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The Greek Relative Pronoun

Posted on 2008-06-03 by

This post describes the Greek relative pronoun (“who, to whom, for whom, whose…”). Masculine Feminine Neuter Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural Nominative (nom.) ὅς οἵ ἥ αἵ ὅ ἅ Genitive (gen.) οὗ ὧν ἧς ὧν οὗ ὧν Dative (dat.) … Continue reading →

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Greek Vowels and Diphthongs

Posted on 2008-04-16 by

Classical Greek makes use of 7 vowels to represent 10 distinct sounds. For a review of the characters and transliterations, check out the Greek alphabet here. These vowels can be divided into the classifications ”long” and “short”: short:  α   ε   ι   υ   ο  long:  ᾱ   η   ῑ   ῡ  … Continue reading →

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Greek Consonants – Classification

Posted on 2008-03-29 by

Most greek consonants can be divided into three classes, labial, dental and palatal. Each of these classes has plain, voiced, aspirated or fricative and a double consonant (doubled with σ) sounds. The following chart should illustrate the relationships between consonants: … Continue reading →

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Rough and Smooth Breathing

Posted on 2008-03-29 by

Continuing with the sound system of classical Greek, we find an aspirated sound, read “h-”, made by an extra puff of air. Rather than indicating with another character, Greek employs a breathing mark (ʽ), called a rough breathing. It is … Continue reading →

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