Forgotten Accents

Richard Ghilardi qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
Wed Nov 13 00:47:16 EST 2002


Steven,

On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 01:54:00 -0600 "Steven R. Lo Vullo"
<slovullo at mac.com> writes:
> On Tuesday, November 12, 2002, at 01:14 AM, Richard Ghilardi wrote:
> 
> > Dear B-Greekers,
> >
> > I seem to have forgotten my accents!
> >
> > Jn 3:28 -- AUTOI hUMEIS MOI MARTUREITE hOTI EIPON [hOTI] OUK EIMI 
> hO
> > CRISTOS...
> >
> > In this verse why is OUK EIMI accented OUK EIMI\ in NA27 and not 
> OUK
> > EI/MI? According to Smyth 187b it should be accented OUK EI/MI. Or 
> does
> > the difference in person make all the difference? And why?
> 
> Richard, Smyth 187b only applies to 3rd sing of EIMI. Machen has the 
> 
> following:
> 
> "After OUK and certain other words the third person singular present 
> 
> indicative of EIMI is accented on the first syllable. This does not 
> apply to the other forms of EIMI."
> ============
> 

If Machen is correct, then the default rule should apply, eh? A proclitic
preceding an enclitic gets the accent, thus: OU/K EIMI not OUK EIMI\.
Smyth 180d and 183e.

Yours in His grace,

Richard Ghilardi -- qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
New Haven, CT USA




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