Lesson_002_Attic_Greek_Grammar

Question 1

If you do not know the accent marks you don’t know the word.

Answer 1

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #29

Question 2

There are three types of accent marks or accents: the acute (ά), the grave (ὰ), and circumflex ᾶ).

Answer 2

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #30

Question 3

Like the breathings, the accents always go above the second vowel of a proper diphthong (e.g. εὔ)

Answer 3

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #31

Question 4

The accents always go above the first vowel of an improper diphthong (e.g., ᾦ, ὦι)

Answer 4

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #32

Question 5

The accents always go the left of a capital letter (e.g., Ἅ, Ἅι)

Answer 5

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #33

Question 6

Traditionally, the last syllable in a word is called the ultima, the next to last syllable is called the penult, and the syllable before the penult is called the antepenult. A word’s ultima, penult, and antepenult are the only syllables in it that can ever be accented.

Answer 6

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #34

Question 7

The acute can appear on the antepenult, the penult, or the ultima.

Answer 7

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #35

Question 8

The circumflex can appear on the penult or the ultima.

Answer 8

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #36

Question 9

The grave appears only on the ultima.

Answer 9

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #37

Question 10

the acute can stay on the antepenult only if the ultima is short (i.e., if it has a short vowel not followed by a double consonant, or if it ends in –αι or -οι; e.g., διδάσκαλος, διδάσκαλοι).

Answer 10

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #38

Question 11

If the ultima is long, the acute must move to the penult, i.e., one syllable to the right (e.g., διδασκἀλου, διδασκάλοις).

Answer 11

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #39

Question 12

If the penult is naturally long and the ultima has a short vowel or end in –αι or –οι, the accent on the penult will be a circumflex

Answer 12

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #40

Question 13

If the penult is not naturally long, or the ultima does not have a short vowel or end in –αι or –οι, the accent on the penult will be an acute. (e.g., τότε, ἵπποι, παύεις, ἐκείνας).

Answer 13

Attic Greek Grammar Rule #41