Oddities – Subscripts, Punctuation, Enclitics and Proclitics

Iota Subscript Iota + a, h, or w when not used as proper diphthongs requires the use of iota subscripts The iota subscript is a small mark placed under the vowel It can be pronounced as the long form of the vowel or as follows: – ´ = ah gliding into ee – Í = eh gliding into ee – ù = aw gliding into ee

Punctuation Greeks used little spacing or punctuation In the late period, four marks were developed: –Comma (exactly as in English) –Period (exactly as in English) –Colon (dot placed high on the line) –Question mark (looks like an English semi-colon)

Proclitics Proclitics are one-syllable words that lack their own accent and so they attach themselves to the following word Examples: – oÙ (not) – e„ (if) – æj (as) –nominative singular and plural forms of the definite article (   oƒ aƒ )

Enclitics Enclitics lack their own accent, but they attach themselves to the previous word The most important of the enclitics to learn is the present indicative forms of the verb “to be” Enclitics can affect the accent of the previous word