[B-Greek] papyrus text

Randall Buth randallbuth at gmail.com
Sun Apr 12 04:19:49 EDT 2009


no one has commented on the delightful spelling

αιδεξαμην σου τα γραμματα, κυριε μου πατερ,
και πανυ εμεγαλυνθην και ηγαλλειασα
οτει τοιουτος μου πατηρ την μνημην ποιειται

αιδεξαμην =   εδεξαμην
ηγαλλειασα =   ηγαλλιασα
οτει =   οτι

such spelling could have been done anytime after the 3rd century BCE.
First sentury Greeks read both forms the same and a listener
wouldn't even know they're was a spelling irregularity.

If they could live with it so can we. It's a nice feeling to correctly read
AIDEKSAMHN ... HGALLEIASA and OTEI with an ancient writer.


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Randall Buth, PhD
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