[B-Greek] Greek Punctuation
Andrew Bernhard
abernhar at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 9 18:05:49 EST 2004
Hello all,
I have somewhat of an odd question. I am trying to figure out how to
punctuate ancient Greek texts properly (imagine having a text with no
punctuation that you have to add the punctuation to). I realize that this
depends in no small measure on the practice of the editor, but I still think
a guidebook could be very helpful and I have been searching for such a book.
In _The Text of New Testament_, Kurt Aland states, "GNT followed the rules
of English usage until the revised third edition, and Nestle-Aland26
attempted (with success, we dare hope) to represent Greek usage, departing
from it only when strict consistency might cause difficulties for the modern
reading" (p. 47). Unfortunately, he doesn't provide any more details. Does
anyone know where the punctuation principles of Nestle-Aland (the ones that
represent Greek usage) are laid out in detail?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Best,
Andrew
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