GRK501 Lesson 1 - Vowels and Dipthongs
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davestevens on January 19, 2012
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GRK501 - Greek 1 from Reformation International Theological Seminary, chapters 1-17 of New Testament Greek for Beginners by Gresham Machen.
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Greek | English |
|---|---|
 Short Vowels | α ε ο ι υ |
| Long Vowels | α η ω ι υ |
| Dipthong open vowels | α ε ο |
| Dipthong close vowels | ι υ |
| αι | pronounced like long i as in aisle |
| ει | pronounced like long a in fate |
| οι | pronounced like oi in oil |
| αυ | pronounced like ow in cow |
| ευ | pronounced like eu in feud |
| ου | pronounced like oo in food |
| υι | pronounced like uee in queen |
| ηυ ωυ | are rare and pronounced by drawing sounds of each letter closely together |
| Iota Subscript Dipthongs | αι ηι ωι (iota is drawn as subscript under each open vowel and has not effect) |
| Long Dipthongs | αυ ει ευ ου υι |
| Short Diphthongs (only on the end of a word, otherwise, long) | αι οι |
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