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Is there any difference in word order at all in a Greek question compared to a statement?

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According to my textbook (Hansen & Quinn's Greek: An Intensive Coure, which is limited to Attic dialect) - no.
Indeed, on numerous occasions I didn't recognise that a sentence was a question until I came to the closing punctuation!

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Sometimes you get word markers... but otherwise it's context-dependent.
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Bert wrote:Is there any difference in word order at all in a Greek question compared to a statement?
Greek questions often include the interog. "αρα". Here's the best example I can come up with on the fly:

αρα εχεις τον ’ιππον ;

Do you have a horse?

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Post by chad »

what's [size=150]εχειστον[/size]? is it related to [size=150]ἔχω[/size]?

I couldn't find the word in any Perseus searches. thanks, chad. :)

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chad wrote:what's [size=150]εχειστον[/size]? is it related to [size=150]ἔχω[/size]?

I couldn't find the word in any Perseus searches. thanks, chad. :)
I think he meant [size=150]αρα εχεις τον ἱππον[/size]
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Post by chad »

thanks benissimus, it comes up w/out a space on my screen... cheers, chad. :)

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Bringing up the subject spacing again (I've mentioned this in other threads) I have discovered that Greek with breathings and accents appears perfectly when the text is LARGE, but horribly misspaced when it is normal.
Don't ask me why because I wouldn't even know where to start thinking about looking for a place to find a reason but... I wonder if Will and Jeff could or would consider making the default Greek text size 18. It IS easier to read and if all the bits come out in a decent fashion then many misreads would be avoided.

Just a thought,
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I'll endeavor to use a larger typeface in the future. I was just shaken up from accidentally tuning into the FOX network. I'm better now.

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