Accent question
Rodney J. Decker
rdecker at bbc.edu
Thu May 17 10:48:37 EDT 2001
Does the combination breathing mark/grave accent over the same letter ever
occur (rough or smooth)?
It could only occur on a one-syllable word (since grave can stand only on
the ultima and breathing marks only on the first). Most Greek fonts include
such a composite character, but I've read through quite a few NT chapters
and rummaged in several grammars (& Carson's book on accents), without
finding such a creature. But I'd not want to dogmatize on that skimpy
evidence. (Do any of the grammatical search programs [Accordance, Gramcord,
BibleWorks, etc.] allow searching for such diacritics?)
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Rodney J. Decker, Th.D. Baptist Bible Seminary
Assoc. Prof./NT PO Box 800, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
rdecker at bbc.edu http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/
XNS Universal Address: =RodDecker
The *Resources for NT Study* site is accessible at:
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