[B-Greek] B-Greek transliteration vs Strong's

Katb4now at aol.com Katb4now at aol.com
Fri Jan 9 17:54:19 EST 2004


Thank you Chet, for the B-Greek transliteration chart!

It looks like B-Greek and Strong's are VERY similar except for the following:

Alpha in Strong's-
( I don't understand this)-
"A, when final, or before p final or followed by any other consonant, is 
sounded like a in arm: elsewhere like a in man"

What can A be, other than:
final, 
part of a dipthong, 
followed by a consonant?

I can't think of a single incident where I understand this to mean "a" in man.

Strong's alfa is (al fah)
The "a"s are different here, right? If they were the same, they would be (ahl 
fah) right?
I think many of the "a"s in Strong's are like man, but It doesn't seem to 
match up with the rule as I understand it :-(

AI in Strong's-
AI (ahee)
That is AWFULLY awkward to say!

Is B-Greek "AI" like "eye"?  
When I say "aisle", I say "eye l"
Is that right?

Can anyone comment on what they think of Strong's pronunciation and if there 
is a better resource that gives a transliteration and phonetic spelling for 
every word in the NT.

Kathleen Borsari
homeschool mom



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