Re: Two accents in one word??

Lou Schwing (louschw@sound-advice.com)
Mon, 6 Jan 1997 16:21:28 -0800

At 5:33 AM 1/6/97, Carlton Winbery wrote:

>Jim Beale wrote;
>>
>>Both the 3rd edition and the 4th ed. of the UBS GNT has the form
>>PNEU/MATI/ in Romans 1:9. This couldn't possibly be correct, could
>>it?
>>
>Jim, the rule of accent is that if a word with an acute on the antepenult
>(third from last syllable) or a circumflex on the penult (second from
>last), it receives a second accent (acute) on the ultima (last syllable).

But why isn't this usage universal? For example, Mark 1:8?

Peace,

Lou Schwing La Crescenta Presbyterian Church:
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