The Morphology of Biblical Greek Flashcards

1
Q

Why do vowels contract or form diphthongs?

A

Because cleanly distinguishable back to back vowel sounds are usually trouble to the tongue, morphological logic be damned.

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2
Q

What options were on the table to help with vowel control?

A

contraction, syllabification, and apocope

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3
Q

Why do the ε and ο in θεος not contract to ου?

A

In order to keep the word as a two-syllable noun just as it was before the σ dropped out between the ε and ο.

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4
Q

α+α=

A

α

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5
Q

α+ε=

A

α

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6
Q

α+η=

A

α

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7
Q

α+ι=

A

αι

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8
Q

α+υ=

A

αυ

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9
Q

α+ο=

A

ω

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10
Q

α+ω=

A

ω

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11
Q

ε+α=

A

η

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12
Q

ε+ε=

A

ει

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13
Q

ε+η=

A

η

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14
Q

ε+ι=

A

ει

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15
Q

ε+υ=

A

ευ

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16
Q

ε+ο=

A

ου

17
Q

ε+ω=

A

ω

18
Q

η+α=

A

η

19
Q

η+ε=

A

η

20
Q

η+η=

A

η

21
Q

η+ι=

A

22
Q

η+υ=

A

ηυ

23
Q

η+ο=

A

ω

24
Q

η+ω=

A

ω