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The Quantity of Syllables in Ancient Greek The Quantity of Syllables in Ancient Greek: Figure 1:   Ancient Greek is an extremely musical language, possessing both pitch, and rhythm. Introduction: In Ancient Greek, syllables are either: long; short; or obscure. Body: We shall now examine each class of Syllable Length in turn: Long Syllables: In Ancient Greek, a syllable is considered long , by nature, should it contain one of the vowels: η , ω ; or long: ᾱ , ῑ , ῡ , ; or diphthongs: αι , ει , οι , αυ , ου , υι , ευ , ηυ .  Syllables that are long by nature [1] . are held for the length of two morae [2] ., which is analogous to a minim or a half note in music. Figure 2:   The mi

What is a syllable? What is a Syllable? Introduction: The concept of there being syllables  is extremely important, when it comes to the correct pronunciation of Latin and Ancient Greek. In the restored pronunciation of Latin and Greek, one’s being able to identify syllables will aid his ability to correctly accentuate words in his vocabulary. Body: Let us examine the etymology of the term, ‘syllable.’ Etymology: The English term: ‘syllable’ is derived from the Ancient-Greek prefix: συν- or, when transliterated: ‘sun-’ , which means: ‘together’ ; and the Ancient-Greek verb: λαμβά