Why is the phi in alpha phi pronounced fee and not fye

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06-12-2008, 12:19 AM

Wolfman

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In essence, the difference lies in the pronunciation of classical vs. modern (Demotic) Greek. In modern Greek, diphthongs and some vowels are spoken as e-class vowels. (e.g., oi as in oil = long e; eta= long e).

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