauran empat dialek utama Yunani kuno; "ἡ ἐκ τῶν τεττάρων συνεστῶσα" (komposisi dari empat).