Greek Accents - the basics

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Lesson 4 from R. D. Kunjummen's New Testament Greek: A Whole Language Approach

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Greek Accents : 

1 Greek Accents Lesson 4: New Testament Greek: A Whole Language Approach by R. D. Kunjummen Laura J. Hunt, B.R.E., M.T.S.

SYLLABLE POSITIONS : 

2 SYLLABLE POSITIONS

ULTIMA : 

3 ULTIMA ἔσχατος ἀγαθός

PENULT : 

4 PENULT ἔσχατος ἀγαθός

ANTEPENULT : 

5 ANTEPENULT ἔσχατος παντοκράτωρ γινωσκέτωσαν

Short and Long Vowel Review : 

6 Short and Long Vowel Review Short vowels ALWAYS: ε ο final -οι -αι Sometimes: α , ι, υ Long vowels ALWAYS: η ω diphthongs Sometimes: α , ι, υ

ULTIMA LENGTH EFFECTS : 

7 ULTIMA LENGTH EFFECTS

Even in English, accent can change with word length : 

Even in English, accent can change with word length ánalog análogy analógical analógically 8

SHORT ULTIMA & the ACUTE : 

9 SHORT ULTIMA & the ACUTE μακάριος λόγος εὐλογητός

SHORT ULTIMA & the CIRCUMFLEX : 

10 SHORT ULTIMA & the CIRCUMFLEX δίκαιος πρῶτος Βαβυλῶνος

LONG ULTIMA & the ACUTE : 

11 LONG ULTIMA & the ACUTE ἄνθρωπος ἀνθρώπων γινωσκέτω

LONG ULTIMA & the CIRCUMFLEX : 

12 LONG ULTIMA & the CIRCUMFLEX δικαίους θεοῖς ἀγαθοποιῶν

ULTIMA LENGTH EFFECT—illus. : 

13 ULTIMA LENGTH EFFECT—illus. ἔσχατος ἐσχάτη

ULTIMA LENGTH EFFECT—illus. : 

14 ULTIMA LENGTH EFFECT—illus. δίκαιοι δίκαιαι δικαίοις

VERB ACCENT: recessive : 

15 VERB ACCENT: recessive γίνωσκε γινώσκεις γινωσκέτω

VERB ACCENT : 

16 VERB ACCENT λῦε λύετε λυέτωσαν

NOMINAL ACCENT: persistent : 

17 NOMINAL ACCENT: persistent κύριος κύριε κυρίοις

NOMINAL ACCENT: persistent : 

18 NOMINAL ACCENT: persistent θεός θεέ θεοῖς θεῷ

Accent Rules : 

19 Accent Rules First, determine what syllable gets the accent, then which accent it gets. Verb accents are recessive; noun accents are persistent. The acute accent is the default. Long ultima – circumflex can’t be elsewhere; short ultima – long accented penult gets circumflex.

In chart form: : 

20 In chart form: Short Ultima Long Ultima

Acute on ultima  Grave : 

21 Acute on ultima  Grave Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; Οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ θεός.

Explain the accent marks: : 

22 Explain the accent marks: πιστὸς ὁ λόγος. πιστὸς ὁ θεός. ὁ νόμος ἅγιος καὶ ἡ ἐντολὴ ἁγία καὶ δικαία καὶ ἀγαθή. ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα.