Perispomene

Synonyms for "perispomene"

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The perispomene (῀) is an accent like any other, on syllables originally long.

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The accents ´ oxeia (acute) bareia ` (grave) and ῀ perispomene (circumflex) were the early prosodic recitation marks for the Gospels and lessons.

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At the time of Romanos, the special prosodic value of the perispomene was completely lost, so that -ών and -ῶν were perfectly homophone.

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Finally, the mordent tone, usually represented by the perispomene, is instead marked with an x above the vowel.

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