Though Greek is one of the oldest living languages in existence, most required Greek to English translation service is for modern or contemporary Greek dialects. Greek translation service is common for website translation, business translation, and industries that have strong Greek importing or exporting services, foreign trade, or outsourcing. For example, one of the biggest industries that requires American and Greek cooperatives is renewable energy. Business documents within this industry which require Greek to English translation, also require translators to have knowledge of the energy industry and related technical business translation experience.

For those who are scholars, historians, literature specialists, and scholars in ancient cultures and/or religions use Greek to English translation as part of their research, to build education and historical knowledge of Grecian time periods, and as necessary for textbooks and scholarly writing. In this instance, only skilled translators with extensive experience in ancient Greek to English translation will be able to handle historical Greek texts. Why? The Greek language has gone through centuries of dialects and transformations. Here's just a brief look at the kind of things a translator for ancient Greek to English translations must have knowledge of:

1. Obsolete letters and dynamics from more ancient dialects of Greek – these dialects may or may not be understood, but the same way that we have Shakespearean language experts, Greek to English translation of dialects with obsolete letters should always be translated by ancient Greek linguists and translation experts, in order to get the most accurate translation.

2. Various ancient dialects, including Classical or Ancient Greek, from 800-300 B.C., includes sub-dialects of Aeolic, Doric, Attic-Ionic, Macedonian, Homeric, and Arcadocypriat. The same applies for these dialects as for obsolete letters and dynamics.

3. Hellenistic, Alexandrian and New Testament dialects are much closer to modern Greek, and can probably be understood, but understanding a language does not give one the expertise to translate it. The same is true of Byzantine Greek dialects.

Greek to English translation is common for Biblical excerpts and religious studies, in addition to direct translation of works and writings of many ancient Greek philosophers, poets like Homer, and other important figures. None of the important written texts would be possible for us to read, study and understand without a blend of Greek to English translation experts, for both ancient and modern dialects, just as we have language experts for Chaucer and Shakespeare.