One common obstacle to reading Greek is uncertainty about pronunciation. Even when reading silently, most of us naturally subvocalize—sounding out the words in our minds. To support that process, Accessible Faith uses a reconstructed Koine pronunciation system. You are, of course, welcome to use the pronunciation system you prefer.
If you would like to hear how this system sounds, the pronunciations below provide examples. The words included here are drawn from the epistle itself and were selected because they are significant to the text or present pronunciation features that readers often find challenging or interesting.
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- ψεύστην ▶ ψεύστης
- ἐψηλάφησαν ▶ ψηλαφάω
- ψευδοπροφῆται ▶ ψευδοπροφήτης
- φυλάξατε ▶ φυλάσσω
- φοβούμενος ▶ φοβέω
- χεῖρες ▶ χείρ
- πώποτε (indecl. adv.)
- σπέρμα ▶ σπέρμα
- σωτῆρα ▶ σωτήρ
- τελεία ▶ τέλειος
- ἐτύφλωσε ▶ τυφλόω
- ὑπάγει ▶ ὑπάγω
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