42 Before the rough breathing a smooth mute (π, τ, κ) is aspirated, becoming φ, θ, or χ.
This occurs in composition, elision, and crasis; also in oὐκ:
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| ἐπὶ + ὁδός |
ἀπὸ ὧν |
παῖς τε ἤδε |
καὶ οἱ |
οὐκ |
become |
| ἔφοδος |
παῖς θʼ ἥδε |
χοἰ |
οὐχ |
- a. This change is merely another way of writing the same
sounds (
[38 c](file:///x:/Departments/Classics_Texts/schoolgrammarofa00goodrich_porson/HTML%20Files/Chapter-038.html)). It is better in such cases (unless perhaps in
compounds), and also easier, to keep the ancient sound of
φ, θ, χ and so avoid distorting common words.