Greek Pronunciation

Steven Craig Miller scmiller at www.plantnet.com
Sun Jan 23 09:39:59 EST 2000


To: Carlton L. Winbery,

In your book, Brooks-Winbery [1994], you present four different 
pronunciations of Greek (page 3). I've recently compared over a dozen 
different grammars on this subject, FWIW, your presentation seems to me to 
be far superior than any of the others. I like the fact that your 
presentation does not insist that there is only one correct pronunciation 
of Greek. Unfortunately, your book does not cite any sources for these 
different pronunciations. You refer to one as "Academic." Is it possible 
that this pronunciation is more common among NT Greek courses than it is 
among classical Greek courses? Or would it be better to suggest that it is 
more common in American academic circles (whether NT or classical) than say 
British academic circles? Would I be correct to guess that this "academic" 
pronunciation derives from Funk [1973]? Or someplace else? Also, your book 
lists a pronunciation which you entitle "Attic," could you give me the 
source which you followed for this? Was it Allen [1987] or some other? I 
would also be interested in learning your book's source for the Koine 
pronunciation. I realize that you did not write this book by yourself, and 
so perhaps you don't have the information to answer these questions right 
at hand, but any help you (or anyone else) might give me on these questions 
(or on the topic of Greek pronunciation) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

-Steven Craig Miller
Alton, Illinois (USA)
scmiller at www.plantnet.com
FWIW: I'm neither a clergy-person, nor an academic (and I have no post-grad 
degrees).




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