[B-Greek] The Zachariah and Simeon inscriptions

Richard Ghilardi qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
Mon Nov 24 10:23:48 EST 2003


Hi Everybody,

I note that in the Simeon inscription TAFOS is spelled with an initial Q.
Does this mean that in the 4th century Q was pronounced like T or vice
versa, T was pronounced like Q?

I also note that in the Zachariah inscription PRESBUTEROU is spelled
PRESBHT[EROU] with a H instead of a U. Does this mean that H and U were
pronounced alike in the 4th century, presumably like 'ee' in 'meet'?

Yours in His grace,

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



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