Theta - Revision history

Beza 1598: /* See also */

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Nick: /* See also */

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Nick at 05:21, 8 March 2011

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	[[image:theta.png\|thumb\|150px\|Theta]]		[[image:theta.png\|thumb\|150px\|Theta]]
	'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.		'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[1]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.

	==Greek==		==Greek==
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	===Abbreviation===		===Abbreviation===
	In classical Athens, it was used as an abbreviation for the [[Greek language\|Greek]] θάνατος (''thanatos'', “death”) and as it vaguely resembles a human skull, theta was used as a warning symbol of [[Thanatos\|death]], in the same way that [[skull and crossbones (poison)\|skull and crossbones]] are used in modern times. It survives on [[potsherd]]s used by Athenians when voting for the [[death penalty]].<sup>[]</sup> [[Petrus de Dacia (mathematician)\|Petrus de Dacia]] in a document from 1291 relates the idea that theta was used to brand criminals as empty ciphers, and the branding rod was affixed to the crossbar spanning the circle.<sup>[]</sup> For this reason, use of the number theta was sometimes avoided where the connotation was felt to be unlucky - the mint marks of some Late Imperial Roman coins famously have the sum ΔΕ or ΕΔ (delta and epsilon, that is 4 and 5) substituted as a [[euphemism]] where a Θ (9) would otherwise be expected.		In classical Athens, it was used as an abbreviation for the [[Greek language\|Greek]] θάνατος (''thanatos'', “death”) and as it vaguely resembles a human skull, theta was used as a warning symbol of [[Thanatos\|death]], in the same way that [[skull and crossbones (poison)\|skull and crossbones]] are used in modern times. It survives on [[potsherd]]s used by Athenians when voting for the [[death penalty]].<sup>[2]</sup> [[Petrus de Dacia (mathematician)\|Petrus de Dacia]] in a document from 1291 relates the idea that theta was used to brand criminals as empty ciphers, and the branding rod was affixed to the crossbar spanning the circle.<sup>[3]</sup> For this reason, use of the number theta was sometimes avoided where the connotation was felt to be unlucky - the mint marks of some Late Imperial Roman coins famously have the sum ΔΕ or ΕΔ (delta and epsilon, that is 4 and 5) substituted as a [[euphemism]] where a Θ (9) would otherwise be expected.

	==Culture==		==Culture==

Nick at 05:20, 8 March 2011

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	[[image:theta.png\|thumb\|~~100px~~\|Theta]]		[[image:theta.png\|thumb\|150px\|Theta]]
	'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.		'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.

Nick at 05:19, 8 March 2011

2011-03-08T05:19:51Z

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	[[image:theta.png\|~~Thumb~~\|100px\|Theta]]		[[image:theta.png\|thumb\|100px\|Theta]]
	'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.		'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.

Nick at 05:19, 8 March 2011

2011-03-08T05:19:33Z

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	[[image:theta.png\|100px\|Theta]]		[[image:theta.png\|Thumb\|100px\|Theta]]
	'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.		'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.

Nick at 05:19, 8 March 2011

2011-03-08T05:19:22Z

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	[[image:theta.png]]		[[image:theta.png\|100px\|Theta]]
	'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.		'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.

Nick at 05:19, 8 March 2011

2011-03-08T05:19:01Z

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			[[image:theta.png]]
	'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.		'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.

Nick: /* Forms */

2011-03-07T13:32:43Z

Forms

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	===Forms===		===Forms===
	In its [[Archaic period in Greece\|archaic]] form, θ was written as:		In its [[Archaic period in Greece\|archaic]] form, θ was written as:
	*a cross within a circle ([[Image:Earth symbol.svg\|16px\|A symbol of a cross within a circle]] or [[Image:Cross within circle 2.~~svg~~\|16px\|Another symbol of a cross within a circle]])		*a cross within a circle ([[Image:Earth symbol.svg\|16px\|A symbol of a cross within a circle]] or [[Image:Cross within circle 2.png\|16px\|Another symbol of a cross within a circle]])

	*and later, as a line or point within a circle ([[File:Line within circle.svg\|16px\|The symbol of a line within a circle]] or [[Image:Sun symbol.~~svg~~\|16px\|The symbol of a point within a circle]]).		*and later, as a line or point within a circle ([[File:Line within circle.svg\|16px\|The symbol of a line within a circle]] or [[Image:Sun symbol.png\|16px\|The symbol of a point within a circle]]).

	==Cyrillic==		==Cyrillic==

Nick at 13:32, 7 March 2011

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-Θθ Theta
+'''Theta''' (uppercase '''Θ''', lowercase '''θ''' or '''ϑ''';<sup>[]</sup> [[Ancient Greek]] θῆτα tʰɛ̂ːta; [[Modern Greek]] θήτα ˈθita; ˈθiːtə, ˈθeɪtə) is the eighth letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], derived from the Phoenician letter [[Teth]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 9.
-Tabernai
+==Greek==
-Tabitha
+In [[Ancient Greek]], θ represented the [[aspiration (phonetics)|aspirated]] [[voiceless dental plosive]] /t̪ʰ/, but in [[Modern Greek]] it represents the [[voiceless dental fricative]] /θ/.
-tagma

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