Chapter 4 - Punctuation and Syllabification Flashcards
θεός, - punctuation
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comma
θεός. - punctuation
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period
θεός· - punctuation
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semicolon
θεός; - punctuation
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question mark
ά - accent
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acute accent
voice originally rose a little on accented syllable
ὰ - accent
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grave accent
voice originally dropped a little on accented syllable
ᾶ - accent
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circumflex accent
voice originally rose and dropped a little on accented syllable
ἁ - breathing
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rough breathing
begins with “h” sound
ἀ - breathing
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smooth breathing
no “h” sound
ϊ - diaeresis
appears on the letters ι and υ to show that a pair of vowel letters is pronounced separately, rather than as a diphthong
γ - when is it pronounced as “n”
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γγ - angelos
γκ
γχ
γξ
vowels
α alpha ε epsilon η eta ι iota ο omicron υ upsilon ω omega
diphthongs
αι as in aisle αἴρω
αυ as sauerkraut αὐτός
ει as in eight εἰ
ευ as in feud εὐθύς or ηὔξανεν.
οι as in oil οἰκία
ου as in soup οὐδέ
ηυ as in feud
υι as in suite υἱός
Some suggest that the pronunciation of ηυ is the same as saying “hey you” if you run the words together.
υι and ηυ are less common than the others.
improper diphthongs
ὥρᾳ
γραφῇ
λόγῳ
An improper diphthong is made up of a vowel and an iota subscript. An iota subscript is a small iota written under the vowels α, η, or wω (ᾳ, ῃ, ῳ) and normally is the last letter in a word. This iota has no effect on the pronunciation but is essential for translation, so pay close attention to it.
syllable rule 1:
There is one vowel (or diphthong) per syllable.
ἀ κη κό α μεν
μαρ τυ ροῦ μεν
Therefore, there are as many syllables as there are vowels/diphthongs.
syllable rule 1:
There is one vowel (or diphthong) per syllable.
ἀ κη κό α μεν
μαρ τυ ροῦ μεν
Therefore, there are as many syllables as there are vowels/diphthongs.