John Schwandt has put up a very helpful series on accenting Biblical and Ancient Greek. If you’re like me, you read over those pages in your first year Greek grammar and thought, “What?!”. I have only watched the first one, but I like the way he explains things. If accents have given you trouble in the past, maybe these videos can help:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSkzOKDnLMM
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CVoqcHTCf4&feature=related
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2JotSYFlGA&feature=related
Also a video on accenting with enclitics:
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He is using Buth’s “Restored Koine” pronunciation, too!
I thought that was really interesting. I’d love to read more about the reasons behind pronouncing that way.
Josh: If you haven’t already encountered it then look no further than Buth’s Ἡ Κοινὴ Προφορά Koiné Pronunciation: Notes on the Pronunciation System of Koiné Greek.
Thanks, Nick! I’ll check this out. I suspect I’ll stick with pronouncing things the way I pronounce them now because I hate change, but maybe I’ll be so overwhelmed by the evidence that I’ll just have to change. Do you pronounce Greek this way?
My pronunciation is similar but slightly different. I’d say I’m a cross between Buth’s pronunciation and modern Greek. But I’m sure I sound terrible no matter how I pronounce Greek (and it’s not like I can actually read the language so it doesn’t much matter).
My apologies. It seems that that link is dead. This one should work.
http://www.biblicalgreek.org/grammar/images/PRONSYS1%25202005.pdf