[B-Greek] Greek NT in Audio

Patrick Narkinsky patrick at narkinsky.com
Sun Nov 23 12:04:35 EST 2003


On Nov 23, 2003, at 1:21 AM, Raymond Regalado wrote:

> I am trying to look for readings in Erasmian pronunciation *without* 
> the American twang -- as a Greek person might pronounce Erasmian 
> (which is the kind of pronunciation I'm trying to cultivate).

I may be betraying my ignorance here, but I find such a thing 
impossible to visualize.  The Erasmian pronunciation is contrivedly 
artificial - why on earth would a Greek person use it? And, if a Greek 
person were to use use it, would they not have to "twang" just as much 
as a North American?  It seems like your asking that someone speak an 
artificial pronunciation naturally, and that that is probably 
impossible.

Whatever the Koine pronunciation may have been, it certainly was *not* 
Erasmian.

Patrick




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