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LinksOverview to this survey of Biblical Greek pronunciationAlthough there are only a handful of pronunciation conventions taught in Greek grammars, there are more variations taught in the classroom. This is even true of some authors of Greek grammars. For example, in his text Stephen Paine teaches that omicron is pronounced as "o" in "obey," in the class room he pronounced it as in "hot." Below are the results of a recent survey about variations on the Erasmian pronunciation. We also have a page on historical Koine and Modern pronunciation. If you know of other pronunciations or would like to add your voice to any of the pronunciations (to move them more accurately into the more or less common designations), please let us know. 1. Results of the Survey for Erasmian Variations 2. Links to Examples of Erasmian Pronunciation Variations 3. Examples of Historic Biblical Greek Pronunciation 1. Results of the Survey for Erasmian Variations
1 When gamma precedes kappa, chi, or another gamma it has a nasal sound like ng. 2. Links to Examples of Erasmian Pronunciation VariationsVisit our Page Entirely Dedicate to Erasmain Pronunciation VariationsPractical Erasmian Pronunciation Survey - An informal survey of the variations with the Erasmian tradition Erasmian Audio Files (Machen) - Great page with recorded sounds and animations showing how to write out each letter. Berkeley Pronunciation Guide (Allen) - This is a great page with recorded sounds (male and female voices) of each letter and diphthong. They follow Allen except on (HU). NT Greek Pronunciation (Mounce) - Click the letters or other examples to hear how the Mounce system sounds. There are examples of complete phrases here. Ancient Greek Pronunciation (Allen) - Pronunciation chart with examples following the Allen convention Erasmian Chart (Machen) - This is a good reference page for more pronunciation examples and instructions on writing the letters. Jefferson's Opinion - Thomas Jefferson argues for the Erasmian pronunciation because he believes it is more historicaly accurate (1819). New Testament Reading (Mounce) - Marilyn Phemister reads the New Testment using the Mounce style of the Erasmian pronunciation. The New Testament is Wescott-Hort Greek New Testament 1881. Spiphanies - This is a fantastic audio gateway site for ancient Greek. There are many links to audio recordings for almost every classical Greek curriculum. 3. Examples of Historic Biblical Greek PronunciationVisit our Page Entirely Dedicate to Historic Biblical Pronunciation VariationsAll of these links have free Greek fonts which include accented characters for ancient or biblical Greek. Please contact the site manager if any links are broken or the font is no longer offered. They are listed in order of aesthetics and universality. Biblical Greek Reconstructed - Dr. Randall Buth has gone to great lengths to reconstruct the historic and authentic pronunciation of Biblical Greek at the time of Christ. You can listen to him read I John with this link. Traditional Greek Hymns - This site has a number of samples of hymns with both male and female voices. Audio of Chrysostom's Liturgy - You can listen to an hour liturgy online. The choir parts are very nice. Greek-Language.com Alphabet - Micheal Palmer has a great site. This page compares the sounds of Modern Greek and reconstructed Biblical Greek. GreekLatinAudio.com - This site has a number of the books of the New Testament avaiable for listening in MP3 format. The pronunciation is nice and fast but a little low in tone. The pronunciation of gamma is a little too hard, especially when preceding ee sounds -- a good resource nonetheless.
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