002-Pharr , Homeric Greek (1) The Greek Alphabet

002: Pharr’s Homeric Greek – Lesson 1: The Greek Alphabet

This video introduces students to the Greek Alphabet and discusses the phonetic groupings of its letters: Nasals, Liquids, Mutes (Stops), and Semivowels.

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Recommended Videos of Kostas on the PRONUNCIATION of the Greek vowels:

Long and Short Vowels:

Diphthongs:

Table of Contents:

00:15 - Pharr’s Alphabet
00:27 - The Archaic Letters: Digamma and Koppa
00:49 - Smyth’s Alphabet
02:01 - Digamma ϝ (Smyth)
03:17 - Digamma disappeared in Attic
03:34 - Simple Vowels
04:16 - Phonetic Relations of Vowels
05:02 - Learn Ancient Greek With Kostas - Lesson 3 - Short and Long Vowels
05:38 - Diphthongs
06:06 - Learn Ancient Greek With Kostas - Lesson 5 - Diphthongs
06:28 - Improper Diphthongs
07:41 - Division of Consonants 1 (Jelf)
08:32 - Division of Consonants 2 (Jelf)
09:53 - Mutes (Smyth)
10:50 - Aspirated Mutes (Pharr)
11:51 - Double Consonants (Jelf §6)
13:04 - Double Consonants (Jelf §6)
14:07 - Liquids, Nasals and Semivowels (Smyth)
16:24 - Vocabulary
18:16 - Smyth’s Alphabet

[dove]

Thank you for this video! I took Ancient Greek in a university class and this is an excellent refresher.

[Armis]

Thank you very much ;) Greetings from Lithuania

[anhumblemessengerofthelawo]

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_thank you for your public services, I very much appreciate your videos and you are an OUTSTANDING teacher_

[TransformNatchU]

does anyone know where to find Kosta’s videos?

[SocratesandPerennialPhil-ewqx]

Thank you for your lessons. Unfortunately, Kostas Youtube link is not available.

[juancarloscamacho]

Excellent work! I discovered Pharr's book five years ago. I purchased it at Amazon. Your commentaries are most inspiring. Greetings from Spain.

[haticenurbeyaz-erkizan]

It is wonderful...thank you very much.

[FedSalinas]

Thank you for this. Following it. This is the kind of serious learning that works best, I find.

[michaelmayen]

So what's the meaning of broadcasting through a YouTube channel if you're selling the important parts eg the aloud reading of the pronunciation only for your patreon subscribers
Just start your private website and that's all if money is your only final goal. All the channel becomes spam. Such a cheating on the public trying to learn

[homaisen]

Thank you for your lessons! They are very helpful!!!