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The pronunciation of Greek; accent and quantity. A philological inquiry

Note 26 — THE PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK, &c.

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Greek Grammar. 1851, sect. 44, 45. Donaldson (Greek Grammar, p. 17) says, ‘The accent is the sharp or elevated sound with which one of the last three syllables of a Greek word is regularly pronounced. This “regularly” is as significant as Mr. Jelf’s “ought.”’

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