Fwd: Re: [B-Greek] accents

Kevin W. Woodruff cierpke at prodigy.net
Fri Mar 11 10:32:18 EST 2005


--- "Kevin W. Woodruff" <cierpke at prodigy.net> wrote:
> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:35:24 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Kevin W. Woodruff" <cierpke at prodigy.net>
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] accents
> To: "Minton, Ron" <rminton at bible.edu>
> 
> Ron:
> Accoridng to Smyth's Greek Grammar, the accents were
> attributed to Aristophanes Librarian at the Libray
> at
> Alexandria Egypt ca 200 BC. Breathings and accents
> were not regularly employed in manuscripts until ca
> AD
> 600 (Greek Grammar §161 page, 38)
> 
> I hope this helps
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> --- "Minton, Ron" <rminton at bible.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know when accents and breathing marks
> > were first used in
> > ancient Greek?
> > 
> > Also, which early NT manuscripts have accents and
> > breathing marks?
> > 
> > Was context the main help on liquid future verbs?
> > 
> > Many thanks,
> > Ron Minton
> > 
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Prof. Kevin W. Woodruff, M.Div., M.S.I.S.
Library Director/Reference Librarian, Professor of Bible and Greek
Tennessee Temple University/Temple Baptist Seminary, 1815 Union Ave. 
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404, United States of America
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