[B-Greek] sigma

George F. Somsel gfsomsel at juno.com
Thu Jun 10 20:41:27 EDT 2004


Letters don't have accents.  Words have accents.  Even so, the accent is
placed over the vowel rather than the consonant.  Sigma is a consonant.

gfsomsel
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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 16:20:44 +0200 "Jerzy Ostapczuk" <jostap at chat.edu.pl>
writes:
> Hello !
> I would like to ask you about one greek letter, exactly about its 
> accent. 
> What is the accent of sigma letter. Cricumfrexus or acutus?
> Liddell - Scott - gives sigma with circumflexus.
> Polish grammars give sigma with acutus.
> What is better solution for the question? To say sigma with 
> circumflexus or acutus, and why?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Jerzy Ostapczuk
> Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw
> Poland
> jostap at wp.pl
> jostap at chat.edu.pl
> 
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