[B-Greek] hora
Raymond Regalado
fwgk5942 at mb.infoweb.ne.jp
Sat May 8 10:43:16 EDT 2004
On 2004.5.8, at 11:04 PM, TuNeCedeMalis67 at aol.com wrote:
> I could care less about what is "right". I just want my son to be
> CONSISTENT. He was making up his own sound files based on Strong's
> phonetic pronunciations, for the Machen book, but that was taking a
> LOT of time and we still weren't sure of what we were doing.
Strong's and Mounce's and Machen's are basically the same Erasmian
system (with perhaps some difference in the pronunciation of the "ei"
diphthong).
> I figured the Mounce files must be consistent and thought it would be
> so nice just to have ready made sound files, so switched books with
> him.
> But if the omegas aren't even consistently long...I'm wondering what
> else is off :-(
If you know the system, then you will notice the inconsistencies. For
instance, you noticed that "hWRA" was a bit off and that's because you
know the system.
> I just don't want to DRILL inconsistent pronunciation :-(
Drilling makes one more consistent. I suggest just plunging in and
drilling as you know how; the pronunciation will become second nature
as you go on.
> I've even thought of using the modern pronunciation, but really don't
> want to do that as my son will probably be studying classics in
> college and the difference in pronunciation from his teacher would be
> extreme.
That may be a wise decision.
> I can't believe I'm still discussing picking a pronunciation after 3
> years of dabbling in Greek :-(
I know the feeling. One problem we have is that we have too many books
and materials to choose from! Unlike John Brown, who had only a copy
of a Greek New Testament and learned Greek from that -- with no grammar
book, no tapes, no flashcards, etc. -- while tending sheep! (Or some
such story...)
I had a hard time choosing between Summers, Machen, Mounce, Hudson,
Baugh... so I read them all! Looking back, I'd advise just picking one
and going through the whole thing *before* dropping it and switching to
another. It's a good thing that there's only one really nice Koine
Greek book *in Japanese* to choose from to teach my own kids. ;-)
Here's my advice from my own meager experience, for what it's worth:
http://homepage3.nifty.com/regalado/biblelang.htm I wrote it quickly,
so it's kind of rough, but I hope it may prove to be of some use.
Regards,
Raymond Regalado
Tokyo, Japan
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