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by Jonathan Robie
May 25th, 2012, 9:06 am
Forum: Alphabet and Pronunciation
Topic: Καθαρεύουσα
Replies: 7
Views: 15278

Re: Καθαρεύουσα

In modern Greek, I think ἐσεῖς is formal, and σεἰς is informal? Another question about pronunciation and pronouns: was there ever a period in the history of the Greek language where the 1st person plural and second person plural pronouns were pronounced the same way? When did the pronouns change rel...
by Jonathan Robie
May 25th, 2012, 6:00 am
Forum: Alphabet and Pronunciation
Topic: Καθαρεύουσα
Replies: 7
Views: 15278

Re: Καθαρεύουσα

So does it simply use the modern Greek pronouns without modification?
by Jonathan Robie
May 24th, 2012, 4:31 pm
Forum: Alphabet and Pronunciation
Topic: Καθαρεύουσα
Replies: 7
Views: 15278

Καθαρεύουσα

Is/was Καθαρεύουσα pronounced the same as modern Greek?

What are the 2d and 3d person plural pronouns in Καθαρεύουσα?
by Jonathan Robie
May 23rd, 2012, 9:44 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Philippians 1 - παράκλησις, παραμύθιον, σπλάγχνα, οἰκτιρμοί
Replies: 2
Views: 811

Re: Philippians 1 - παράκλησις, παραμύθιον, σπλάγχνα, οἰκτιρ

I'm not convinced that what's being expressed in the text is deliberately nuanced; I think it's more-or-less synonymous notions collaborating for rhetorical impact: "comfort, consolation, compassion, pity." Together they say something like, "Unless you are altogether heartless, ... &...
by Jonathan Robie
May 21st, 2012, 12:25 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Philippians 1 - παράκλησις, παραμύθιον, σπλάγχνα, οἰκτιρμοί
Replies: 2
Views: 811

Philippians 1 - παράκλησις, παραμύθιον, σπλάγχνα, οἰκτιρμοί

Εἴ τις οὖν παράκλησις ἐν Χριστῷ, εἴ τι παραμύθιον ἀγάπης, εἴ τις κοινωνία πνεύματος, εἴ τις σπλάγχνα καὶ οἰκτιρμοί Can someone help me sort out the distinctions being made between παράκλησις, παραμύθιον, σπλάγχνα, and οἰκτιρμοί in this verse? Is παράκλησις 'encouragement' or 'exhortation' here? Are...
by Jonathan Robie
May 21st, 2012, 9:48 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Nestle 1904 (BFBS) in Unicode
Replies: 8
Views: 3346

Nestle 1904 (BFBS) in Unicode

Diego made quite an entrance with his first post to B-Greek: I transcribed the image files into unicode text. The outcome is available at https://sites.google.com/site/nestle1904/ in public domain. Hey, thanks for doing that! This is a high quality text that is early enough to be in the public domai...
by Jonathan Robie
May 20th, 2012, 5:35 pm
Forum: Alphabet and Pronunciation
Topic: Pronunciation in modern Greek - ᾗ, ι, η, υ, ει, οι, υι
Replies: 1
Views: 12025

Pronunciation in modern Greek - ᾗ, ι, η, υ, ει, οι, υι

... My current studies using garageband show that there is much larger variation then even the modern Greeks think of and the voice, when properly trained, or when it comes from villages and it is not the Athenian standardized, has all its old beautify. Not all ι, η, υ, ει, οι, υι, sound the same, ...
by Jonathan Robie
May 20th, 2012, 2:35 pm
Forum: Teaching Methods
Topic: Software for Teaching a Language
Replies: 3
Views: 1902

Re: Software for Teaching a Language

Nigel Chapman wrote:http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/

Have you tried Mnemosyne; it does spaced repetition well. Flash cards sets can be made from tab-separated files fairly easily.
I like both Mnemosyne and Anki for this. I've been using mostly Anki lately. Both very nice.
by Jonathan Robie
May 17th, 2012, 4:32 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: What Greek software is still unmade?
Replies: 7
Views: 5442

Re: What Greek software is still unmade?

More power to you if you find a job programming Greek software. Sounds like you need this to provide income, it has to be more than a hobby?

What's your programming background?

I'd love to have such a job myself ...
by Jonathan Robie
May 17th, 2012, 11:02 am
Forum: Teaching Methods
Topic: Software for Teaching a Language
Replies: 3
Views: 1902

Re: Software for Teaching a Language

Byki focuses on vocabulary and phrases: Based on all this research, the best starting strategy for any language learner would be to quickly memorize a large number of frequently-used words, stock phrases, and common expressions. That's exactly what Byki enables you to do. Byki is specially designed ...

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