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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