# Ch4 Syllable Drill — Greek Syllabification Practice

*For each Greek word: (a) divide into syllables using hyphens, (b) identify the accented syllable by position name (ultima / penult / antepenult), (c) identify the accent type (acute / grave / circumflex).*

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## Part A — Two and Three Syllable Words

| # | Word | Syllable Division | Accent Position | Accent Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | θεός | | | |
| 2 | λόγος | | | |
| 3 | κύριος | | | |
| 4 | πνεῦμα | | | |
| 5 | σάρξ | | | |
| 6 | νόμος | | | |
| 7 | ἀγάπη | | | |
| 8 | ζωή | | | |
| 9 | πίστις | | | |
| 10 | εἰρήνη | | | |

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## Part B — Three to Five Syllable Words

| # | Word | Syllable Division | Accent Position | Accent Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | ἄνθρωπος | | | |
| 12 | ἀπόστολος | | | |
| 13 | εὐαγγέλιον | | | |
| 14 | βασιλεία | | | |
| 15 | ἁμαρτία | | | |
| 16 | ἐκκλησία | | | |
| 17 | ἀδελφός | | | |
| 18 | προφήτης | | | |
| 19 | παραβολή | | | |
| 20 | ἀποκάλυψις | | | |

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## Answer Key

### Part A

| # | Word | Syllable Division | Accent Position | Accent Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | θεός | θε-ός | Ultima | Acute (oxytone) |
| 2 | λόγος | λό-γος | Penult | Acute (paroxytone) |
| 3 | κύριος | κύ-ρι-ος | Antepenult | Acute (proparoxytone) |
| 4 | πνεῦμα | πνεῦ-μα | Penult | Circumflex (properispomenon) — long diphthong |
| 5 | σάρξ | σάρξ | Only syllable | Acute — single-syllable word |
| 6 | νόμος | νό-μος | Penult | Acute (paroxytone) |
| 7 | ἀγάπη | ἀ-γά-πη | Penult | Acute (paroxytone) |
| 8 | ζωή | ζω-ή | Ultima | Acute (oxytone) |
| 9 | πίστις | πίσ-τις | Penult | Acute (paroxytone) — note: πισ/τις, keep cluster τ with following vowel |
| 10 | εἰρήνη | εἰ-ρή-νη | Penult | Circumflex (properispomenon) — long η |

### Part B

| # | Word | Syllable Division | Accent Position | Accent Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | ἄνθρωπος | ἄν-θρω-πος | Antepenult | Acute (proparoxytone) | θρ is a valid initial cluster; ν closes first syllable |
| 12 | ἀπόστολος | ἀ-πόσ-το-λος | Penult | Acute (paroxytone) | 4 syllables; accent on 2nd from end |
| 13 | εὐαγγέλιον | εὐ-αγ-γέ-λι-ον | Antepenult | Acute (proparoxytone) | γγ splits: first γ closes syllable; second begins next |
| 14 | βασιλεία | βα-σι-λεί-α | Penult | Circumflex (properispomenon) | Diphthong εί carries circumflex |
| 15 | ἁμαρτία | ἁ-μαρ-τί-α | Penult | Acute (paroxytone) | ρτ splits across syllables |
| 16 | ἐκκλησία | ἐκ-κλη-σί-α | Penult | Acute (paroxytone) | κκλ: first κ closes syllable; κλ begins next |
| 17 | ἀδελφός | ἀ-δελ-φός | Ultima | Acute (oxytone) | λφ splits; φ begins last syllable |
| 18 | προφήτης | προ-φή-της | Penult | Circumflex (properispomenon) | Long η in penult carries circumflex |
| 19 | παραβολή | πα-ρα-βο-λή | Ultima | Acute (oxytone) | 4 syllables; accent on ultima |
| 20 | ἀποκάλυψις | ἀ-πο-κά-λυ-ψις | Antepenult | Acute (proparoxytone) | 5 syllables; ψ = double consonant, stays with its vowel |
