Elision or hiatus?

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Lavrentivs
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Elision or hiatus?

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Just read χαλεπὸν δὲ ἀφελεῖν … in Aristotle (1036b2sq). why is it not δ᾽ ἀφελεῖν?

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Re: Elision or hiatus?

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You might have a look at what Smyth says about this:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/tex ... mythp%3D70

The key point is that the manuscripts on which our texts are based are very inconsistent about indicating elision.

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