AHA! Watching out for hidden
H's.
Classical Greek did have a H sound
...well the last traces of one indicated by a ̔ over a vowel.
If a word has an initial HA sound you
will see ἁ
ἅ ἇ
Here's some words with an initial HA
sound.
Ἁβρός Habros soft delicate pretty dainty
luxurious
ἁγιάζω to hallow consecrate make holy
ἅιδης Hades the place and the god
of
αἷμα Haemo - Blood
αἱρέω to chose
ἅλς Salt the sea
the two sea goddess Thetis and
Amphitrite are called sea-born
ἁλοσύδνη
ἅμα an adverb hama At Once or a
Preposition with Dative at the same time (together) with
ἁμαρτάνω to miss fail go wrong err
sin
ἅρμα chariot
ἁρπάζω ravish snatch seize take away carry
off by force
