From: Polycarp66@aol.com
Date: Thu Jan 03 2002 - 10:40:44 EST
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 1/3/2002 9:31:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, dd-1@juno.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Greeks omitted the letter S? Comments?<BR>
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If I remember correctly, the "s" in "septem" is due to a lost digamma in Greek. If they had wanted an "s" they would have used sigma. You could check Smyth on this Smyth's Greek Grammar<BR>
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gfsomsel<BR>
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