Meaning of perispomene | Babel Free

Definitions

The circumflex ⟨◌͂⟩, a diacritical mark used in the polytonic script of Greek.

Examples

“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.”

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

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

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