Meaning of raised dot | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of high point: · or · (the Greek punctuation mark used in place of a semicolon in English).
2. ⸳ (the Ancient Greek punctuation mark, sitting between the height of the period and the height of the high point, used for a short pause).

Examples

“In Greek the period and comma are the same as in English; the colon and semicolon are both represented by a raised dot (·); the question⟳ mark⟳ is represented by a semicolon.”

“Commas and periods are the same as English: θεός, θεόν. The Greek semicolon (or colon) is a raised dot: θεός· A question⟳ mark⟳ looks like⟳ our English semicolon: θεός; [...] Greek does not distinguish the colon from a semicolon as we do in English. The raised dot (sometimes called a middle point⟳ or a mid-dot) in Greek serves to indicate⟳ either function, though it is most commonly the equivalent of an English semicolon.”

“In UCS terms, the stigmē teleia is equivalent to U+00B7 the MIDDLE DOT (being at x-height vis-à-vis Greek and Coptic uncial), the hypostigmē is equivalent to U+002E the FULL STOP⟳ (being on the baseline), and the equivalent to the stigmē mesē is RAISED DOT proposed here. Note⟳ that the specific definition of the raised dot is that its height is between the full stop⟳ and the middle dot.”

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