Stigma and Final Sigma

Mark Goodacre M.S.Goodacre at bham.ac.uk
Thu Oct 31 19:51:05 EST 2002


Please excuse my ignorance, but is there any substantial difference 
between a lower case vau/digamma and a final sigma?  Are they 
different names for the same thing?  And is a stigma another name for 
a vau/digamma?  Is a stigma another name for a final sigma?

My understanding was that final sigma was the name given to the sigma 
occurring at the end of the word in cursive script, as all first year 
Greek students learn, and that the similar looking lower case digamma 
was not the same thing but was written slightly differently and used 
only for the number 6.  But I am beginning to realise that my 
thinking is not clear on this and I'd appreciate some help.

Thanks
Mark
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