The Morphology of Biblical Greek Flashcards
1
Q
Why do vowels contract or form diphthongs?
A
Because cleanly distinguishable back to back vowel sounds are usually trouble to the tongue, morphological logic be damned.
2
Q
What options were on the table to help with vowel control?
A
contraction, syllabification, and apocope
3
Q
Why do the ε and ο in θεος not contract to ου?
A
In order to keep the word as a two-syllable noun just as it was before the σ dropped out between the ε and ο.
4
Q
α+α=
A
α
5
Q
α+ε=
A
α
6
Q
α+η=
A
α
7
Q
α+ι=
A
αι
8
Q
α+υ=
A
αυ
9
Q
α+ο=
A
ω
10
Q
α+ω=
A
ω
11
Q
ε+α=
A
η
12
Q
ε+ε=
A
ει
13
Q
ε+η=
A
η
14
Q
ε+ι=
A
ει
15
Q
ε+υ=
A
ευ
