[B-Greek] Rho
George F Somsel
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Tue Jan 29 11:47:08 EST 2008
Generally the convention is that when you have a double consonant the first instance closes the preceeding syllable while the second opens the following syllable. In English an example of this would be the word "penny." Here it would be divided syllabically as pen-ney. As far as the orthography is concerned, there is an older convention which is not so much observed today regarding the rho. Since an initial rho takes a rough breathing, you will sometimes see a word with a double rho written ῤῥ so that the first rho gets a smooth breathing and the second rho which begins the following syllable receives a rough breathing as though it were the beginning of a word.
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----- Original Message ----
From: Gerard Olivier <gerard.vanessa at absamail.co.za>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:05:01 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Rho
Hi
What are the orthographical conventions/"spelling rules" for using a
double consonant in Koine Greek - like in the case of "thalassa" for
instance? Are there instances of a double r (rho) and if so, what are the
spelling rules applicable? Or does the doubling of a consonant just
indicate a lengthening of the sound?
Regards
Gerard
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