perispomene
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4ADJ.
grave, locative, lost, oxytonic, oxytonic, preceding
VERB + PERISPOMENE
accent, value
PERISPOMENE + NOUN
circumflex
ADV.
completely
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noun
The circumflex ⟨◌͂⟩, a diacritical mark used in the polytonic script of Greek.
The perispomene (῀) is an accent like any other, on syllables originally long.
The accents ´ oxeia (acute) bareia ` (grave) and ῀ perispomene (circumflex) were the early prosodic recitation marks for the Gospels and lessons.
adj
Alternative form of perispomenon.
Note the caesura media; the syllable preceding it is perispomene, as is very often the case.
This locative might be at the origin of our adverbs. However, the locative accent was perispomene, not oxytonic, a problem for which there has been no satisfactory explanation so far.
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6The perispomene (῀) is an accent like any other, on syllables originally long.
WiktionaryThe accents ´ oxeia (acute) bareia ` (grave) and ῀ perispomene (circumflex) were the early prosodic recitation marks for the Gospels and lessons.
WiktionaryAt the time of Romanos, the special prosodic value of the perispomene was completely lost, so that -ών and -ῶν were perfectly homophone.
WiktionaryNote the caesura media; the syllable preceding it is perispomene, as is very often the case.
WiktionaryThis locative might be at the origin of our adverbs. However, the locative accent was perispomene, not oxytonic, a problem for which there has been no satisfactory explanation so far.
WiktionaryThere are a number of textual issues in connection with αἰαῖ. Firstly, the proper accentuation is uncertain. There is no agreement in the manuscripts on whether it should be oxytonic or perispomene.
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