[B-Greek] Pronunciation of Kappa, Pi and Tau
Arthur King
amgking at sbcglobal.net
Thu Sep 28 18:21:02 EDT 2006
I quite agree. I should have started a new thread,rather than use
your inquiry as a springboard. Lesson learned. Thank you
Arthur King
> --- Eric Weiss <papaweiss1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > AK wrote:
> >
> > > I do not think that there will be much of a thread if
> respondents
> > stick
> > > to the point - Proof that one type of pronunciation is
> > substantially
> > > superior to others with respect to getting at the meanng of a
> > Greek
> > > text; or to put it another way, superior in making the learning
> > of
> > > Greek easier for the student, particularl, one studying on
> their
> > own.
> >
> >
> > Actually, the point of my original post was simply to ask how K,
> P
> > and T should
> > be taught to be pronounced - and I don't think anyone has
> responded
> > to that yet.
> >
> > A possibly useful response might be the answer to this question:
> >
> > Do Modern Greeks pronounce them like "Kit", "Pot", and "Top," or
> > like "sKit",
> > "sPot", and "sTop"?
> >
> >
> > Eric Weiss <papaweiss1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Current pronunciations for these Greek letters are given as
> > follows:
> >
> > C (chi) = kh as the "ch" in Bach
> > K (kappa) = k as in kit
> >
> > F (phi) = ph as in philadelphia
> > P (pi) = p as in pot
> >
> > Q (theta) = th (unvoiced) as in thin
> > T (tau) = t as in top
> >
> > I understand that before Koine times, the letters were pronounced
> > as follows:
> >
> > C = k as in kit
> > K = soft k as in skit
> >
> > F = P as in pot
> > P = soft p as in spot
> >
> > Q = T as in top
> > T = soft t as in stop
> >
> > Now (i.e., since Koine times) that C, F, and Q have taken on
> their
> > aspirated (?)
> > sounds - i.e., kh, ph, and th (unvoiced), respectively - should
> > grammar books and
> > Koine Greek teachers say that K, P, and T be sounded as kit, pot
> > and top (the current
> > practice) - or as skit, spot and stop? I.e., did K, P, and T
> become
> > "harder", or did they
> > remain as their soft-sounding versions?
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric S. Weiss
> >
> >
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