Greek Grammar

On the Word.

What is a word? The smallest significant part of a sentence according to syntax.

On Accents.

How many accents? Ten: acute (´), grave (`), circumflex (~), long (—), short (⏑), rough (῾), smooth (᾿), apostrophe ('), hyphen (‿), and sub-comma (,). Into how many are the ten accents divided? Into four: into tones, into quantities time, into breathings, and into affections. How many tones? Three: acute, grave, and circumflex.
Note that the places of the acute are three: the ultimate, the penultimate, and the antepenultimate. The place of the grave is the ultimate. The place of the circumflex is the ultimate and the penultimate.
Furthermore, note that a word having the acute or grave on the ultimate is called oxytone. Having the acute on the penultimate, it is called paroxytone and barytone. Having it on the antepenultimate, it is called proparoxytone and barytone. Furthermore, the one having the circumflex on the ultimate is called circumflexed, and on