itacism

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Itacism is a linguistic term referring to the pronunciation of the Greek letter eta (η) as an 'i' sound. This pronunciation practice is also known as iotacism. Someone who favors or practices itacism is called an itacist. The term itself is derived from the Greek word for eta, with the suffix "-cism". The island of Ithaca, a place in Greece, shares a similar name but is unrelated to the linguistic concept.123

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biblical literature
Types of manuscript errors
…swallowed up in victory”—becomes by itacism (pronunciation of the Greek letter ē) “Death is swallowed up in conflict” (neikos). Another problem of itacism is the distinction between declensions of the 1st and 2nd persons in the plural (“we” and “you”) in Greek, which can sound the same (hemeis, “we”; humeis,…
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…swallowed up in victory”—becomes by itacism (pronunciation of the Greek letter ē) “Death is swallowed up in conflict” (neikos). Another problem of itacism is the distinction between declensions of the 1st and 2nd persons in the plural (“we” and “you”) in Greek, which can sound the same (hemeis, “we”; humeis,…
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