ὀΐομαι
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /o.ǐː.o.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /oˈi.o.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /oˈi.o.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /oˈi.o.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /oˈi.o.me/
The iota (ι) always scans as long in the Iliad and Odyssey. Otherwise, the word would have a sequence of three short vowels, or four when the final αι comes before a vowel, both of which are impossible in dactylic hexameter.
Verb
[edit]ὀῑ̈́ομαι • (oī̈́omai)