Back in grad. school in Classics the professors called students who depended on the inter-text translations the "Loeb Rangers." Also, while it's true that you'

Back in grad. school in Classics the professors called students who depended on the inter-text translations the "Loeb Rangers." Also, while it's true that you're better off learning Attic first, learning some Koine can give some the vocab. and conceptual grounding in the inflections to get a handle on Attic, so long as you don't stick with Koine for years it's not such a bad approach.