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Basics of Greek Accents by John A. L. Lee is a compact, student-friendly, and practical guide to accents for students of both classical and biblical Greek. In eight simple lessons students will learn the basics of ancient Greek accentuation. Ideal for beginners who are just learning the language or for intermediate students who have learned some Greek but are unsure of their accents, this handy...

In nouns, and other words that decline (adjectives, participles, pronouns), each word has its own individual accent. The general rule is that the accent of these words remains in the same position and in the same form (acute or circumflex), unless it is required to change by the basic rules. It returns to its original position whenever it can. A handy term for this is the home base of the accent. What the individual accent of a given noun or adjective will be is not
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